The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is back at the Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) this year with three films, including two in competition. The feature Les enfants du large (Ghosts of the Sea, micro_scope/NFB/Urban Factory), the only documentary in the National Competition section, will screen as a world premiere. Filmed all over the world, it charts director Virginia Tangvald's fascinating quest to unravel a family mystery. Tangvald won the Pitch Premières Œuvres session, presented by Netflix at the FNC Forum, when she pitched the film in 2020. Meanwhile, Ehsan Gharib's animated short Samaa (NFB), which will have its Quebec premiere, explores the transcendent power of music and movement. The festival will also screen the restored version of Michel Brault's masterful Les ordres to mark the 50th anniversary of this landmark of Quebec cinema. The 53rd FNC takes place in Montreal from October 9 to 20, 2024.
National Competition
Les enfants du large (Ghosts of the Sea) by Virginia Tangvald (97 min) - WORLD PREMIERE
Screenings: Cinéma du Musée, Monday, October 14, at 7 p.m. (original version with English subtitles); Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin Cinema, Friday, October 18, at 6:30 p.m. (original version with French subtitles)
A Canada-France co-production produced by micro_scope (Isabelle Couture and Élaine Hébert) with the NFB (Nathalie Cloutier) and Urban Factory (Frédéric Corvez and Maéva Savinien)
