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.
Austria's entry in the Oscars short list for the Best International Film
Award for Best Actress, Un Certain Regard section, Cannes Film Festival 2022
Christmas 1877. Elisabeth of Austria (Sissi) celebrates her 40th birthday. First Lady of Austria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, she was not allowed to express herself and had to remain beautiful and young forever. To meet these expectations, she follows a rigorous regime of fasting, exercise, hairstyling and daily waist measurement. Stifled by these conventions, eager for knowledge and life, Elisabeth rebels...
Marie Kreutzer
Marie Kreutzer is an Austrian filmmaker who studied writing and drama at the Vienna Film Academy with Walter Wippersberg. In 2011, she won best film of the year at the Austrian Film Festival Diagonale with Die Vaterlosen. Her film The Ground Beneath My Feet was selected for the Berlin International Film Festival 2019 in the competition for the Golden Bear.