Acadiana (film)

Acadiana
Film poster
Directed byGuillaume Fournier
Samuel Matteau
Yannick Nolin
Written byGuillaume Fournier
Produced byJean-Pierre Vézina
CinematographyYannick Nolin
Edited bySamuel Matteau
Music byMathieu Cantin
Samuel Matteau
Mathieu Robineau
Production
company
Projet Kinomada
Distributed bySpira
Release date
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Acadiana is a 2019 Canadian short documentary film directed by Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau and Yannick Nolin.[1] The film explores the changing face of Cajun culture in the United States, and its roots in the Acadian culture of Canada, through a profile of the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.[2] The film was the second part of a trilogy by the directors about Cajun culture, following Let the Good Times Roll (Laissez les bon temps rouler) in 2017 and preceding Belle River in 2022.[3]

The film premiered at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival.[4]

At the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival, the directors won the award for Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film.[5] In December 2019, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[6]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[7]

  1. ^ Éric Moreault, "Trois cinéastes de Québec au Cannes du court métrage". Le Soleil, December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Justine Smith, "10 highlights from one of the best short film fests in the world". Cult MTL, March 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "« BELLE RIVER » présenté à SXSW, au Tampere Film Festival et à REGARD". CTVM, March 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Brian Welk, "Steven Soderbergh to Receive 2019 Founders Award at Slamdance Festival". TheWrap, December 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Pat Mullen, "‘Jordan River Anderson’ Named Top Canadian Doc at VIFF". Point of View, October 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019". Now, December 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.