Five Quebec productions distinguished themselves Thursday evening during the Canadian Screen Awards ceremony for the cinematographic arts, during which the film Brother by Toronto filmmaker Clement Virgo won Best Picture.
The film Falcon Lake by Charlotte Le Bon won the statuette for best first feature film. Sara Mishara’s work for comedy-drama viking by Stéphane Lafleur was also awarded in the best photographic direction category.
The Christmas movie December 23 stood out for its success at the box office with more than two million box office receipts. Miryam Bouchard’s production was awarded the Golden Screen award for a feature film, which is given to the film with the biggest box office of the year.
But among the winners from Quebec, it is the documentary To Kill a Tiger who got the most statuettes. The Nisha Pahuja-directed film picked up honors in the categories Best Documentary Feature, Best Editing in a Documentary Feature and Best Original Score in a Documentary Feature.
Unsurprisingly, it was also a Quebec production that stood out in the best short fiction category, while all the finalists were Quebec works for a second consecutive year. The prize was awarded to Simo by Aziz Zorombae.
12 statuettes for Clement Virgo’s film
Thursday evening’s ceremony was dominated by Brotherwhich won a record 12 awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Direction.
The feature film tells a coming-of-age story set in Scarborough, Ontario. It is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by David Chariandy, which addresses the social problems faced by two Jamaican-Canadian brothers in the 1990s.
It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and made the festival’s top ten list for 2022.
Toronto’s Lamar Johnson picked up Best Performance in a Leading Role for his role as younger brother Michael, while Aaron Pierre, who plays elder Francis, won Best Performance in a Leading Role. Support.
This is the first time that the Canadian Screen Acting Awards have been presented regardless of gender.
Brother was also awarded for its costumes, hairstyles, art direction and cast, as well as mixing and sound editing. It is the most awarded Canadian film since the Canadian Screen Awards were established in 2013, a representative said.
The Cinematic Arts Ceremony was the penultimate of a week of live events celebrating Canada’s media and entertainment industry, which will continue Friday night with a gala honoring TV drama and comedy.
To close the celebrations, the Canadian Screen Awards will present a new format on Sunday evening with a pre-recorded special on the highlights of the week on CBC and CBC Gem.