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'''Ariane Louis-Seize''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] film director and screenwriter from [[Quebec]].<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/y-a-pas-deux-matins-pareils/segments/chronique/86990/les-petites-vagues-ariane-louis-seize "Le court métrage « Les petites vagues » d'Ariane Louis-Seize, au TIFF"]. ''[[Ici Radio-Canada Première|Y a pas deux matins pareils]]'', September 12, 2018.</ref> She is most noted for her short films ''[[Wild Skin]] (La Peau sauvage)'', which was a [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama|Best Live Action Short Drama]] at the [[5th Canadian Screen Awards]]<ref>[https://globalnews.ca/news/3186086/2017-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-revealed/ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed"]. [[Global News]], January 17, 2017.</ref> and a [[Prix Iris]] nominee for Best Short Film at the [[19th Quebec Cinema Awards]],<ref name="Boutros">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/ceremonies/gala-quebec-cinema/201704/05/01-5085631-gala-quebec-cinema-juste-la-fin-du-monde-et-two-lovers-and-a-bear-en-tete.php |title=Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête |last=Boutros |first=Magdaline |date=April 5, 2017 |accessdate= May 1, 2017 |work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]}}</ref> and ''[[Little Waves]] (Les petites vagues)'', which was named to the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]'s annual [[Canada's Top Ten]] list in 2018.<ref name=skewsyounger>[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-canadas-top-ten-2018/ "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', December 5, 2018.</ref>
'''Ariane Louis-Seize''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] film director and screenwriter from [[Quebec]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le court métrage « Les petites vagues » d'Ariane Louis-Seize, au TIFF |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/y-a-pas-deux-matins-pareils/segments/chronique/86990/les-petites-vagues-ariane-louis-seize |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=ici.radio-canada.ca |language=fr}}</ref> She has attracted critical acclaim and more than dozen awards for her filmmaking work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2023-09-08 |title=‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person’, ‘Through The Night’ & ‘Photophobia’ Scoop Giornate Degli Autori Awards At Venice |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/venice-giornate-degli-autori-2023-awards-1235540523/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-29 |title=Horror comedy from Ariane Louis-Seize wins Windsor International Film Festival prize |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/film-news/horror-comedy-from-ariane-louis-seize-wins-windsor-international-film-festival-prize-7753677 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Times Colonist |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-21 |title=Whistler Film Festival 2020 award winners: From B.C.'s Indian Road Trip to Newfoundland's Little Orphans |url=https://www.straight.com/movies/whistler-film-festival-2020-award-winners-from-bcs-indian-road-trip-to-newfoundlands-little |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
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Her short film ''[[The Depths (2019 film)|The Depths]] (Les profondeurs)'' premiered at the [[2019 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>[https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/08/01/le-quebec-rayonnera-au-tiff "Le Québec rayonnera au TIFF"]. [[TVA Nouvelles]], August 1, 2019.</ref> It was subsequently screened at the [[Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival]], where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film.<ref name=2019awards>[https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/check-out-this-years-cinefest-award-winners-1729140 "Check out this year's Cinéfest award winners"]. ''[[Northern Life (newspaper)|Northern Life]]'', October 3, 2019.</ref> She followed up in 2020 with ''[[Shooting Star (2020 film)|Shooting Star]] (Comme une comète)''.<ref>Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-and-features/tiff-2020-short-films-guide "10 must-see Canadian short films at TIFF 2020"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', September 4, 2020.</ref>


