Mimine

Mimine
Directed bySimon Laganière
Written bySimon Laganière
Produced byFanny Drew
Sarah Mannering
StarringStéphane Breton
Laurent Lemaire
Émilie Lévesque
CinematographyAlexandre Lampron
Edited byStéphane Lafleur
Production
company
Colonelle Films
Distributed byTravelling Distribution
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Mimine is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Simon Laganière and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Stéphane Breton as Bonus, a divorced father whose son Mimine (Laurent Lemaire) is visiting for the day, who is trying to impress the boy with a special, magical experience out of fear that he will be replaced in Mimine's heart by his mother's new boyfriend.[2]

The film won the award for Best Regional Film at the 2023 Festival Plein(s) Écran(s),[3] and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards.[4]

  1. ^ Frédéric Bouchard, "Avec « Mimine », Simon Laganière conçoit un film sensible et humoristique". Lien Multimédia, January 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Marie-Ève B. Alarie, "Festival Plein(s) Écran(s): un film de Simon Laganière dans la compétition officielle". L'Hebdo Journal, January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Alexandre Vigneault, "Le festival Plein(s) écran(s) dévoile ses lauréats". La Presse, January 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Jules Couturier, "«Viking» en bonne position aux prix Écrans canadiens". Métro, February 22, 2023.