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The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
The June 28and July 1 screenings will be presented by Julien Fonfrède, programmer (Temps Ø) at the FNC
Official Selection, Temps Ø, FNC 2025
Sprite, a 20-year-old in the Paris suburbs, is stuck in a loop: he needs a driver’s license for a job, but needs a job to pay for lessons. To navigate between late-night shifts and dates, his unorthodox driving instructor advises him to crash at local girls' homes.
Martin Jauvat
Martin Jauvat is a French film director and actor. He began writing and directing short films as a self-taught filmmaker in his home town in the mid-2010s. He directed and self-produced his first two short films Les vacances à Chelles et Mozeb in 2017. He later met producer Emmanuel Chaumet from Ecce Films, which co-produced and distributed his short films between 2019 and 2021. He then directed his first feature, Grand Paris, presented in the ACID section of the Cannes Film Festival in 2022. The film also exists in a 30-minute version, retitled Grand Paris Express. As an actor, he won the Jury Prize for Best Male Newcomer at the Festival Jean-Carmet for his role in Garance Kim's Ville éternelle (2022).
