College Prize for Quebec Cinema | The finalists revealed

Simple like Sylvainby Monia Chokri, Humanist vampire seeking consenting suicide, by Ariane Louis-Seize and The red rooms, by Pascal Plante are among the five feature films finalist for the Prix Collégial du Cinema Québécois.

“Everyone agrees that in 2023, Quebec cinema has experienced a year rich in inventiveness and refreshing spontaneity. This year more than ever, the boundaries between cinematographic genres are blurring. Quebec cinema is lively and stimulating,” said Micheline Lanctôt, the sponsor of the event, in a press release. Gamma rays, by Henry Bernadet, and Geographies of Solitude, by Jacquelyn Mills, complete the list.

Five films are in competition in the short film section, presented in collaboration with the Plein(s) Écran(s) festival, i.e. The Kings, by Olivier Côté, Madeleineby Raquel Sancinetti, Until you dieby Florence Lafond, Cherryby Laurence Gagné-Frégeau, and UWD, by Brigitte Poupart and Myriam Verreault.

Students from around fifty participating CEGEPs are now invited to watch the films and discuss them among themselves. The Collegial Prize for Quebec Cinema is in its 13th year^e editing. The winners will be announced on April 6.