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Benoît Pilon
Depois de ganhar o prémio de melhor filme de ficção no festival
canadiano de estudantes de cinema com o curta “La Rivière Rit”,
em 1988, Benoît Pilon funda Les Films de l’Autre, uma empresa
dedicada à produção de filmes de autores independentes.
Na sequência da sua carreira como assistente de direcção, dirigiu
vários filmes: “Regards volés” (1994, Golden Sheaf Award para
melhor drama de mais de 30 minutos, Yorkton); “Rosaire et la Petite-Nation”
(1997); “Impressions, autour du Quatuor à Cordes de
Claude Debussy”(1998, nomeado para três Gémeaux); 15 episódios
da série de TV “Réseaux”(1998-99) e “3 Soeurs en 2 Temps”(2002),
um documentário exibido na competição internacional do Montréal
International Festival of Films on Arts, em 2003.
“Roger Toupin, Épicier Variété” (2003) ganhou muitas créditos no
Canadá e no estrangeiro.
Desde então, Benoît Pilon tem-nos dado “Nestor et les Oubliés”
(2006), apresentado no Montréal World Film Festival e no Festival
de Cinema de Namur na competição internacional de documentário,
e “Des Nouvelles du Nord” (2007), exibido no Festival
en Abitibi-Témiscamingue e no RIDM.
After winning the award for best fictional film at the Canadian
student film festival with the short “La Rivière Rit”, in 1988 Benoît
Pilon founded Les Films de l’Autre. A production company
dedicated to independent auteur films.
Following his career as an assistant director, he directed several
films: “Regards voles” (1994, Golden Sheaf Award for best drama
over 30 minutes, Yorkton); “Rosaire et la Petite-Nation” (1997);
“Impressions, autour du Quatuor à Cordes de Claude Debussy”
(1998, nominated for three Gémeaux); 15 episodes of TV series
“Réseaux” (1998-99) and “3 Soeurs en 2 Temps” (2002), a documentary
shown in the international competition at Montréal International
Festival of Films on Arts in 2003.
“Roger Toupin, Épicier Variété” (2003) earned many honours in
Canada and aboard.
Since then, Benoît Pilon has given us “Nestor et les Oubliés”
(2006), shown at the Montréal World _Film Festival and the
Namur Film Festival in the international documentary competition,
and “Des Nouvelles du Nord” (2007), shown at the Festival
en Abitibi-Témiscamingue and the RIDM.
Festivais/Festivals
_Montreal World Film Festival, Canada (2008) – winner: Grand Jury,
Most Popular Canadian Film, Most Popular Film all Categories
_Namur International Film Festival, France (2008)
_Cínéma du Québec à Paris, France (2008)
_Goteborg International Film Festival, Sweden (2009)
_Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA (2009) – Winner : FI-
PRESCI Best Actor : Natar Ungalaaq
_Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA (2009)
_Cinequest, USA (2009)
_Cinefest Sudbury, Canada (2009) – Winner: North Bay Public Award
_Fajr International Film Festival, Iran (2009)
_Semaine de la Francophonie a Sarajevo, Bosnia (2009)
_Festival de la Francophonie, Norway (2009)
_MoMA, USA (2009)
_Sami Film Festival, Norway (2009)
_Washington DC International Film Festival, USA (2009) – winner: Capital
Focus Award – Special Jury Award, Signis Award – Special Commendations,
Circle Audience Award
_Seattle International Film Festival, USA (2009)
_Munich Film Festival, Germany (2009)
_Era New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland (2009)
_Motovun Film Festival, Croatia (2009)
_Goteborg International Film Festival- Touring, Sweden (2009)
_Festroia Film Festival, Portugal (2009)
Awards
_Achievement in Direction, Genie Awards – Benoît Pilon
_Performance by an actor, Genie Awards – Natar Ungalaaq
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