Filmmaker Hugo Latulippe will not stop directing and producing films, but he will now devote most of his time to fulfilling his new duties as general manager of the Festival de cinéma de la Ville de Québec (FCVQ).
“One of the particularities of my directorship is that I will be able to continue making films. I negotiated that with the board of directors that hires me,” explains the producer, director and screenwriter, in an interview with the Duty Wednesday. The director of I lift myself up, Alpheus of stars And Troll the trolls However, he will have to “slow down the pace”, contenting himself with making “a film every five or ten years”. “My main vocation will be the general director of the festival. »
As he illustrates at the end of the line, the filmmaker arrives “on a moving train”, at a time when the programming for the next edition of the FCVQ, which will take place from September 13 to 17, is in preparation. The call for films, from Quebec and abroad, is also underway, filmmakers, distributors and producers having until June 1 to submit their works to this festival.
Hugo Latulippe will therefore initially content himself with “taking notes” to learn more about the cultural institution he has been called upon to lead. The filmmaker, who was born in Limoilou, also feels blessed to have been approached for this position. “The fact that an artist runs a cultural institution, for me, is a guarantee of a sensitivity to the art in question which makes me want to go there”, he notes.
A vision of the future
The one who chaired the board of directors of the Documentary Observatory for five years also has great aspirations for the FCVQ, which has all the potential to attract big names in the film industry, believes Hugo Latulippe.
“In recent years, Quebec has really equipped itself with infrastructures in the film industry that are essential,” notes the filmmaker, referring in particular to the Le Diamant theater and the Imperial Bell performance hall. In this context, “the FCVQ has good assets to attract a film in opening or in world premiere and which will then make noise”, foresees the filmmaker.
During the FCVQ, films will also be screened free of charge this year on a large LED screen located at Place D’Youville. “I really care about that,” says Mr. Latulippe, who wants to democratize access to art.
The committed filmmaker, who had tried his luck in 2019 as a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the riding of Montmagny-L’Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, also hopes to make this festival an event with very low gas emissions. greenhouse effect (GHG).
“We want to form partnerships to be the freest GHG festival in the world”, launches Hugo Latulippe, who proposes in particular that representatives of the film industry in Montreal opt for “the bus and the train” to “come and do the party in Quebec” during this festival.
By becoming general manager of the FCVQ, Hugo Latulippe succeeds Martin Genois, who left his post last January in favor of Cirque du Soleil.