Strong lineup of eight NFB productions screening at RVQC 2025. Two world premieres: Jenny Cartwright’s Les perdants, opening the fest, and Dominique Leclerc’s Posthumains.
Montreal – WEBWIRE – Thursday, February 6, 2025
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be represented in the 2025 Rendez-vous Qubec Cinma (RVQC)program with eightproductions, including two feature-length films making their world premieres: Jenny Cartwrights Les perdants (A Losing Game), selected as the festivals opening film, which probes our electoral system and the ways in which it is dysfunctional; and Dominique Leclercs Posthumains (Posthumans), a look at the ethical challenges of technologies designed to outsmart disease, aging and death.
The lineup of NFB titles at the RVQC also includes the Quebec premiere of Trcarr, by Acadian filmmaker Natalie Robichaud, as well as documentaries and animated films that have won acclaim at major national and international festivals. The 43rd Rendez-vous Qubec Cinma runs from February 19to 27, 2025, in Montreal.
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Its an honour to be opening the 43rd RVQC with Jenny Cartwrights Les perdants and to see the festival shining such a strong spotlight on French-language documentary, with five NFB productions selected. The works being presented reflect whats most important to us here at the NFB: they highlight the essential role of filmmakers, who create spaces for dialogue and reflection on the issues at stake in our society and its future. Nathalie Cloutier, Executive Producer, French Documentary Unit and Eastern Documentary Unit
The NFB at RVQC2025
Les perdants (A Losing Game) by Jenny Cartwright (documentary, 98min) WORLD PREMIERE
RVQC opening film: Wednesday, February 19, 7 p.m., Sir George Williams Alumni Auditorium, Concordia University
- Les perdants follows three people who ran for office in the 2022 Quebec provincial election, casting a critical eye on our electoral systemand the many ways in which it is dysfunctional. The film opens in theatres in Quebec on February 28.
Posthumains (Posthumans) by Dominique Leclerc (documentary, 88min) WORLD PREMIERE
Screening: Sunday, February 23, 5 p.m., Cinma du Muse
- Through conversations with cyborgs and transhumanists, Posthumains explores the ethical and political issues raised by new technologies that seek to enhance human abilities. The film will be launched online soon on nfb.ca, and the play Une vie intelligente by Dominique Leclerc will be presented at the Duceppe Theatre in Montreal starting February 26.
Trcarr: la source du son de la Baie Sainte-Marie (Trcarr: Exploring the Saint Marys Bay Sound) by Natalie Robichaud (documentary, 30min) QUEBEC PREMIERE
Screening: Friday, February 21, 7 p.m., Hydro Qubec Theatre, Cinmathque qubcoise
- Brimming with energy and lively tunes, Trcarr takes us into the heart of an Acadian community where music has been a way of life for generations. It was named Best Acadian Short Film at the 2024 Festival international du cinma francophone en Acadie.
Le tableau (The Painting) by Michle Lemieux (animation, 11 min56s)
Screening: Sunday, February 23, 6:15 p.m., Fernand Seguin Theatre, Cinmathque qubcoise (Matre dans lart program)
- Animated on the pinscreen, this troubling yet tender film revisits the tragic fate of Queen Mariana of Austria and her 1652 portrait by painter Velzquez.
LOCA by Vronique Paquette (animation, 5min 19s)
Screening: Sunday, February 23, 6:15 p.m., Fernand Seguin Theatre, Cinmathque qubcoise (Matre dans lart program)
- With a mastery of both dance and animation, the filmmaker combines mixed techniques to channel the essence of tango through evocative imagery of bodies that are equally furtive and powerful. Following its world premiere at the 2024 Sommets du cinma danimation in Montreal, LOCA went on to be selected by close to 20festivals.
Ninan Auassat: Nous, les enfants (Ninan Auassat: We, the Children) by Kim OBomsawin (documentary, 93min)
Screening: Tuesday, February 25, 7:45 p.m., Theatre 12, Cinema Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin
- This documentary from Abenaki filmmaker Kim OBomsawin celebrates the power and vitality of Indigenous youth, speaking for themselves. The film won awards at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) and the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) in 2024.
Cohabiter (Living Together) by Halima Elkhatabi (documentary, 75min)
Screening: Wednesday, February 26, 5:30 p.m., Fernand Seguin Theatre, Cinmathque qubcoise
- Against the backdrop of the housing crisis, young people looking for the ideal roommate open up about themselves in this engaging portrait of a generation accustomed to playing all their identity cards. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
En surface (In the Shallows) by Arash Akhgari (animation, 4min)
Screening: Wednesday, February 26, 9:30 p.m., Hydro Qubec Theatre, Cinmathque qubcoise (Qui bouge, perd program)
- En surface is a deep dive into the shallow and fragmented world of news, entertainment and ads. The film won the DGC Award for Best Canadian Animation at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
French version here | Version franaise ici.
About the NFB
Founded in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a one-of-a-kind producer, co-producer and distributor of distinctive, engaging, relevant and innovative documentary and animated films. As a talent incubator, it is one of the worlds leading creative centres. The NFB has enabled Canadians to tell and hear each others stories for over eight decades, and its films are a reliable and accessible educational resource. The NFB is also recognized around the world for its expertise in preservation and conservation, and for its rich and vibrant collection of works, which form a pillar of Canadas cultural heritage. To date, the NFB has produced more than 14,000 works, 6,500 of which can be streamed free of charge at nfb.ca.The NFB and its productionsand co-productionshave earned over 7,000 awards, including 11 Oscars andan Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema.
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