Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma

The Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma (AQCC) is a Canadian organization of film critics from Quebec.

Formed in 1973, the organization currently presents two annual awards: the Prix Luc-Perreault for best Quebec film of the year[1] and an award for best international film of the year,[2] It also sponsors awards at various Quebec film festivals, including the Fantasia Film Festival, the Saguenay International Short Film Festival, the Montreal International Documentary Festival, and the Festival du nouveau cinéma.

The organization's current president is Claire Valade, a critic for the film journals Panorama-cinéma and Séquences.[3]

In 2013, the organization celebrated its 40th anniversary by sponsoring a special screening series of classic Quebec films at the Cinémathèque québécoise.[4]

Awards

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Best International Film

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Year Film Director Ref
2000 Dancer in the Dark Lars von Trier
Yi Yi Edward Yang
2001 Mulholland Drive David Lynch
2002 Talk to Her (Hable con ella) Pedro Almodóvar
2003 Elephant Gus Van Sant
2004 Vera Drake Mike Leigh
2005 A History of Violence David Cronenberg
2006 Babel Alejandro González Iñárritu
2007 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Cristian Mungiu
There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson
2008 Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman
2009 Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
2010 The Social Network David Fincher
2011 The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
2012 The Turin Horse Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky
2013 Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2) Abdellatif Kechiche
2014 Under the Skin Jonathan Glazer
2015 Winter Sleep Nuri Bilge Ceylan
2016 Son of Saul László Nemes
2017 Paterson Jim Jarmusch
2018 First Reformed Paul Schrader
2019 Parasite Bong Joon-ho
2020 Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) Céline Sciamma
2021 Annette Leos Carax [5]
2022 EO Jerzy Skolimowski [2]

References

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  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "L’AQCC annonce les cinq finalistes de son prix annuel". Films du Québec, January 23, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Olivier Du Ruisseau, "2022, faste année cinéma". Le Devoir, December 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Olivier Du Ruisseau, "L’histoire du cinéma en pleine redéfinition". Le Devoir, December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "L’AQCC a quarante ans". Films du Québec, November 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "« Annette » remporte le Prix AQCC du meilleur long métrage international". Lien Multimédia, December 20, 2021.
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