The Coupe du Court awarded to SIKIITU by Gabriel Allard Gagnon
The Denis Villeneuve ” Coup de Coeur ” Prize awarded to ASKA by Clara Milo
At the Cinémathèque Québécoise, during an evening hosted by Anaïs Favron, the Gala Prix Prends ça court! announced the winners of its 18th edition. During this festive and unifying event dedicated to Quebec short films and its artists, no less than 65 personalities from the film and television world took turns at the microphone to present an Award given to one of the 55 films in the running this year. In total, more than $284,000 was donated in cash and services to the winners. The jury, composed of 12 industry personalities, awarded the Coupe du Court MELS to the short film SIKIITU by Gabriel Allard Gagnon. The evening also saw Denis Villeneuve present the very first Denis Villeneuve “Coup de Coeur” Prize: awarded by the filmmaker himself to CLARA MILO’s ASKA, the prize with an initial value of $20,000 in cash was enhanced by a special mention of $5,000 awarded to NUIT BLONDE by Gabrielle Demers.
The Coupe du Court – MELS awarded to Gabriel Allard Gagnon for SIKIITU
It is the director Gabriel Allard Gagnon who wins the Coupe du Court awarded by MELS of this 18th edition for the short film SIKIITU. Co-written with Erik K. Boulianne, SIKIITU follows Ali, a 15-year-old Inuit from Ivujivik, Quebec’s northernmost village, who dreams of only one thing: make hip hop music like his idol, the famous American rapper Rich E. Murdoch. The film was also awarded the 2022 AIR CANADA/ QUÉBEC GOLD Award alongside SUZANNE AND CHANTAL by Rachel Graton; NO GHOST AT Marilyn COOKE’S MORGUE; LOUISE DE 9 À 5 by Julien G. MARCOTTE, and ASKA by Clara MILO. The short winners will be broadcast on Air Canada aircrafts in the coming year.
The Denis Villeneuve “Coup de Coeur” Prize awarded to ASKA by Clara Milo
The 18th edition of the Gala Prix Prends ça court! saw Denis Villeneuve present the first-ever “Coup de coeur” Award in partnership with Rodeo FX, the Bureau du Cinéma et de la Télévision du Québec (BCTQ), the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Air Canada, agence Claude Girard, and Denis Villeneuve. At value of $20,000 in cash, this brand new prize created in 2022 has been enhanced by an award of $5,000. The “Coup de Coeur” Prize and its Special Mention were chosen by Denis Villeneuve among the 55 films in selection. For this first year, CLARA MILO’s AKSA is awarded the ” Coup de coeur ” Prize while the Special Mention goes to NUIT BLONDE by Gabrielle Demers.
The winners of the 18th edition
For this 18th edition, the Jury awarded prizes worth nearly $284,000 in cash and services to the winners:
SPIRA Awards