=== Short films ===
⚫
Her debut feature film, ''[[Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person]] (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)'', entered production in 2022,<ref>Éric Lavallée, [https://www.ioncinema.com/news/foreign-film-news/sara-montpetit-ariane-louis-seize-vampire-humaniste-cherche-suicidaire-consentant "Bloodsuckers: Sara Montpetit Toplines Ariane Louis-Seize’s 'Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant'"]. ''Ion Cinema'', October 25, 2022.</ref> and premiered at the [[80th Venice International Film Festival]] in 2023.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/vampire-dramedy-tribute-to-late-jean-marc-vall-e-set-for-venice-film-sidebar/article_a0ad45fd-bb5d-5025-b7c0-92e0757b94e7.html "Vampire dramedy, tribute to late Jean-Marc Vallée set for Venice film sidebar"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', July 27, 2023.</ref> Louis-Seize won the award for Best Director in the Giornate degli Autori program.<ref>Marta Balaga, [https://variety.com/2023/film/global/humanist-vampire-seeking-consenting-suicidal-person-through-the-night-venice-days-1235717596/ "‘Radical and Courageous’ Dark Comedy ‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person,’ ‘Through the Night’ Pick Up Venice Days Awards"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', September 8, 2023.</ref>
She received critical acclaim in 2016 for her first short film, ''[[Wild Skin]] (La Peau sauvage)'', which was a [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama|Best Live Action Short Drama]] at the [[5th Canadian Screen Awards]]<ref>[https://globalnews.ca/news/3186086/2017-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-revealed/ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed"]. [[Global News]], January 17, 2017.</ref> and a [[Prix Iris]] nominee for Best Short Film at the [[19th Quebec Cinema Awards]].<ref name="Boutros">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/ceremonies/gala-quebec-cinema/201704/05/01-5085631-gala-quebec-cinema-juste-la-fin-du-monde-et-two-lovers-and-a-bear-en-tete.php |title=Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête |last=Boutros |first=Magdaline |date=April 5, 2017 |accessdate= May 1, 2017 |work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]}}</ref> She received further acclaim for her next short film, ''[[Little Waves]] (Les petites vagues)'', which was named to the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]'s annual [[Canada's Top Ten]] list in 2018.<ref name="skewsyounger">[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-canadas-top-ten-2018/ "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', December 5, 2018.</ref>

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Her third short film, ''[[The Depths (2019 film)|The Depths]] (Les profondeurs)'', premiered at the [[2019 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>[https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/08/01/le-quebec-rayonnera-au-tiff "Le Québec rayonnera au TIFF"]. [[TVA Nouvelles]], August 1, 2019.</ref> It was subsequently screened at the [[Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival]], where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film.<ref name="2019awards">[https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/check-out-this-years-cinefest-award-winners-1729140 "Check out this year's Cinéfest award winners"]. ''[[Northern Life (newspaper)|Northern Life]]'', October 3, 2019.</ref> She followed this up in 2020 with another short film, ''[[Shooting Star (2020 film)|Shooting Star]] (Comme une comète)''.<ref>Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-and-features/tiff-2020-short-films-guide "10 must-see Canadian short films at TIFF 2020"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', September 4, 2020.</ref> It was subsequently screened at the [[Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival]], where it won the Prix Télébec,<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/des-matins-en-or/segments/entrevue/208437/festival-cinema-internation-abitibi-temiscamingue-39e "Le Festival du cinéma réussi malgré la pandémie et l'évacuation de la salle"]. [[Ici Radio-Canada Première]], November 6, 2020.</ref>and at the [[Whistler Film Festival]], where it won the award for [[Whistler Film Festival ShortWork Awards|Best Canadian ShortWork]].<ref name=":1" /> The film received a [[Prix Iris]] nomination for [[Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[23rd Quebec Cinema Awards]] in 2021.<ref name="showbizz">Jean-François Vandeuren, [https://showbizz.net/cinema/la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-part-en-tete-des-nominations-du-gala-quebec-cinema-2021 "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021"]. ''Showbizz.net'', April 26, 2021.</ref>

