Official presentation of the Jean-Marc-Vallée Audience Award – FCVQ 2024 for the film À HAUTTEUR D’ENFANT by Mélanie Carrier and Olivier Higgins
New screenings announced
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This week, filmmakers Melanie Carrier et Olivier Higgins received the prestigious statuette Jean-Marc-Vallée Prizeshaped by the artist Marc Séguin, for their film At child height warmly greeted by the public during the recent edition of the Quebec City Cinema Festival (FCVQ). This official award ceremony took place at the École Chabot, where the film was shot, in the presence of Hugo Latulippe, general director of the FCVQ.
Following this recognition, MO FILMS is pleased to announce that the film will be presented at International Festival of Francophone Cinema in Acadia (FICFA) in the Best Medium or Feature Documentary Film competition, and that it will be the subject of new screenings this fall at Montréal (Public Cinema) and Gatineau (Island Theater). The film will continue its tour in other regions in the winter and spring of 2025 when several film meetings will be organized.
Trailer: vimeo.com/941327377
SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING SCREENINGS
AT FICFA (38e edition – from November 19 to 24, 2024)
Saturday, November 23 at 3:00 p.m. | Dieppe Arts and Culture Center (Dieppe)
Screening followed by a discussion with filmmaker Olivier Higgins
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Monday, December 2 at 7:00 p.m. | Théâtre de l’Île (Gatineau)
Screening carried out in collaboration with Ciné-Jonction
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Tuesday, December 10 at 6:00 p.m. | Public Cinema (Montreal)
Screening followed by a discussion with filmmakers Mélanie Carrier and Olivier Higgins
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Sunday, December 22 at 1:00 p.m. | Public Cinema (Montreal)
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Photo © Quebec City Film Festival (FCVQ)
AT CHILD HEIGHT – with the generous participation of Émile and Béatrice
Documentary. Quebec/Canada. 2024. 93 minutes. In original French version.
Director: Mélanie Carrier and Olivier Higgins | Direction of photography: Olivier Higgins | Editing: Olivier Higgins and René Caron | Coloring: Éric Denis | Sound design: Pierre-Jules Audet | Sound mixing: Luc Boudrias | Music: Philippe Brault | Infographic: Simon Beaudry | Production: Mélanie Carrier and Olivier Higgins (MÖ FILMS) | Distribution: MÖ FILMS
Site web : mofilms.ca/fr/boutique/a-hauteur-d-enfant
Facebook : facebook.com/ahauteurdenfantfilm
Instagram : instagram.com/mo_films_
MO FILMS is an independent film production company based in Quebec which specializes in the production of documentary films focusing on the debates and social issues that characterize our time. Led by the filmmaker couple Mélanie Carrier and Olivier Higgins, their films, including Asiemut, Encounter et Quebecoisiehave won numerous awards, translated into around twenty languages and distributed in nearly 200 countries and territories. Their documentary Wandering without return was selected in major festivals and won numerous awards, including three Iris Awards – including the Iris Prize for best documentary film – and crowned best documentary film at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. At child height is their fifth production. Website | Facebook | Instagram
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