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PRESS RELEASES
For immediate distribution - Tuesday, August 6th, 2002
PANORAMA CANADA
26th MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
PANORAMA CANADA
Montreal, August 6th 2002. 13 Feature Films, 5 medium length and 55 short films along with 59 student films will be presented during the Panorama Canada of the 26th Montreal World Film Festival. Two Canadian films will be presented in the Official Competition : La Turbulence des fluides by Manon Briand and Leaving Metropolis by Brad Fraser.
THREE AND A HALF / 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 90 min / Dir. Boris Mojsovski
Three artists, a writer, a film director and a painter, depict three stories of yearning and loneliness. A surreal thread links them together.
DANSER � TOUT PRIX (DANCE FOR YOUR LIFE) 2002 / Vid�o / Colour / 53 min / Dir. Marie Brodeur
An examination of the pain and the euphoria that dancers experience in their devotion to their art.
HOME / 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 70 min / Dir. Phyllis Katrapani
Separately, everyone knows what �home� means. As a group, twelve people agree to disagree.
TWO SUMMERS / 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 118 min / Dir. Bruce Lapointe
Neglected by the people who should be taking care of him, eight-year-old Lewis spends his time imagining that he can bring his mother back to life by dancing with a mannequin.
LOOKING FOR LEONARD /2001 / 35 mm / Colour / 89 min / Dir. Matthew Bissonnette, Steven Clark
A trio of inept young Montreal crooks and an optimistic Czech computer programmer find that life and love sometimes pay even less than crime.
NOBODY SWINGS ON SUNDAY /2002 / Vid�o / Colour / 54 min / Dir. Harry Rasky
One of Canada's most prolific and acclaimed documentary filmmakers, Harry Rasky talks about growing up in Toronto in the 1930s and how he used his chutzpah to interview some of the great subjects of the 20th century.
TO MY BIRTHMOTHER / 2002 / Vid�o / Colour / 55 min / Dir. Beverly Shaffer
When Marie gave birth to her own children she suddenly realized that they were the only flesh-and-blood relatives she knew. Adopted as an infant, she now decided to find her biological mother.
A LICENCE TO REMEMBER -- JE ME SOUVIENS / Vid�o / Colour / 51 min / Dir. Thiery Lebrun
That slogan on Quebec's automobile licence plates -- �Je me souviens� -- where does it come from and what exactly is it supposed to mean?
M�MOIRES DE LA TERRE (MEMORIES OF EARTH) / 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 70 min / Dir. Jean Lemire
Master film animator Fr�d�ric Back fulfills a long-time dream to explore the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coast of British Columbia and reflect on the culture of its idigenous inhabitants, the Ha�da people.
CLAUDE JUTRA, PORTRAIT SUR FILM (CLAUDE JUTRA, AN UNFINISHED STORY) / 2002 / Vid�o / Colour / 82 min / Dir. Paule Baillargeon
A documentary portrait of Claude Jutra, one of the great authors of Canadian/Quebec film history, and of his times.
SAY I DO / 2002 / Vid�o / Colour / 56 min / Dir. Arlene Ami
The stories of four Filippino women who became �mail-order� brides in Canada.
KATRYN'S PLACE / 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 86 min / Dir. Benedicte Ronfard
When Katryn's husband Ken dies, she struggles to keep from reverting to the old ways of alcohol and promiscuity from which he had rescued her. But Ken's dog has been hiding a big sceret.
FANCY DANCING / Canada - United Kingdom /2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 91 mm / Dir. Brock Simpson
Irresponsible Asa loves his son and loves his carefree bohemian life, but when his ex-wife lays down the law, he is faced with the need to make a choice bteween the two.
VARIOUS POSITIONS / 2002 / Colour / 90 min / Dir. Ori Kowarsky
Jewish college student Josh seems set for a career in law at his father's firm when his affair with a non-Jewish girl suddenly disrupts everything during the family's Passover celebrations.
EXPECTING / 2002 /91 min 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 91 min / Dir. Deborah Day
When performance artist Stephanie goes into labour, she calls on her friends to lend physical and moral support.
THE NATURE OF NICHOLAS / 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 100 min / Dir. Jeffrey Erbach
Twelve-year-old Nicholas struggles with his intense, unrequited attraction to his best friend, Bobby, an attraction that may eventually destroy their friendship.
