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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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