2012 Festival

All screenings are held at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, unless otherwise specified.

Friday Mar 23



La Sacrée  La Sacrée

  • Fri Mar 23 - 7:00 PM

Opening film / Mark Chatel, Dominic Desjardin et Damien Robitaille in attendance / Co-presented by Le Labo

François Lebas, a penniless professional conman, is about to strike the deal of his life: he is going to marry Sofia, the very rich fragrance queen…but before committing, Sofia would like to conceive with the handsome François. Unfortunately, François is told that he is sterile.



Trash  Décharge

  • Fri Mar 23 - 9:15 PM

Ontario Theatrical Premiere / Sophie Desmarais in attendance.

Pierre, a reformed drug addict, is now living happily. A familly man, a still loving husband and the head of a small garbage collection business, he wants to get his neighbourhood rid of its drug dealers and prostitures.

Saturday Mar 24



Short Films   Courts métrages

  • Sat Mar 24 - 11:00 AM

Guillaume Courty, Aurélien Bodinaux, Izabel Barsive and Daouda Coulibaly in attendance/ Followed by a round table: “The challenges of making a short film” at 12:15pm ( round table: Free Entrance) / Co-presented by the FRIC

From Mali to Morocco, with detours in Belgium and Canada, let yourself be swept away and discover the best short films of the year.



Holidays by the sea  Ni à vendre ni à louer

  • Sat Mar 24 - 1:45 PM

Canadian Premiere

 Pascal Rabaté’s film is a burlesque comedy in the pure tradition of Jacques Tati where whimsical skits overlap to result in a near-silent film with crazy charm.



On the beat  Sur le rythme

  • Sat Mar 24 - 4:00 PM

English Canada Premiere

Unbeknownst to her parents, Delphine gives university up to dedicate herself to dancing. A famous New York choreographer will be dropping in her dance class, which could be the chance of a lifetime. 



My worst nightmare  Mon pire cauchemar

  • Sat Mar 24 - 6:30 PM

 Agathe, an educated but haughty woman, manages a contemporary art gallery while living with her son and her husband, a brilliant book publisher, in an opulent-looking Parisian apartment.



Headswinds   Des Vents Contraires

  • Sat Mar 24 - 9:00 PM

North American Premiere

Sarah vanishes without a trace, leaving Paul and their 2 children in great distress ... Away from Paris and back to his native Brittany, Paul wants to start from scratch ... But life with its ups and downs does not spare him.

Sunday Mar 25



Short Films  Courts métrages

  • Sun Mar 25 - 11:00 AM

Marc-André Girard in attendance / Co-presented by the FRIC

From Cameroun to Canada, let yourself be swept away and discover the best short films of the year.



Femmes en Miroirs  Femmes en Miroirs

  • Sun Mar 25 - 1:15 PM

Word Premiere / Co-presented by UN Women – National Committee Canada / Arabic w.english sub.

A young Moroccan female photographer of international notoriety established in Paris, has to go back to her country to attend her sick mother. Her return triggers memories of her past and of her parents secret, controversial story.



War of the Buttons  La Guerre des Boutons

  • Sun Mar 25 - 4:00 PM

North American Premiere

It is 1960, a village in the south of France. A gang of boys, aged between 7 and 4, led by the intrepid Lebrac, is at war with the children of a neighbouring village, the sworn enemies. It is a war that lasted for  generations, a war without end without concession.

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