A few days before its theatrical release, the Quebec film Bungalowstarring Sonia Cordeau and Guillaume Cyr, has just won the Grand Jury Prize at the Canadian Film Festival in Dieppe, France.
The feature film by Lawrence Côté-Collins, which will be released on April 7, tells the story of a couple who buys a bungalow to make it their dream home. The project, punctuated by bad decisions, will turn into a nightmare.
Bungalow is not the only work from Quebec to have caught the attention of the jury during the festival, which was held from March 23 to 26. The 12 labors of Imeldaby Martin Villeneuve, Noémie says yesby Genevieve Albert, and faradorby Édouard A. Tremblay, are also among the winners.
Director Martin Villeneuve, who plays the role of his paternal grandmother Imelda Turcotte Villeneuve in The 12 labors of Imeldawon the best actor award.
Michel Barrette, Robert Lepage, Anne-Marie Cadieux and Ginette Reno are part of the cast of this film, which colleague Jean Siag described as being “both funny and dramatic, and completely disconcerting”.
The Best Actress Award went to Kelly Depeault for her role in Noémie says yes. Geneviève Albert’s feature film, which will be shown in some 300 theaters in France from the end of April, also triumphed in the best film category.
faradorby Édouard A. Tremblay, won the audience award.