UNVEILING OF THE 2025 JURY of the Japan Film Festival in Montreal!
It is with joy that we reveal our 5 members of the 2025 Jury for the Japan Film Festival in Montreal from April 30 to May 4, 2025 at the magnificent Caf’ Conc’ room at the Marriott Château Champlain.
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It is quite an honor for the Japan Film Festival to present to you these 5 well-known Quebec personalities, who have agreed to play the game and view with a critical eye the flagship films of the official selection.
Why a Jury?
On the one hand, to highlight Quebecers’ appreciation of Japanese culture, then on the other hand to give a boost to the artists and artisans of Japanese cinema, for whom recognition abroad is a springboard on the market Japanese, otherwise very saturated. Montreal is even more dear to the hearts of the Japanese because it is here that many actresses, actors and directors have been recognized.
We remember the film Departures (Okuribito, by Yôjirô Takita, with Masahiro Motoki) whose victory in Montreal was reported as an “achievement” in Japan. The film was a huge success at the box office, exceeding 6 billion yen in revenue, placing it at the heart of the spotlight to finally win the Oscar for best foreign language film. Why no Japanese on the Jury? The question answers itself: why present your work abroad if it is to be judged by people from your own country?
Our Jury is made up of a renowned film critic, two extraordinary actors and actresses, a renowned director and a talented director of photography. Some have worked in Japan, others not, all are movie buffs!
Claire Valade
Film review for Panorama-cinema et Sequen
Paul Doucet
In thirty years in the profession, Paul Doucet has carved out a major place for himself on the Quebec theater, television and cinema scene. In the cinema, Paul Doucet is revealed in Les 3 P’tit Cochons which earned him a nomination for the Jutra Awards the following year. Its… lread more
Nathalie Breuer
For 50 years, Nathalie has played roles in French and English on television and in Providence, The invincibles as well as in the United States/Canada co-production, Being Human, to name just a few. In recent years, she has appeared in The beautiful discomforts, District 31, After, The perfect moments, A guy, a girl 2.0 et Dog time.… read more
Frédéric Dubois
He has directed numerous productions, including The bookstore by Marie-Josée Bastien at the Théâtre du Gros mécano, which traveled throughout Canada, and even to Japan, where it was staged for many years. Since 2016, Frédéric has been Artistic Director of the French-speaking program at the National Theater School.… read more
Michel St-Martin
A member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC), Michel has an impressive portfolio, including series like Ghosts (CBS, seasons 2 to 4), The Sticky (Amazon, 2024) and Bad Blood (CBC, 2017). He has also contributed to many films, such as Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013) et Blood Quantum (2019) by Jeff Barnaby. He also has experience filming in Japan on the film Color… read more
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