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.
Official Selection, 2025 Locarno Film Festival & Festival du nouveau cinéma
What happens when a young and curious filmmaker challenges his creativity with the limitless possibilities of a fake A.I.? A surprising mix of various stories, from new and old times, about the original myth of Dracula: a vampire hunt, zombies and Dracula crashing a strike, a science-fiction tale about Vlad the Impaler’s return, an adaptation of the first Romanian vampires novella, a tragic romance, a vulgar folktale, A.I. generated kitsch stories... and much more!
Radu Jude
Radu Jude is a Romanian director and screenwriter. His feature debut, The Happiest Girl in the World (2009), was selected for over 50 international film festivals. He went on to direct critically acclaimed films such as Everbody in Our Family (2012), Aferim! (2015), Scarred Hearts (2016), I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018), and Uppercase Print (2020), all of which received numerous awards worldwide. In 2021, his film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World received the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival in 2023. His latest feature, Kontinental ’25, a low-budget independent production, was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 2025 Berlinale.
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