Madeleine

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Every week, Raquel (41), a Brazilian immigrant, visits her friend Madeleine (107) in her retirement home in Montreal and tries to convince her to get out of the house. The senior woman refuses: she has nothing else to do outside. Raquel doesn't give up and finds a way to bring Madeleine with her on a road trip to the sea. The result is a journey that plays with reality and fiction and brings a reflection on life, death and the certainty that there is always something to learn along the way.

AWARDS

IRIS FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT OR MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM
GALA IRIS (Québec Cinéma), CANADA, 2023.

NOMINATION FOR BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS, CANADA, 2024.

FINALIST - PCCQ SHORT
PRIX COLLÉGIAL DU CINÉMA QUÉBÉCOIS, CANADA, 2024.

FIPRESCI INTERNATIONAL CRITICS' AWARD
REGARD - SAGUENAY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2023.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
ANIMATED FILM SUMMITS, CANADA, 2023.

BEST CHARACTER AWARD
ANIMATED FILM SUMMITS, CANADA, 2023.

BEST SHORT FILM FROM QUEBEC
LES PERCEIDES FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2023.

GRAND PRIZE FOR THE BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM*Qualification for the Oscar race*
EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2023.

GRAND JURY PRIZE *Oscar race qualification*
UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, SWEDEN, 2023.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, SWEDEN, 2023.

YOUTH JURY AWARD
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D'ÉDUCATION, FRANCE, 2023.

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
FIPADOC, FRANCE, 2024

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
CINEMA ON THE BAYOU, USA, 2024

AUDIENCE AWARD
MONSTRA LISBON ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, PORTUGAL, 2024.

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
FESTIVAL FILMINISTES, CANADA, 2024.

BEST CANADIAN SHORT
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM POUR ENFANT DE MONTRÉAL, CANADA, 2024.

BEST CANADIAN SHORT
GIMLI FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2024.

HONORABLE MENTION
SALT SPRING FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2024.

PUBLIC AWARD
VUES DU QUÉBEC, FRANCE, 2024.

JURY'S SPECIAL MENTION
FESTIVAL VUES SUR MER, CANADA, 2024.

BEST SHORT FILM
FESTIVAL QUEBECUÁ, SPAIN, 2024.

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FESTIVALS

REGARD - SAGUENAY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2023.

HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2023.

DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2023.

THE ANIMATED FILM SUMMITS, CANADA, 2023.

GIMLI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2023.

LES PERCEIDES FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2023.

OFF-COURTS TROUVILLE, FRANCE, 2023.

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2023.

THESS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, GREECE, 2023.

ANIMATOU, SWITZERLAND, 2023.

CINEFFABLE, FRANCE, 2023.

CINANIMA, PORTUGAL, 2023.

PÖFF SHORTS, ESTONIA, 2023.

UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, SWEDEN, 2023.

ANIMATEKA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL, SLOVENIA, 2023.

IMAGES IN VIEW, CANADA, 2023.

FICFA - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FRENCH-LANGUAGE CINEMA IN ACADIA, CANADA, 2023.

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D'ÉDUCATION, FRANCE, 2023.

SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, USA, 2023.

TIFF TOP TEN, CANADA, 2023.

CINEMA ON THE BAYOU, USA, 2024.

PLEINS ÉCRANS, CANADA, 2024.

FIPADOC - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, FRANCE, 2024.

REFRAME FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2024.

ANIMATION FIRST FILM FESTIVAL, USA, 2024.

RENDEZ-VOUS QUÉBEC CINÉMA, CANADA, 2024.

CARROUSEL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DE RIMOUSKI, CANADA, 2024.

TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL, FINLAND, 2024.

FIFEM - MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2024.

FESTIVAL FILMINISTES, CANADA, 2024.

KABOOM ANIMATION FESTIVAL, NETHERLANDS, 2024.

MONSTRA, LISBON ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, PORTUGAL, 2024.

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM WEEK REGENSBURG, GERMANY, 2024.

VUES SUR MER FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2024.

VUES DU QUÉBEC, FRANCE, 2024.

DAWSON CITY FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2024.

FESTIVAL QUEBECUÁ, SPAIN, 2024.

FRANCOPHONE SHORT FILMS IN HARLEM, USA, 2024.

FESTIVAL PLEIN LA BOBINE, FRANCE, 2024.

IMMAGINARIA, ITALY, 2024.

SIFF - SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, USA, 2024.

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