Acadiana (film)

Acadiana is a 2019 Canadian short documentary film directed by Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau and Yannick Nolin.[1] The film explores the changing face of Cajun culture in the United States, and its roots in the Acadian culture of Canada, through a profile of the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.[2] The film was the second part of a trilogy by the directors about Cajun culture, following Laissez les bon temps rouler in 2017 and preceding Belle River in 2022.[3]

Acadiana
Film poster
Directed byGuillaume Fournier
Samuel Matteau
Yannick Nolin
Written byGuillaume Fournier
Produced byJean-Pierre Vézina
CinematographyYannick Nolin
Edited bySamuel Matteau
Music byMathieu Cantin
Samuel Matteau
Mathieu Robineau
Production
company
Projet Kinomada
Distributed bySpira
Release date
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival.[4]

At the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival, the directors won the award for Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film.[5] In December 2019, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[6]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[7]

References
  1. Éric Moreault, "Trois cinéastes de Québec au Cannes du court métrage". Le Soleil, December 10, 2018.
  2. Justine Smith, "10 highlights from one of the best short film fests in the world". Cult MTL, March 20, 2019.
  3. "« BELLE RIVER » présenté à SXSW, au Tampere Film Festival et à REGARD". CTVM, March 3, 2022.
  4. Brian Welk, "Steven Soderbergh to Receive 2019 Founders Award at Slamdance Festival". TheWrap, December 11, 2018.
  5. Pat Mullen, "‘Jordan River Anderson’ Named Top Canadian Doc at VIFF". Point of View, October 6, 2019.
  6. Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019". Now, December 11, 2019.
  7. Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.


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