Antoine Bourges
Antoine Bourges | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paris, France |
| Nationality | French-Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia, York University |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Professor |
| Notable work | East Hastings Pharmacy, Fail to Appear, Concrete Valley |
| Awards | Colin Low Award (East Hastings Pharmacy), Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee (Fail to Appear) |
Antoine Bourges is a French-Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted for his 2012 mid-length docudrama film East Hastings Pharmacy, which was the winner of the Colin Low Award at the 2013 DOXA Documentary Film Festival,[2] and his 2017 narrative feature film Fail to Appear, which was a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017
Early life
[edit]Bourges was originally from Paris, he moved to Canada as a teenager to play ice hockey; after failing to make the National Hockey League, he studied film at the University of British Columbia and York University.[1] He remains based in Vancouver as a professor in the film program at UBC.[3] He made a number of short films prior to East Hastings Pharmacy; the most noted of these, Woman Waiting, premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] and was screened at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival.[5]
His newest film, Concrete Valley, premiered in the Wavelengths program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] It is also slated to screen at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival on 21 February 2023.[7]
Filmography
[edit]- Hello Goodbye - 2008
- People Were There - 2008
- Woman Waiting - 2010
- East Hastings Pharmacy - 2012
- William in White Shirt - 2015
- Fail to Appear - 2017
- Concrete Valley - 2022
References
[edit]- ^ a b Marsha Lederman, "Fail to Appear, screening at VIFF, showcases a new wave of Toronto talent". The Globe and Mail, September 20, 2017.
- ^ Kevin Ritchie, "Fire in the Blood wins top prize at DOXA". Playback, May 17, 2013.
- ^ Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver Jewish, women, social justice, and more film festivals fill up March". The Georgia Straight, March 2, 2021.
- ^ Peter Howell, "Clint Eastwood, Bruce Springsteen confirmed for TIFF". Toronto Star, August 24, 2010.
- ^ "Berlin fest offers Fiennes film, Panahi tribute". CBC News, February 1, 2011.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "Toronto Unveils Discovery & Wavelengths Sections; Midnight Madness Opening Includes Roku’s ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’". Deadline Hollywood, August 4, 2022.
- ^ Scott Roxborough, "Berlin Fest Adds World Premieres of John Malkovich’s ‘Seneca,’ Alex Gibney’s Boris Becker Doc". The Hollywood Reporter, December 20, 2022.
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