=== ''Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person'' ===
⚫
Her debut feature film, ''[[Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person]] (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)'', entered production in 2022,<ref>Éric Lavallée, [https://www.ioncinema.com/news/foreign-film-news/sara-montpetit-ariane-louis-seize-vampire-humaniste-cherche-suicidaire-consentant "Bloodsuckers: Sara Montpetit Toplines Ariane Louis-Seize’s 'Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant'"]. ''Ion Cinema'', October 25, 2022.</ref> and premiered at the [[80th Venice International Film Festival]] in 2023.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/vampire-dramedy-tribute-to-late-jean-marc-vall-e-set-for-venice-film-sidebar/article_a0ad45fd-bb5d-5025-b7c0-92e0757b94e7.html "Vampire dramedy, tribute to late Jean-Marc Vallée set for Venice film sidebar"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', July 27, 2023.</ref> Louis-Seize won the award for Best Director in the Giornate degli Autori program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balaga |first=Marta |date=2023-09-08 |title=‘Radical and Courageous’ Dark Comedy ‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person,’ ‘Through the Night’ Pick Up Venice Days Awards |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/humanist-vampire-seeking-consenting-suicidal-person-through-the-night-venice-days-1235717596/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The film has since screened at film festivals internationally, winning several awards.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2023-10-23 |title='Women Talking' leads winners at 22nd annual DGC Awards |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/women-talking-leads-22nd-annual-dgc-awards-wins/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled |url=https://livewirecalgary.com/2023/09/25/winners-of-2023-ciff-competitions-unveiled/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=LiveWire Calgary |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=[FNC 2023] Chloé Leriche et Ariane Louis-Seize récompensées |url=https://www.filmsquebec.com/fnc-2023-chloe-leriche-et-ariane-louis-seize-recompensees/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Films du Québec |language=fr-FR}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:43, 8 November 2023

Ariane Louis-Seize is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.[1] She has attracted critical acclaim and more than dozen awards for her filmmaking work.[2][3][4]

Career

Short films

She received critical acclaim in 2016 for her first short film, Wild Skin (La Peau sauvage), which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards[5] and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Short Film at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards.[6] She received further acclaim for her next short film, Little Waves (Les petites vagues), which was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list in 2018.[7]

Her third short film, The Depths (Les profondeurs), premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[8] It was subsequently screened at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film.[9] She followed this up in 2020 with another short film, Shooting Star (Comme une comète).[10] It was subsequently screened at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, where it won the Prix Télébec,[11]and at the Whistler Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian ShortWork.[4] The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.[12]

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

Her debut feature film, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant), entered production in 2022,[13] and premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in 2023.[14] Louis-Seize won the award for Best Director in the Giornate degli Autori program.[15] The film has since screened at film festivals internationally, winning several awards.[3][16][17][18]

References

  1. ^ "Le court métrage « Les petites vagues » d'Ariane Louis-Seize, au TIFF". ici.radio-canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  2. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2023-09-08). "'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person', 'Through The Night' & 'Photophobia' Scoop Giornate Degli Autori Awards At Venice". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  3. ^ a b "Horror comedy from Ariane Louis-Seize wins Windsor International Film Festival prize". Times Colonist. 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  4. ^ a b "Whistler Film Festival 2020 award winners: From B.C.'s Indian Road Trip to Newfoundland's Little Orphans". The Georgia Straight. 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  5. ^ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News, January 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Boutros, Magdaline (April 5, 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year". Now, December 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Le Québec rayonnera au TIFF". TVA Nouvelles, August 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "Check out this year's Cinéfest award winners". Northern Life, October 3, 2019.
  10. ^ Norman Wilner, "10 must-see Canadian short films at TIFF 2020". Now, September 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "Le Festival du cinéma réussi malgré la pandémie et l'évacuation de la salle". Ici Radio-Canada Première, November 6, 2020.
  12. ^ Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.
  13. ^ Éric Lavallée, "Bloodsuckers: Sara Montpetit Toplines Ariane Louis-Seize’s 'Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant'". Ion Cinema, October 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "Vampire dramedy, tribute to late Jean-Marc Vallée set for Venice film sidebar". Toronto Star, July 27, 2023.
  15. ^ Balaga, Marta (2023-09-08). "'Radical and Courageous' Dark Comedy 'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person,' 'Through the Night' Pick Up Venice Days Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  16. ^ Thiessen, Connie (2023-10-23). "'Women Talking' leads winners at 22nd annual DGC Awards". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  17. ^ "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled". LiveWire Calgary. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  18. ^ "[FNC 2023] Chloé Leriche et Ariane Louis-Seize récompensées". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-08.


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