Monsoon (2014 film)

Monsoon is a 2014 Canadian documentary film by Sturla Gunnarsson about the monsoon weather system in India.

Monsoon
Film poster
Directed bySturla Gunnarsson
Produced byIna Fichman
CinematographyVan Royko
Edited byNick Hector
Music byAndrew T. MacKay
Production
companies
Intuitive Pictures
Point du Jour
Monsoon Ontario[1]
Distributed byKinoSmith[2]
Point du Jour International[3]
Release date
  • 7 September 2014 (2014-09-07) (TIFF)[4]
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesCanada
France [1]
LanguageEnglish/Hindi/Assamese/Malayalam/Marathi[5]

The film was shot in India in the extra-high-definition 4K format[1] with Red Epic cameras.[6]

The film was included in the list of Canada's Top Ten feature films of 2014, selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals organized by TIFF.[7][8] Subsequently the film finished first in the audience balloting, of the features in "Canada's Top Ten".[9][10]

The film had a theatrical run in 2015;[10] meanwhile Gunnarsson was quoted as being in discussions with an American distributor, following Monsoon's United States premiere at the 2015 Palm Springs International Film Festival.[11]

References
  1. Dennis Harvey (4 November 2014). "Film Review: 'Monsoon'". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. "Monsoon". KinoSmith Inc. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. "Monsoon". Point du Jour International. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. Sturla Gunnarsson (@sturlagunnarsso) (28 August 2014). "The Monsoon world premiere will be at TIFF on Sunday September 7". Twitter. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. "Monsoon". Canada's Top Ten Film Festival. TIFF.net. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. "Production Notes". Monsoon movie (official site). Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. "TIFF Tips Its Toque to the Best in Canadian Filmmaking: Cronenberg, Dolan, and Gunnarson Among Directors Recognized" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 1 December 2014.
  8. Linda Barnard (1 December 2014). "TIFF's Top Ten Film Festival: Spotlight on Canadian film". Toronto Star. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  9. "Sturla Gunnarsson's Monsoon crowned Canada's Top Ten Film Festival People's Choice Award winner" (PDF) (Press release). tiff. 12 January 2015.
  10. Linda Barnard (12 January 2015). "Monsoon Canada's Top Ten people's choice winner". Toronto Star. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  11. Hadani Ditmars (12 January 2015). "Who knew CanCon had a special place in the heart of Palm Springs?". Macleans. Retrieved 19 January 2015.


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