Short Films
HEARTSTRINGS 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 14 min Jean-Pierre Avoine
RONDO POUR TROMPETTE 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 13 min Jean-S�bastien Baillat
PETITE FABLE D'UN G�ANT /
A GIANT'S TALE 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 15 min Jeffrey Blatt
HOW PRIVATE GOODMAN MADE IT THROUGH
WORLD WAR II WITHOUT FIRING A
SINGLE SHOT EXCEPT ONCE WHILE
FISHING
/ L'HISTOIRE DE PRIVATE GORDON 2002 / 16 mm / Colour / 12 min Jeremy Boxen
SEX, LIES, AND CELEBRITY RECIPES 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 9 min Jason Brown
NORMA 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 13 min Jon Campfens
DAYPASS 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 13 min Deborah Chow
SUBWAYS: 5 VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY RILKE /
LA FUGUE DU M�TRO 2001 / 35 mm / Colour / 10 min Daniel Conrad
UNE JOURN�E COMME LES AUTRES /
A DAY LIKE ANY OTHER 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 13 min Isabelle Cyr
LA MOITI� PLEINE 2002 / Video / Colour / 14 min Philippe Desrosiers
ROADRAGE / RAGE AU VOLANT 2002 / Video / Colour / 12 min Benjamin Duffield
CUL-DE-SAC 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 10 min Vincent Egret
MEET ME THERE / RENDEZ-VOUS 2002 / Video / Colour / 8 min Michelle Gurevich
THE QUARRY 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 22 min Svjetlana Jaklenec
T�TE � T�TE 2001 / 16 mm / Colour / 16 min Charles Johnston
APT. 310 2002 / Video / Colour / 9 min Jon Knautz
WATERFALL / CASCADE 2002 / Video / Colour / 9 min Derek Lee, Clif Prowse
DEATH'S DREAM /
LE R�VE DE LA MORT 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 15 min David Massar
SELF PORTRAIT 2002 / Video / Colour / 8 min Yale Massey
BITTEN / MORDUS 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 15 min Claudia Morgado-Escanilla
BACK FROM L'ESPACE 2001 / Video / Colour / 11 min �ric Morin, Jessica Lupien
WAR HOLES 2002 / 35 mm / B&W; / 4 min Colleen Murphy
THE BED / LE LIT 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 12 min John Penhall
THE FUR STORE / LE MAGASIN DE FOURRURES 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 15 mm Joe Pingue
MUTATIONS 2002 / 35 mm / Couleur / 7 min Anouk Pr�fontaine
EVERGON 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 32 min Geoffrey Uloth
DETOUR / D�TOUR 2002 / Video / Colour / 13 min Garry Wallace
BALANCING: THE ARTISTS OF
THE NATIONAL CIRCUS SCHOOL 2001 / Video / Colour / 5 min Adrian Wills
COLD TURKEY 2001 / 35 mm / Colour / 8 min Thor Andersen
THE DARKLING PLAIN 2002 / 16 mm / B&W; / 21 min Shelagh Carter
FLUX 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 8 min Chris Hinton
TYPE FIVE dHEAD 2002 / Video / B&W; / 6 min Thomas Korzeniowski
ATTACH� 2001 / Video / Colour / 6 min Leona Krahn
MAIDS 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 18 min Kat Lanteigne
DOCUMENTARY BOOTCAMP 2002 / Video / Colour / 9 min Sheona McDonald
THREE 2002 / Video / Colour / 10 min Thomas Michael
ELBOW ROOM / DISTANCES 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 8 min Diane Obomsawin
SONG 2002 / Video / Colour / 22 min Karl Raudsepp-Hearne
FIRST PERSON PLURAL: COPY CAT 2002 / Video / Colour / 6 min Daniela Saioni
SEA AND STARS 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 11 mm Anna Tchernakova, Georgine Strathy
AUTOMATED PHONE SEX 2001 / 16 mm / Colour / 7 min Dan Walechuk
THE HUNGRY SQUID 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 14 min John Weldon
BUENOS AIRES, NO LLORES /
BUENOS AIRES, NE PLEURE PAS 2002 / Video / Colour / 13 min Ana�s Barbeau-Lavalette, Arnaud Bouquet
RIEN � D�CLARER 2002 / Video / Colour / 27 min Jessy Boivin
LA M�CHE 2002 / Video / Colour / 6 min Daniel Canty
LA FEN�TRE 2002 / Video / Colour / 6 min Marc Dallaire
UNE FEMME PARISIENNE 2001 / Video / Colour / 10 min Francis Dugas
NUTS 2002 / Video / Colour / 5 min Berge Kasparian
L'ESSENCE 2002 / Video / Colour / 6 min Francis Lussier
EL MAGO DE COYOAC�N /
LE MAGICIEN DE COYO�CAN 2002 / Video / Colour / 10 min Genevi�ve Poulette
WINTER SUN 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 20 min Jessica Bradford
STRAIGHT IN THE FACE 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 12 min Peter Demas
SHORT HYMN_SILENT WAR 03 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 20 min Charles Officer
EVELYN, THE CUTEST EVIL DEAD GIRL2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 9 min Brad Peyton
FILTHY 2002 / 35 mm / Colour / 23 min Seth Poulin
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Henry Welsh : (514) 495-8176 � August 20 : (514) 841-20 80
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