Making Babies
Directed by Éric K. Boulianne
| Genre | Fiction |
| Country | Canada (Québec) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Length | 19m30s |
| Formats | DCP |
| Sound | 5.1 |
| Version | English subtitles, French |
Synopsis
After many years together, a couple decides to have a baby. Throughout their relentless efforts, the partners try to maintain their love and unity. Making Babies is a minimalist comedy drama that takes a bittersweet look at a couple’s life, with its doubts, its challenges and its resilience.
Themes
love, relationships, sexual relationshipsBiography
Eric K. Boulianne is a prolific Canadian screenwriter who explores both mainstream & auteur cinema. His filmography includes Petit Frère (Cannes Critics’ Week), PRANK (Venice Critics’ Week), Menteur (top Canadian box-office in 2019) et Viking (TIFF Platform competition). Making Babies is a return to directing after many years behind a laptop.
Cast
Him: Éric K. Boulianne
Her: Florence Blain Mbaye
Team
| Production | Johannie Deschambault, Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon (SPORT) |
| Script | Éric K. Boulianne |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | François Messier-Rheault |
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | Arige Mahmoud |
| EDITING | Myriam Magassouba |
| Sound | Dominik Heizmann, Laurent Ouellette, Samuel Gagnon Thibodeau |
| Music | Peter Venne |
| Other | Press Inquiries : Caroline Rompré | pixelleX communications | 514-778-9294 | caroline@pixellex.ca (Press Kit : click here) |
Awards
Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland (Pardi di domani : Concorzo internazionale) | 2023 | *Best Directing Award
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada |2023| *North American Premiere
Sapporo International Film and Market, Japan |2023| *Best Actor Award(Eric K Boulianne)
OFF-Courts de Trouville, France |2023| *Best French Canadian DIrecting Award
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada |2023| *SARTEC Prize, UNIS TV Prize
Landshut Film Festival, Germany |2024| *Best International Short Film
Festivals
Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland (Pardi di domani : Concorzo internazionale) | 2023 | *Best Directing Award
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada |2023| *North American Premiere
Sapporo International Film and Market, Japan |2023| *Best Actor Award(Eric K Boulianne)
OFF-Courts de Trouville, France |2023| *Best French Canadian DIrecting Award
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada |2023| *SARTEC Prize, UNIS TV Prize
Landshut Film Festival, Germany |2024| *Best International Short Film
Telefilm Canada - Not Short on Talent - Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market |2023|
Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), Canada |2023|
Chicago International Film Festival, USA |2023|
Show me Shorts Film Festival, New-Zealand |2023|
BFI London Film Festival, UK |2023|
Aguilar International Short Film Festival, Spain |2023|
Winterthur International Short Film festival, Switzerland |2023|
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada |2023|
Festival du nouveau cinéma, Canada |2023|
Shorts That Are Not Pants, Canada |2023|
Festival du film francophone en Acadie, Canada |2023|
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada |2023|
Festival Images en Vues, Canada |2023|
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Canada |2023|
SPASM, Canada |2023|
Vues d’Afrique, Canada 2023
Durham Region International Film Festival, Canada |2023|
Santa-Barbara International Film Festival, USA |2023|
Dawson City International Short Film Festival, Canada |2024|
Charlottetown Film Festival, Canada |2023|
DC Shorts, USA |2023|
Festival Tous courts, France |2023|
Curtas Vila do Conde, Portugal |2023|
Winter Apricots: Prilep International Film Festival, Macedonia |2023|
Jakarta Film Week, Indonesia |2024|
Independent Film Festival of Athens, Greece |2024|
Festival du film court d’Angoulême, France |2024|
Americana Film Festival, Spain |2024|
Festival Quebecua, Spain |2024|
Festival du film de l’Outaouais, Canada |2024|
TIFF Canada’s Top Ten, Canada |2024|