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Quebecor shines the spotlight on Québec cinema at the Festival du nouveau cinéma 2020
Quebecor shines the spotlight on Québec cinema at the Festival du nouveau ciném...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Quebecor-QuebecCinema\n \n \n \n Quebecor shines the spotlight on Québec cinema at the Festival du nouveau cinéma 2020\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n MONTRÉAL, Oct. 1, 2020\n \n \n \n \n MONTRÉAL,\n \n Oct. 1, 2020\n \n /CNW Telbec/ - Quebecor is sponsoring the Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) for the 13th consecutive year and, as part of the\n \n #cultured'ici\n \n movement it launched in the spring, it is supporting the festival with a plethora of initiatives to promote Québec cinema and Québec creators. This year, the FNC will run online from\n \n October 7 to 31, 2020\n \n . Quebecor will also present two awards at the festival, including the prestigious Louve d'or for best feature film in the International Competition.\n \n \n \"More than ever, the Quebecor family's resources and energies will be harnessed to promote Québec talent,\" says Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor. \"The best way to support our culture and our cultural workers is to consume local cultural products. The FNC is doing a remarkable job by bringing festival-goers a vast and diverse selection of Québec films while also showcasing independent cinema from around the world.\"\n \n \n \n Les Rendez-vous #Cinémad'ici, presented by Quebecor\n \n \n Quebecor will present, in association with\n \n Éléphant: The memory of Québec cinema\n \n , two online Rendez-vous #Cinémad'ici screenings on the\n \n FNC\n \n website. Two landmark Québec films digitized and restored by Éléphant,\n \n \n Octobre\n \n \n , directed by\n \n Pierre Falardeau\n \n , and\n \n \n Les Ordres\n \n \n , directed by\n \n Michel Brault\n \n , will be presented. To enrich the experience for movie buffs, Éléphant has conducted a series of exclusive interviews with some of the people involved in the making of the films, including actors\n \n Louise Forestier\n \n ,\n \n Claude Gauthier\n \n ,\n \n Luc Picard\n \n and\n \n Denis Trudel\n \n , producers\n \n Ber...