Archipelago

‍

A true animated film about invented islands. About a physical, imaginary, linguistic, political territory. About a real or dreamed country, or something in between. Archipelago is a feature film made of drawings and speeches, that tells and dreams a place and its inhabitants, to tell and dream a little of our world and times.

‍

AWARDS

Contrechamp Jury Mention - Feature film - Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, France, 2021
Jury Mention - Bucheon International Animation Film Festival, South Korea, 2021
Best Feature Film - Cinanima, Portugal, 2021
Jury Mention - Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Canada, 2021
Prix Luc-Perreault/AQCC for best Quebec feature film - Canada, 2022
‍Visual Poetry Award - Hiroshima Animation Season, Japan, 2022
‍Winner - Iris Best Original Score / Documentary Film: Stéphane Lafleur & Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux - Gala Iris, Canada 2022
‍Iris Award nominations - Best Documentary Film, Best Editing / Documentary Film, Best Original Score / Documentary Film, Best Sound Design / Documentary Film - Gala Iris, Canada, 2022

‍

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Paraloeil, Canada, 2022
Mois de la francophonie, Germany, 2022
Mois de la francophonie, Costa Rica, 2022
Mois de la francophonie, Colombia, 2022
Mois de la francophonie, Canada, 2022
Centre national de cine de San José, Costa Rica, 2022
Station Vu, Canada, 2022
Ann Arbor Monthly Screening, USA, 2022
Filmoteca de Barcelone, Spain, 2023
Cinema Arthouse Ohio, USA, 2023
Harvard University, USA, 2024
Jilu Commune, China, 2025

‍

SELECTIONS

Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands, 2021 (World Premiere)
Moscow International Film Festival, Russia, 2021
Hot Docs, Toronto, Canada, 2021
Annecy Animation Film Festival, France, 2021
Golden Ger International Film Festival, Mongolia, 2021
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia, 2021
Bilderausch - Filmfest Basel, Swizterland, 2021
Anibar International Animation Film Festival, Kosovo, 2021
Regina International Film Festival, Canada, 2021
Jerusalem Film Festival, Palestine, 2021
Aricadoc International Documentary Film Festival, Chile, 2021
Fantoche Animation Film Festival, Switzerland, 2021
Camden International Film Festival , USA, 2021
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival, Canada, 2021
Calgary International Film Festival, Canada, 2021
DocFest Îles aux Coudres, Canada, 2021
Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland, 2021
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada, 2021
Architecture Film Festival, Netherlands, 2021
Sao Paolo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2021
Bucheon International Animation Film Festival, South Korea, 2021
Denver International Film Festival, USA, 2021
St-Louis International Film Festival, USA, 2021
Cinanima, Portugal, 2021
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Canada, 2021
ICA London, UK, 2021
Cinema on the Bayou, USA, 2022
Festival Animation First, USA, 2022
Melbourne Design Week Film Festival, Australia, 2022
Ann Arbor, USA, 2022
Journées du Cinéma québécois en Italie, Italy, 2022
Architecture + Design Film Festival, Canada, 2022
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Canada, 2022
Fantaspoa Film Festival, Brazil, 2022
DOXA, Canada, 2022
Internationaler Comic-Salon Erlangen, Germany, 2022
Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland, 2022
Festival du Cinéma de la Ville de Québec, Canada, 2022
Quebecine MX, Mexico, 2022

‍