AU BRAS DU LAC by Caroline MAILLOUX
Prix NETFLIX CANADA
BABUSHKA by Kristina Wagenbauer
THE SOUNDTRACK AWARD
BRASIER by Émilie MANNERING
Prix GRANDÉ STUDIOS
IN THE JAM JAR by Colin NIXON
ARRQ Prize
CHIATURA by Toby Andris CAYOUETTE
DIRECTORS GUILD OF CANADA AWARD
PAS DE FANTÔME À LA MORGUE by Marilyn COOKE
SARTEC Award
LOUISE DE 9 À 5 by Julien G. MARCOTTE
Prix CASTING VTB/GIRALDEAU CASTING/MARIE-CHARLOTTE AUBIN CASTING :
SIKIITU by Gabriel ALLARD GAGNON
Vowels Films Award
ILS DANSENT AVEC LEURS TÊTES by Thomas CORRIVEAU
PRIZE THE MASKED EARDRUMS
MAZZARELLO by Carmen RACHITEANU
Prix PEAK
CHRONIQUES DU CENTRE-SUD by Richard Suicide
CINÉLANDE PRIZE/POST430
RÉMINISCENCES by Virginie BRUNELLE
”Martin Dubreuil” UNION DES ARTISTES Award
Best actor: Issaka SAWADOGO (film OUSMANE)
Best actress: ex æquo Fanny MALETTE (film LOUISE DE 9 À 5) and Jeanne MADORE (film AU BRAS DU LAC)
PLANET + Price
BELLE RIVER by Guillaume FOURNIER, Samuel MATTEAU, Yannick NOLIN
ATTRACTION Prize
LA SOEUR DE MARGOT by Christine DOYON
SEVILLE FILMS Award
LA SOEUR DE MARGOT by Christine DOYON
CINELUME Prize
OASIS by Justine MARTIN
PRIM Prize
OUSMANE by Jorge CAMAROTTI
Prix ACIC-ONF
WE ARE NOT SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE by Danika ST-LAURENT
Price OTTOBLIX/CENTRAL UNIT
PAS DE TITRE by Alexandra MYOTTE
CINEGROUND Prize
NUIT BLONDE by Gabrielle DEMERS
TELEFILM CANADA Award
IN THE JAM JAR by Colin NIXON
SODEC Awards
SIKIITU by Gabriel ALLARD GAGNON
Prix SLA LOCATION
CENDRES by Emmanuel RIOUX
Prix BRAVO CHARLIE
PICBOIS by Kevin T. Landry
Prize MICRO_SCOPE
PAS DE FANTÔME À LA MORGUE by Marilyn COOKE
ART AND ESSAY AWARD
PAS DE TITRE by Alexandra MYOTTE
GLOBAL PRIZE
LA GROGNE by Alisi TELEGUT and Dominique DUSSAULT
Prix RODEO FX
AU BRAS DU LAC by Caroline MAILLOUX
BELL FUND Award
L’AUTRE RIVE by Gaëlle GRATON
AQTIS Awards
GENOU D’OR by Fanny MIGNEAULT-LECAVALIER
Prix BFL CANADA
CERCUEIL, TABARNAK! by Loïc DARSES
Prix ACCT
WAITING FOR LOLO by Jules RONFARD
Prize RENTAL EVS
LES GRANGES by Adèle FOGLIA
ROYAL PHOTO Award
PAS DE TITRE by Alexandra MYOTTE
FESTIN EN CAPSULE by Frédérick LAVOIE-LOISELLE
MOI SOLEIL by Julien FALARDEAU
TETANUS by Alexandre LEFEBVRE
SOLEIL DE MINUIT by Sarah WARREN
SCARA-B Award
TIO KEVIN by Kayla FRAGMAN
Prix VITAL PRODUCTIONS
LOLOS by Marie Valade
REPAIRE Prize
EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT by Farhad Pakdel
MICROCLIMAT FILMS Award
BABUSHKA by Kristina Wagenbauer
COUZIN FILMS Award
FAMNI by Carmine PIERRE-DUFOUR and Sandrine BRODEUR-DESROSIERS
CHASSEURS FILMS Award
OUSMANE by Jorge CAMAROTTI
Prix AMAZON WEB SOLUTIONS/NIMBLE STUDIO
THE PIONEERS by Simon COTTEE
APCQ Award
GENOU D’OR by Fanny MIGNEAULT-LECAVALIER
