Oasis

Directed by Justine Martin

Biography

Justine Martin is a screenwriter and director based in Montreal. She is a Cinema Graduate from Concordia University. Feminism, environmental awareness, and childhood are themes that inspire her stories. She is currently working on the development of her next fiction film while writing a web series. Oasis is her debut film.

Cast

Raphaël Cormier 
Rémi Cormier

Team

Awards

15+ awards including

Lunenburg Doc Fest, Canada  | 2023 *Best Short Documentary Award
Indy Shorts Heartland Film Festival, USA  | 2023 *Grand Jury Award Documentary Short (Oscar-qualifying)
RiverRun Film Festival, US | 2023 *Best Documentary Short (Oscar-qualifying)
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, USA | 2024 *Best Documentary Short
Kurzfilm Hamburg Short Film Festival, Allemagne  | 2023 *NEON AWARD

Gala Prends ça court!, Canada | 2022 *Prix CINELUME, Prix UNIS TV, Prix ROMEO, Prix COLONELLE FILMS
Prix Solveig Anspach, Iceland | 2022 *Prix Sólveig Anspach
Vues sur mer, Canada | 2023 *Grand Prix, Prix du public
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (FACETS), USA  | 2023 Documentary short youth jury 2nd award
Camerimage, Pologne  | 2023 Best Cinematography (Short Documentary)
Flying Film Festival, Suisse  | 2023 *Silver Wings of the Flying Film Festival
Ensenada International Film Festival (FICE), Argentine  | 2023 *Chinchorro Awards
Windrider Summit & The Sundance Film Festival Experience, USA  | 2023 *Best Documentary Film Award
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois (PCCQ), Canada  | 2023 *Meilleur court-métrage
L’Art est au 3e, Canada  | 2023 *Meilleur court-métrage documentaire
Festival Émergence, Canada  | 2023 *Grand prix du jury *Meilleur court-métrage documentaire * Coup de coeur du jury jeunesse  
Prix RÉALS 2023 Format court, Canada  | 2023 * Meilleure oeuvre format court
Cinémental, Canada  | 2023 *Mention spéciale du jury

Festivals

75+ selections including

IDFA, Netherlands | 2022
Dok Leipzig, Germany | 2022
Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal, Canada | 2022
Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand, France | 2023
Indy Shorts Heartland Film Festival, USA | 2023
FIPADOC, France | 2023
RiverRun Film Festival, US | 2023

Gala Prends ça court!, Canada | 2022
Prix Solveig Anspach, Iceland | 2022
FIN Kids Festival, Canada | 2022
BUFF Int. Children and Young Film Festival, Sweden | 2022
Krakow Film Festival, Poland | 2022
DOKKINO - Documentary Film Event for Children and Youth, Finland | 2022
One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic | 2022
Docaviv, Israel | 2022
FICFA, Canada | 2022
Vues du Québec, France | 2022
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois (PCCQ), Canada | 2023
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada | 2023
Vues sur mer, Canada | 2023
Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay, Canada | 2023
Zagreb Dox Documentary Film Festival, Croatia | 2023
Sehsüchte Filmfestival, Germany | 2023
The Kids Kino IFF, Poland | 2023
Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth, Canada | 2023
Winterthur Int. Short Film festival (Sparks Junior section), Suisse | 2023
Palm Springs Shortfest and Market, USA | 2023
Doc Edge, Nouvelle-Zélande | 2023
Filem'On - The International Film Festival for Young Audiences, Belgique | 2023
Kurzfilm Hamburg Short Film Festival, Allemagne | 2023
Flicker's Rhode Island Int. Film Festival, USA | 2023
Astra Film Festival, Roumanie | 2023
Les Rencontre Cinessonne, France | 2023
PLONS! International Short Documentary Film Festival, Pays-Bas | 2023
Maremetraggio ShorTs Int. Film Festival, Italie | 2023
The Extraordinary Film festival, Belgique | 2023
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (FACETS), USA | 2023
Camerimage, Pologne | 2023
Docudays, Ukraine | 2023
OFF-Courts de Trouville et Marché, France | 2023
Galichnik Film Festival, Macédoine | 2023
DOC-Cévennes Festival de Lasalle, France | 2023
Festival international du film d'éducation, France | 2023
Kerry Film Festival, Irlande | 2023
The ShortList Film Festival, USA | 2023
Still Voices Short Film Festival, Irlande | 2023
New Orleans Film Festival, USA | 2023
Tacoma Film Festival, USA | 2023
Flying Film Festival, Suisse | 2023
Miami Short Film Festival, USA | 2023
Accessible Film Festival, Turquie | 2023
Ensenada International Film Festival (FICE), Argentine | 2023
Festival Tous courts, France | 2023
Travelling Docudays UA, Ukraine | 2023
SPEKTRUM Film Festival, Pologne | 2023
MyFrenchFilmFestival, Online | 2023
IndieJúnior - International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto, Portugal | 2024
Festival de la Petite école du film court, France | 2023
International Usak Short Film Festival, Turquie | 2023
Exground filmfest, Allemagne | 2023
Cinema Eye Honors, USA | 2023
Festival du Film Francophone de Jeju, Corée du sud | 2023
International Documentary Films Festival for Young Audiences "Let's Doc", Pologne | 2023
Tbilisi Cinema Club, Georgie | 2023
SFFILM Doc Stories, USA | 2023
Docaviv Galilee, Israel | 2023
Wiz-Art International Short Film Festival, Ukraine | 2023
Winter Apricots: Prilep International Film Festival, Macédonie | 2023
Windrider Summit & The Sundance Film Festival Experience, USA | 2023
Arkansas Shorts, USA | 2023
ONE Country ONE Film, France | 2023
Hope International Film Festival, Monaco | 2023
Festifilm de la Beauce, Canada | 2023
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois (PCCQ), Canada | 2023
Les Percéides, Canada | 2023
Festival du film de la Ville de Québec, Canada | 2023
L’Art est au 3e, Canada | 2023
Festival Émergence, Canada | 2023
Ciné-club Dernier rang, Canada | 2023
Festival Images en Vues, Canada | 2023
Festival du cinéma de Knowlton, Canada | 2023
Prix RÉALS 2023 Format court, Canada | 2023
Les trois jours du documentaire, Canada | 2023
Gala Québec Cinéma - IRIS, Canada | 2023
Cinémental, Canada | 2023
Lunenburg Doc Fest, Canada | 2023
Festival Objectif Cinéma, Canada | 2023
NYT Op-Docs shorts, USA | 2024
Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti, USA | 2024
Milwaukee Film Festival, USA | 2024
Bertha DocHouse, United Kingdom | 2024
Desertscape International Film Festival, USA | 2024
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, USA | 2024