The 2024 edition of the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the 36th edition in the event's history, was held from September 14 to 22, 2024 in Sudbury, Ontario.[1] The first titles in the program were announced on August 13, 2024,[2] with the full program announced on August 22.[3]
In part as a response to a minor controversy earlier in the year, when the Sudbury Wolves limited ticket sales to North Bay residents during the 2023–24 OHL season playoff semifinals against the North Bay Battalion,[4] Cinéfest executive director Patrick O'Hearn announced that the festival was "putting a stop to this", and would offer a special $45 "North Bay Day" pass covering admission to the four North Bay-filmed titles in the festival lineup (Drive Back Home, We Forgot to Break Up, All the Lost Ones and Seeds).[5]
On September 7, the festival announced changes to the final schedule, pulling the previously announced Lucky Star and adding three other titles.[6]
Award winners were announced on September 26.[7]
| Award
|
Film
|
Filmmaker
|
| Audience Choice, Feature Film |
The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte Cristo) |
Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière
|
| Audience Choice, Feature Film Runner-Up |
All Stirred Up! (Tous toqués!) |
Manon Briand
|
| Audience Choice, Documentary |
Porcelain War |
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
|
| Audience Choice, Documentary Runner Up |
Never Look Away |
Lucy Lawless
|
| Audience Choice, Short Film |
Karatéka |
Florence Fauquet
|
| Audience Choice, Short Film Runner Up |
Save Solace |
Matt Steeves
|
| Outstanding Canadian Feature |
The Mother and the Bear |
Johnny Ma
|
| Outstanding International Feature |
My Favourite Cake (Keyk-e mahboob-e man) |
Maryam Moqadam, Behtash Sanaeeha
|
| Outstanding Female-Led Feature Film |
Bird |
Andrea Arnold
|
| Cinema Indigenized Outstanding Talent |
Red Fever |
Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge
|
| French-Language Feature Film |
Blue Sky Jo (La petite et le vieux) |
Patrice Sauvé
|
| Inspiring Voices and Perspectives |
Black Box Diaries |
Shiori Itō
|
| Outstanding Short Film |
Thirteenth Night |
Xiaowen Song
|
| Outstanding Animated Short Film |
Tennis, Oranges |
Sean Pecknold
|
| Outstanding Northern Ontario Short Film |
Ephemera |
Cici Clancy
|
| CTV Best in Shorts, Open Category First Place
|
| CTV Best in Shorts, Open Category Second Place |
The Stain |
MJ Dionne
|
| CTV Best in Shorts, Northern Flicks |
Save Solace |
Matthew Steeves
|
Special Presentations
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| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production country
|
| 40 Acres |
R. T. Thorne |
Canada
|
| Anora |
Sean Baker |
United States
|
| The Apprentice |
Ali Abbasi |
Canada, Denmark, Ireland, United States
|
| Bird |
Andrea Arnold |
United Kingdom
|
| Blue Sky Jo |
La petite et le vieux |
Patrice Sauvé |
Canada
|
| Can I Get a Witness? |
Ann Marie Fleming |
Canada
|
| Darkest Miriam |
Naomi Jaye |
Canada
|
| Disco's Revenge |
Omar Majeed, Peter Mishara |
Canada
|
| My Favourite Cake |
Keyk-e mahboob-e man |
Maryam Moqadam, Behtash Sanaeeha |
Iran, France, Sweden, Germany
|
| Neon Dreaming |
Rêver en néon |
Marie-Claire Marcotte |
Canada
|
| Never Look Away |
Lucy Lawless |
New Zealand
|
| Rumours |
Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson |
Canada, Germany
|
| Samia |
Yasemin Şamdereli |
Italy, Germany, Belgium
|
| Shepherds |
Berger |
Sophie Deraspe |
Canada
|
| Sisters and Neighbors! |
Nos belles-sœurs |
René Richard Cyr |
Canada
|
| The Substance |
Coralie Fargeat |
United Kingdom, United States, France
|
| Treasure |
Julia von Heinz |
Germany, France, Poland
|
