Mimine

Directed by Simon Laganière

Genre	Fiction
Country	Canada (Québec)
Year	2021
Length	13min25s
Formats	DCP
Sound	5.1
Version	Original French version, English subtitles

Synopsis

Bonus, a clumsy and reckless father, has custody of his young son for the day. Abated by his recent breakup, he notices that the child is developing a beautiful relationship with his ex-girlfriend’s new lover. Afraid that he is being replaced, he decides to dazzle him with a father-son moment tinged with magic.

Themes

childhood, father-son relationships, rural

Biography

Champlain-born artist Simon Laganière mainly made a name for himself through his short film work. Several of his films made the festival circuits. His most recent, Follow the Fox (2014), was nominated for Best Live Action Short Drama at both the Canadian Screen Awards and the Gala Québec Cinéma. Yet Simon Laganière’s impetus to tell stories does not end with cinema. While his film projects proliferate, his band Les Frères Goyette releases four albums. For him, music is just another way to create images and depict a story.

Cast

Mimine : Laurent Lemaire
Bonus : Stéphane Breton
Karine : Émilie Lévesque

Team

Production	Sarah Mannering, Fanny Drew (Colonelle films)
Script	Simon Laganière
CINEMATOGRAPHY	Alexandre Lampron
PRODUCTION DESIGN	Eric Barbeau
EDITING	Stéphane Lafleur
Sound	Pablo Villegas, Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau, Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Music	Simon Laganière

Awards

Canadian Screen Awards |2023| *Nomination - Best Fiction Short Film
DC Shorts, USA |2022| *Audience Award
Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), Canada |2022| *Best Regional Film Plein(s) Écran(s)
Dawson City International Short Film Festival, Canada |2022| *Yukon Brewing Audience Favorite Award
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada |2022| *H264 DISTRIBUTION Award, OUTPOST MTL Award
Festival international du film d'éducation, France |2022| *Grand Jury Award Short Film and Medium-Length
Les 12 courts de Minuit, France |2023| *Audience Award
Festival SPASM, Canada |2022| *Best Actor - Stéphane Breton

Festivals

Seattle International Film Festival, US |2022|

Festival Images en Vues, Canada |2021|

Cinemania, Canada |2021|

Yellowknife International Film Festival, Canada |2021|

Canadian Film Fest, Canada |2022|

Kingston Film Festival, Canada |2022|

Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay, Canada |2022|

Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada |2022|

Vues dans la tête..., Canada |2022|

Les p'tites vues, Canada |2022|

Ciné-Club du Carré 150, Canada |2022|

Giffoni Int. Film Festival, Italy |2022|

Festival Courts d'un soir, Canada |2022|

Festival du cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada |2022|

Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada |2022|

Off-Courts Trouville, France |2022|

Cinemagic International Film Festival for Young People, Ireland |2022|

Longue vue sur le court, Canada |2022|

Festival SPASM, Canada |2022|

Québec en Court!- Projection Marché Clermont-Ferrand, France |2022|

Partie de Campagne, France |2022|

Drunken Film Fest, USA |2022|

Still Voices Film Festival, Irlande |2022|

Tehran Int. Short Film Festival, Iran |2022|

Northern Wave, Islande |2022|

International Usak Short Film Festival, Turquie |2022|

Catholic Film Festival, Corée du sud |2023|

Rio de Janeiro Int. Curta Film Festival, Brésil |2022|

Tbilisi Cinema Club, Georgie |2023|

15 Short Film Festival, USA |2022|

Festival du Film de St-Séverin, Canada |2022|

Le long weekend du court, Canada |2022|

Festival TRAC, Canada |2023|

Canadian Screen Award, Canada |2023|