Making_Babies_(2023_film)

<i>Making Babies</i> (2023 film)

Making Babies (2023 film)

2023 Canadian short film directed by Éric K. Boulianne

Making Babies (French: Faire un enfant) is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, directed by Éric K. Boulianne and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Boulianne and Florence Blain Mbaye as a couple who aspire to have their first child together but are facing fertility difficulties.[2]

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The cast also includes Rémi St-Michel as the doctor, as well as Jérémie Desbiens and Andrée-Anne Lacasse in small roles as another couple.

Distribution

The film premiered on August 6, 2023, at the 76th Locarno Film Festival,[3] and had its Canadian premiere on September 8 at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]

Response

The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.[4]

Awards

At Locarno, Boulianne won the Pardi di domani award for best direction in a short film.[5]

At the 2023 Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, it won the Prix Crave for most popular short film in the festival program.[6]

Boulianne and Mbaye both received Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Frédéric Bouchard, "TIFF : « Faire un enfant » : le (petit) « statement » d’Éric K. Boulianne". Lien Multimédia, September 16, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Une comédie sur le défi pour un couple de faire un enfant". Ici Radio-Canada Première, September 12, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Véronique Larocque, "Trois cinéastes québécois à Locarno". La Presse, July 5, 2023.
  4. [4]
    Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.
  5. [5]
    Marissa Groguhé, "Eric K. Boulianne remporte le Prix de la mise en scène". La Presse, August 15, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles remporte le 42e FCIAT". Ici Radio-Canada Première, November 3, 2023.
  7. [7]
    "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
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