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production country
|
| Crossing |
Levan Akin |
Sweden, Denmark, France, Turkey, Georgia
|
| A Different Man |
Aaron Schimberg |
United States
|
| Flow |
Straume |
Gints Zilbalodis |
Latvia, France, Belgium
|
| The Girl with the Needle |
Pigen med nålen |
Magnus von Horn |
Denmark, Poland, Sweden
|
| Good One |
India Donaldson |
United States
|
| In the Summers |
Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio |
United States, Mexico
|
| Mamifera |
Liliana Torres |
Spain
|
| Memoir of a Snail |
Adam Elliot |
Australia
|
| Misericordia |
Miséricorde |
Alain Guiraudie |
France, Spain, Portugal
|
| The Missile |
Ohjus |
Miia Tervo |
Finland, Estonia
|
| My First Film |
Zia Anger |
United States
|
| Reinas |
Klaudia Reynicke |
Switzerland, Peru
|
| Rent Free |
Fernando Andrés |
United States
|
| The Second Act |
Le Deuxième acte |
Quentin Dupieux |
France
|
| To a Land Unknown |
Mahdi Fleifel |
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine
|
| Victoria Must Go |
Victoria må dø |
Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdóttir |
Norway
|
In Full View: Crisis, Conflict, Conscience
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Cinema Indigenized (Nishnaabek Dbaajmawaat)
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| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production country
|
| Home Free |
Avi Federgreen |
Canada
|
| Morningside |
Ron Dias |
Canada
|
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production country
|
| Anywhere |
Nooj Goji |
Evelyn Pakinewatik |
Canada
|
| Le Charade |
Erika Totoro |
United States
|
| Curveball |
Igor Petrov |
Canada
|
| Deadpan |
Aidan Cheeatow |
Canada
|
| The End of Love |
Yanwenjun Liu |
China
|
| Ephemera |
Cici Clancy |
Canada
|
| Karatéka |
Florence Fauquet |
France
|
| The Painted Night |
Ben Bruhmuller |
Canada
|
| Rapture |
Le Ravissement |
Camille Trudel |
Canada
|
| Save Solace |
Matthew Steeves |
Canada
|
| Simp |
Gabriel Carnick |
United States
|
| Summer Love |
Virgile Ratelle |
Canada
|
| Tennis, Oranges |
Sean Pecknold |
United States
|
| Thirteenth Night |
Xiaowen Song |
China
|
| Unclean |
Simon Chouinard |
Canada
|
| Wifi |
Ted Sakowsky |
Canada
|
| Zoé |
Rémi St-Michel |
Canada
|
The festival's dedicated competition for amateur short filmmakers from Northern Ontario.[8]
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Community
|
| Cupid's Assist |
Richard Barlow |
Sudbury
|
| Ephemera |
Cici Clancy |
Sudbury
|
| How to Eat a Rainbow |
Tom Reid |
Sudbury
|
| Lucy's Birthday |
Liam Siebolt |
North Bay
|
| The Painted Knight |
Ben Bruhmuller |
Sudbury
|
| Save Solace |
Matthew Steeves |
Temagami
|
| The Snipers |
Kelly Saxberg |
Thunder Bay
|
| The Stain |
MJ Dionne |
Sudbury
|
- ^ "‘Set Your Sights’: Cinéfest reveals 2024 festival image". Sudbury.com, August 6, 2024.
- ^ "Sudbury's Cinefest offers early look at its 2024 film lineup". North Bay Nugget, August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Plenty to savour at this year's edition of Sudbury's International Film Festival". CBC Northern Ontario, August 22, 2024.
- ^ Chris Dawson, "Diehard Battalion fan angry about Wolves' ticket tactics for Game 3". Sudbury.com, April 10, 2024.
- ^ Heidi Ulrichsen, "Forget hockey rivalry: Sudbury’s Cinéfest 2024 showing love for North Bay". Sudbury.com, August 22, 2024.
- ^ "Cinefest Sudbury adds three films to its roster, including Donald Trump drama". Sudbury Star, September 7, 2024.
- ^ "‘The Count of Monte-Cristo’ big winner at Cinéfest Sudbury". Sudbury.com, September 27, 2024.
- ^ Chelsea Papineau, "Film finalists announced for CTV Best in Shorts competition". CTV Northern Ontario, September 12, 2024.
