Our Festival

VALUES

Since its inception in the summer of 2018, the Knowlton Film Festival has offered a selection of documentary, fiction and animation films. A showcase for current cinema from here and abroad, the FFK’s mission is to offer a stimulating viewing experience for both the public and the filmmakers invited to present their films, chat with festival-goers at Q&A sessions and host master classes.

Over thirty films in competition will be presented this year in the 161-seat Theatre de Lac Brome. In addition to the cash prizes awarded to the winners of the second edition of the short film competition, in 2024 two new awards will be presented to feature films by a professional jury and the public.

With the Festival taking place at the end of summer in one of Quebec’s most beautiful villages, festival-goers are also invited to view the out-of-competition program on the grass and under the stars, in Lac Brome’s cafés, art galleries, parks and beaches.

Artistic excellence: highlighting and promoting quality cinematographic works.

Inclusivity: create an open, welcoming and inclusive space for all members of the film community and the Eastern Townships region by offering films in both official languages, with subtitles in the original versions.

Accessibility: to ensure that the cinematic experience is accessible to as many people as possible.

Guest artists and professionals

2024

Directors, artisans and actors

David Öllerer, actor (Rickerl)

Lyne Charlebois, director, (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles)

Mylène Mackay, actress (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles)

Ariane Louis-Seize, director (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)

Marie Reid , actress (Sucré Seize)

Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol, director (L’océan vu du cœur)

François Péloquin, director, (La fonte des glaces and short film jury member)

Sarah Lévesque, screenwriter (La fonte des glaces)

Guillaume Cyr (Lucie Grizzly Sophie)

Marcel Sabourin, actor (Au boute du rien pantoute)

Jérôme Sabourin , director, (Au boute du rien pantoute)

Henry Bernadet, director and screenwriter (Les rayons gamma)

Isabelle Brouillette, co-writer (Les rayons gamma and jury member – short film)

Thomas Corriveau, director, teacher and visual artist (Animated film and dance event)

Alexandre Lefebvre, director (finalist – short film competition)

Yann Reynolds, director (finalist – short film competition)

Chadi Bennani, director (finalist – short film competition)

Edith Jorisch, director (finalist – short film competition)

Raquel Sancinetti, director (finalist, short film competition)

Halima Ouardiri, director (finalist, short film competition)

Jean-François Casabonne, actor (short film competition)

Janice Nadeau, director (short film animation session)

Musicians and visual artists – special events

Voodoo Jurgens (opening night)

Matthias Frey, musician (opening night)

Érik West, musician (5 to 9 under the big top)

Olaf Gundel, musician (5 to 9 under the big top)

Nicholas Pynes, pianist and lecturer (ciné-concert – silent films at the United Church)

Louis Vincent Hamel, musician (ciné-concert – silent films at the United Church)

Davis Kovacs, musician (ciné-concert – silent films at the United Church)

Fabienne Lucet, pianist and composer (ciné-concert – silent films at the United Church)

Shelley Lenox, singer (5 à 9 under the big top)

James Gelfand, musician (5 to 9 under the big top)

Marc Gold, musician (5 to 9 under the big top)

Nils Fluck, Dj (closing party)

Julien Bergeron, Dj (BBQ and projection at Caron et Frères)

Marie-Josée Gravel, sculptor (trophy)

Sabina Gibson, artist – sculptor (wool felting and stop-motion animation workshop)

Isabelle Arsenault, visual artist – illustrator (Atelier de laine feutrée et de cinéma d’animation en stop motion)

Eduardo Ruiz-Vergara, dancer (Animated film and dance event)

Ulric Collette, visual artist (poster and exhibition)

Jury members

Feature film – fiction

Claudia Puig, Program Director, Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Chair)

Kevin T. Landry, director

Pier-Philippe Chevigny, director

Charles Parisé, Programmer

Barbara Shrier, Producer

 

Feature film – documentary

Pierre-Philippe Côté, General Manager BEAM (President)

Éric Michel, Producer

Carrie Haber, Producer

Yves Langlois, Director

Katerine Giguère, director

 

Short film

Ariane Roy-Poirier, General Manager, Festival Plein écran (President – Short Film Competition Jury)

Joe Cultrera, founder Salem Film Festival (jury member – short film)

Thomas Corriveau, director (jury member – short film)

Isabelle Brouillette, actress, screenwriter and producer (jury member – short film)

Sarah Lévesque, screenwriter (jury member – short film)

Professionals – cinema

Stéphanie Demers, distributor, H264

Samuel Pagé, distributor, Maison 4/tiers

Nicholas Uribe, distributor, Cinéma Politica

Olivier Picard, producer, Parce Que Films

Daniel Racine, programmer and journalist

2023

Marie-Julie Dallaire (Comme une vague)
Micheline Lanctôt, Guy Édoin et Pascale Bussières (Frontières)
Maxime Le Flaguais (Rodéo et Ouroboros)
Sarah Lévesque (Rodéo)
Maxime de Cotret et Stéphane Larue (Le Plongeur)
Sarah-Maude Beauchesnes (Cœur de Slush)
Benoit Brière (Coco Ferme et Mourir en vie)
Raoul Duguay  et Yves Langlois (Une année avec mon ami Raoul)
Denys Desjardins et Anik Salas (J’ai placé ma mère)
Marie Vien (Le temps d’un été)
Raymond Saint-Jean et Benoit Gouin (Crépuscule pour un tueur)
Jorge Martinez Colorado et Katherine Jerkovic (Le Coyote)
Karelle Tremblay et Éric Tessier (Tu te souviendras de moi)
Éric Michel (La Poursuite du Bonheur)
Émilie B. Guérette et Peggy Nkunga Ndona (L’audience)
Guylaine Maroist (Je vous salue salope)
Jean-Luc Dupuis et Suzie Gagnon (Les Oies de Riopelle)
Eleanor McGrath (Forgetten)
Brian D. Johnson (The Colour of Ink)
Christine Doyon (La sœur de Margot)
Colin Nixon (In the Jam Jar)

2022

Tracey Deer (Beans)
Laura Rietveld(La famille de la forêt)
Hélène Bélanger-Martin et André
Desjardins (Libre)
Anik Salas (Réalisatrices équitables, conférencière)
Nicole Giguère (Prisons sans barreaux)
Guylaine Maroist, (Jukebox)
Pierre Even (C.R.A.Z.Y.), Monia
Chokri (Babysitter)
Christine Beaulieu (Les Tricheurs) et
Louis Godbout (Coda et Les Tricheurs)

2019

Pierre Even, producteur
Catherine Léger, dramaturge et scénariste
Anne Élisabeth Bossé (La Femme de mon frère)
Brigitte Poupart, cinéaste
Albert Neremberg, cinéaste