The project Cinergie enables the Fédération des francophones de Saskatoon to show renown and good quality French films within the framework of a festival at the Broadway theatre. The festival Cinergie is addressed to a large public of all ages and is particularly designed to attract students of the francophone and French immersion schools, while also accommodating francophone and anglophone film enthusiasts. Therefore all of the films are subtitled in English allowing everyone to experience this special cultural event!
CINERGIE 2010 will take place February 26th, 27th, and March 1st - 2nd, 2010 at the Broadway theatre.
We would like to extend a special thanks to our donor « Dakota Dune Community Development Corporation » for their $ 5000.00 contribution towards our Francophone Film Festival, « Cinergie ».
We would also like to thank our benefactors who helped organize our film festival this year : Dakota Dunes, Saskculture, Saskatchewan lotteries, Patrimoine Canadien, Conseil Culturel Fransaskois et Radio-Canada.
Thank-you to our sponsers : Ministère de l'éducation : Direction de l'éducation française, Stratema, Streetscape, Barking Fish, FamilyFocus Eyecare, Watch it, CÉF.
I Killed My Mother is an exposé on the complexity of the mother and son bond. Teenager Hubert (Xavier Dolan) haughtily regards his mother (Anne Dorval) with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent?s cherished mechanism of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him more and more, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence - artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. This stunning, semi-autobiographical film written and directed by Xavier Dolan won three awards from the Director?s Fortnight program at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival: C.I.C.A.E. Award, Prix Regards Jeune and SACD Prize. After being shown, the movie received an eight-minute standing ovation. This film has received several other awards: 4 awards in Vancouver on January 11, 2010, the Jay Scott in Toronto on January 12, 2010, and the Prix Lumière for the best francophone film outside of France in Paris on January 15, 2010. Anne Dorval received the award for best interpretation at the Palm Springs International festival on January 19, 2010. The film had been selected as Canada's submission for Best Foreign Language film at the 82nd Academy Awards to be held in March 2010.
Genre : Drame familial / Drama family Cote / Rating : G, Déconseillé aux jeunes enfants/Not recommended for young children
Father and guns
The father, Jacques Laroche (Michel Côté) is a legend within the police force, in Montreal. His son, Marc (Louis-José Houde), is also a police officer, resents his father?s attitude which consists mostly of put downs. The challenge is to work together as a team to save the life of a fellow police officer, an undercover agent kidnapped by a biker gang. They infiltrate an outdoor adventure therapy camp for fathers and sons. While they attempt to gather information about one of the participants, they also have to come to terms with their own relationship. Their biggest challenge, however, is to survive the therapy without killing each other. If you liked Louis-Jose Houde in Bon Cop, Bad Cop, don?t miss out! This film was rated as one of the top Quebecois comedy in 2009.
Genre : Comédie/ Comedy Cote / Raiting : G, Déconseillé aux jeunes enfants/ Not recommended for young children
5150 Elm's Way
The street is located at the end of a quiet street in a small town. When Yannick (Marc-Andre Grondin) Bérubé fell off his bike, he knocked at the door of the Beaulieu residence so he could clean the blood off his hands. But Jacques Beaulieu (Normand d?Amour)) and his family had other plans for Yannick. Beaulieu is a righteous psychopath and fanatic chess player who wants to ride the world of evil. And even though Ian has done nothing wrong, he is beaten, tortured and tormented before Beaulieu makes him an offer: win at chess and he is free to go. And so Yannick is now a pawn in Beaulieu's game. A game in which he will either lose his mind or his life. The film is based on a novel with the same name, which was written by author Patrick Senécal.
Pierre Martin, a quantum physicist, receives a telephone call informing him that he, along with his daughter, are inheriting a house from his late aunt, located at Sainte-Simone-du-Nord in Saguenay, Québec. Pierre sees this as the call of destiny. He especially wants his daughter Catherine, an ambitious Parisian journalist, to share this journey with him. Unfortunately, she's not very willing. However, life, the server of destiny, will make sure that Pierre and Catherine will leave for Canada. Pierre, an eternal optimist, the Teflon man on whom misfortune never falls, finds that his dreams of life in this small pastoral village are quickly transformed into a nightmare. The mayor of Sainte-Simone-du-Nord put up with Jeanne the Frenchwoman for more than 50 years, and it's out of the question that he endures a second generation of her family! This film won the award for “Best International Film” at the New York Independent Film Festival. If you liked La Grande Seduction or Amélie this movie is for you.
Genre : Comédie / Comedy Cote/ Rating : G
Babine
This is the story of Babin (Vincent-Guillaume Otis) and his fellow villagers: Toussaint Brodeur(Luc Picard) the Fly-tamer, a blacksmith in love with a widow from St. Barnabé who cheats on him with the old priest (Julien Poulin); Méo (René Richard Cyr) the hairdresser whose love for the bottle gives his customers strange hairdos; Madame Gélinas (Marie Brassard), who has been pregnant for the last two decades; the beautiful Anna Domini who has been crying her eyes out and peeling petals off daisies ever since her true love went to War; and, last but not least, Babin, the Witch?s son, at odds with the strict new priest. Discover the world of Fred Pellerin, a place where oxen can fall in love and where a clock can grow from where a pocket watch is sown. A film for the entire family is inspired by the work of storyteller Fred Pellerin. It dominated the Jutras Awards in 2009 winning 6 awards including: best sound, best artistic direction.
Genre : Chronique / Chronical Cote / Rating : G
“Counter Investigation”
Happy in his job of 15 years and marriage to anesthesiologist Claire, Richard Malinowski promises to take his 9-year-old daughter, Emilie, cycling in the woods. But duty calls: A just-busted informant needs Richard to vouch for him at Versailles police HQ. While Richard is away, Emilie sneaks off on her bike to meet a boy her own age. That same afternoon, joggers find her lifeless body: She's been raped and beaten to death. Richard's colleagues quickly arrest Daniel Eckmann who denies, then confesses to, the crime. Once convicted, Eckmann writes to Richard from prison to say he's innocent. He urges the bereaved cop to conduct his own investigation centering on a recently arrested serial killer named Salinas, whose m.o. seems to fit the crime...
Genre: Suspense, policier/ Suspense, crime Cote/ Rating: G, Déconseillé aux jeunes enfants/Not recommended for young children
The Hidden Fortress
In the beautiful woods surrounding Black Lake, an ugly conflict has been simmering for decades between two rival groups of kids. The Indians have made their base in a massive tree house hidden deep in the forest, while the Conquistadors have made it their mission to sniff out their foes' fortress. The thought-provoking family film, about innocence and trust, shows what happens when parents pass on prejudice to their children. Winner of “Children?s Jury Award” at the Chicago International Film Festival” and nominated for a Genie Award.
Genre : Aventure et Comédie pour enfant / Adventure and Comedy for children Cote / Rating : G
A No-Hit No-Run Summer
It's the summer of '69 and a wave of optimism engulfs the Western world. Martin is 12 years-old and dreams of playing on the neighbourhood team, emulating his new heroes, the Montreal Expos. When he doesn't make the cut, his father steps in and organizes a B team. After the initial euphoria, Martin realizes that his team's biggest talent is finding new ways to lose and that his father doesn't know a thing about baseball, 12 year-old boys or his very own son. Unexpectedly thrown together, father and son spend a summer full of hope and disappointment, surprises and foul balls. A summer to remember--for both of them and not only because man took his first steps on the moon. Nominated for two Jutras awards in 2009: Best editing and Best music.
