RVCQ 2013 Awards – winners

The 31st edition of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois (RVCQ) came to a close today with a presentation of the awards. The ceremony was held at the Cinémathèque québécoise in the presence of many artists, artisans and film professionals. In all, eight films from Quebec, a French-Canadian work and a student critique were honoured by the festival and its partners.

The winner of the Prix Gilles-Carle and a cash prize of $ 5,000 for best first or second feature film was Roméo Onze (Romeo Eleven). The Prix Pierre-et-Yolande-Perrault for best first or second documentary feature went to Le cosaque et la gitane (The Cossack and the Gypsy), with La cité des âmes errantes (The City of Lost Souls) receiving a special mention.

The Quebec Association of Film Critics (AQCC) awarded the Prix Luc Perreault/La Presse for best Quebec film to Oscar-nominee Kim Nguyen for Rebelle (War Witch).

The Prix de Public for Lisa Sfriso for À contre-courant (Against the Current). For experimental work, the Prix CALQ went to Joseph Edmond. The best short film winner was Faillir (Struggle) by Sophie Dupuis.


Complete list of award-winners for the 31st Annual Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois

PRIX GILLES-CARLE ($5,000)
Ivan Grbovic, Roméo Onze (Romeo Eleven)

PRIX PIERRE-ET-YOLANDE-PERRAULT ($5,000)
Nadine Beaudet, Le cosaque et la gitane (The Cossack and the Gypsy)
Special Mention: Thien Vu Dang, La cité des âmes errantes (The City of Lost Souls)

PRIX DU PUBLIC TÉLÉ-QUÉBEC ($1,500)
Lisa Sfriso, À contre-courant (Against the Current)

PRIX À LA CRÉATION ARTISTIQUE DU CONSEIL DES ARTS ET DES LETTRES DU QUÉBEC ($5,000)
Julie Tremble, Joseph Edmond

PRIX SIMPLEX ($2,500)
Sophie Dupuis, Faillir (Struggle)

PRIX À L’INNOVATION ONF ($5,000)
Philippe David Gagné and Jean-Marc E. Roy, Anata O Korosu

PRIX COOP VIDÉO ($1,000)
François Jaros, Daytona

PRIX JOURNAL MÉTRO ($1,000)
Meryam Joobeur, Gods, Weeds and Revolutions
Special Mention: Félix Lamarche, Des hommes à la mer (Man and the Sea)

PRIX TV5 ($1,500)
Justin Guitard, Une affaire de famille (Family Business)

PRIX LOJIQ/RVCQ for student film criticism
Jean-François Ratelle, Père Noël : Un Saint Nicolas underground

PRIM - SPECIAL ANIMATION ($7,000)
Frédérick Tremblay, Madame Renard
Special Mention: Nicolas Brault, Corps étrangers (Foreign Bodies); Dominic Etienne Simard, Charles et les grenouilles (Charles and the Frogs)

PRIX LUC PERREAULT/LA PRESSE ($2,000)
Kim Nguyen, Rebelle (War Witch)