INIS Award
L’AUTRE RIVE by Gaëlle GRATON
Special mention: WENDIGO by Félix BOUFFARD-DUMAS
Peripperia Award
MAZZARELLO by Carmen RACHITEANU
Prize HOUSE 4:3
LES GRANGES by Adèle Foglia
Prix COORDINATION D’INTIMITÉ QUÉBEC
OUSMANE by Jorge CAMAROTTI
Prize KO24
PISCINE PRO by Alec PRONOVOST
Prix RAYNAULT VFX
LA GROGNE by Alisi TELEGUT and Dominique DUSSAULT
Prix TRAVELLING DISTRIBUTION
ILS DANSENT AVEC LEURS TÊTES by Thomas CORRIVEAU
Special mention: PAS DE TITRE by Alexandra MYOTTE
Prize H264 DISTRIBUTION
MIMINE by Simon LAGANIÈRE
OUSMANE de Jorge CAMAROTTI
UNIS TV Prize
OASIS by Justine MARTIN
TULIPE CONNE by Marie-Claude BLOUIN
LA SOEUR DE MARGOT by Christine DOYON
OUSMANE by Jorge CAMAROTTI
YANNI by Rachid Allaoua
SUZANNE ET CHANTAL by Rachel Graton
PAS DE FANTÔME À LA MORGUE by Marilyn COOKE
DEVIL’S HOLE Award
L’AUTRE RIVE by Gaëlle GRATON
Price BECAUSE FILMS/STUDIO NOTRE DAME
SIKIITU by Gabriel ALLARD GAGNON
ROMEO Prize
Fiction:EMBRASSE-MOI DONC by Laetitia MALETTE
Documentary: OASIS by Justine MARTIN
CLUB VIDEO Prize
IN THE JAM JAR by Colin NIXON
Prize WHY PRODUCTIONS
CHIATURA by Toby Andris Cayouette
OBJECTIVE 9 Prize
L’AUTRE RIVE by Gaëlle GRATON
Prix CAMERA OSCURA
MAZZARELLO by Carmen RACHITEANU
ACPAV PIERRE-FALARDEAU Award
MAZZARELLO by Carmen RACHITEANU
LA WATCH/FCIAT Award
NUIT BLONDE by Gabrielle DEMERS
NORTH CROWN/GROLEAU D’OR Award
FALENA by Nancy Pettinicchio
NEMESIS FILMS Award
NUIT BLONDE by Gabrielle DEMERS
Special mention
MAZZARELLO by Carmen RACHITEANU
POST MODERN/MODERN CINEMA Award
LOUISE DE 9 À 5 by Julien G. MARCOTTE
LES GRANGES by Adèle FOGLIA
SURFACES by Adèle FOGLIA
AQCC Awards
BELLE RIVER by Guillaume FOURNIER, Samuel MATTEAU and Yannick NOLIN
Mention spéciale: IN THE JAM JAR by Colin NIXON
Prix METAFILMS/SONS OF MANUAL
PAS DE FANTÔME À LA MORGUE by Marilyn COOKE
AIR CANADA/QUEBEC GOLD Award 2022:
SUZANNE ET CHANTAL by Rachel Graton
PAS DE FANTÔME À LA MORGUE by Marilyn COOKE
SIKIITU by Gabriel ALLARD GAGNON
ASKA by Clara MILO
LOUISE DE 9 À 5 by Julien G. MARCOTTE
Price OUTPOST MTL
MIMINE by Simon LAGANIÈRE
Prix VANS ‘’OFF THE WALL’’
PAS DE TITRE by Alexandra MYOTTE
FESTIN EN CAPSULE by Frédérick LAVOIE-LOISELLE
COLONELLE FILMS Award
OASIS by Justine MARTIN
Just for Laughs Price
SUZANNE ET CHANTAL by Rachel Graton
RIDM FORUM Award
LA VIE HEUREUSE by Amélie HARDY
LE VENDEUR DE BROADWAY by Simon LAROCHELLE
LES FILMS OPALE Award
TULIPE CONNE by Marie-Claude BLOUIN
Special mention LOUISE DE 9 À 5 by Julien G. MARCOTTE
Price DISTILLERY OF THE QUAY
PISCINE PRO by Alex PRONOVOST
Special mention to FESTIN EN CAPSULE by Frédérick LAVOIE-LOISELLE
Prix RAY-ON
CENDRES by Emmanuel RIOUX
AQPM Awards
LOUISE DE 9 À 5 by Julien G. MARCOTTE
