2020 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Explained
The 2020 edition of the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the 32nd edition in the event's history, was held from September 19 to 27, 2020 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, organizers announced that the 2020 Cinéfest would proceed with a mix of in-person and online screenings, similarly to the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] The festival also programmed a smaller lineup than it had in recent years, with 55 feature films.[3]
Awards
Official selections
Gala Presentations
Special Presentations
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Akilla's Escape | | Canada |
| Another Round | Druk | | Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden |
| Body and Bones | | Canada |
| Falling | | Canada, United Kingdom |
| The Father | | France, United Kingdom |
| Games People Play | Seurapeli | Jenni Toivoniemi | Finland |
| I Am Greta | Nathan Grossman | Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Germany |
| Laughter | Le Rire | | Canada |
| Mogul Mowgli | | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Pack | Smecka | Tomas Polensky | Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia |
| Spare Parts | Andrew Thomas Hunt | Canada |
| Trickster | | Canada |
| Undine | | Germany, France |
| Wander | | Canada, United States | |
Features Canada
Cana-Doc
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Eddy's Kingdom | Greg Crompton | Canada |
| The Forbidden Reel | | Canada |
| | Posy Dixon | Canada, United Kingdom |
| Sisterhood | Ainsi soient-elles | Maxime Faure | Canada | |
Cinema Indigenized
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| The Arctics | Naomi Mark, Marty O'Brien | Canada |
| Call Me Human | Je m'appelle humain | | Canada |
| Chaakapesh | Roger Frappier, Justin Kingsley | Canada |
| Parallel Minds | | Canada | |
World Cinema
World Doc
Audience Choices from Around the World
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Girl with No Mouth | Peri: Ağzı Olmayan Kız | Can Evrenol | Turkey |
| Lucky Grandma | Sasie Sealy | United States |
| Radioactive | | United Kingdom | |
Short Circuit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| A Birthday | Un jour de fête | Philippe Arsenault | Canada |
| A Broken Hearted Solstice | Solstice d'un cœur brisé | Fanny Lefort | Canada |
| All-In Madonna | Arnold Lim | Canada |
| Anna | Dekel Berenson | United Kingdom |
| Audionomie | Maximillien Rolland | Canada |
| BKS | SDR | | Canada |
| Cayenne | | Canada |
| Drifting | Hanxiong Bo | China |
| Goodbye Golovin | Mathieu Grimard | Canada |
| The House Abandon | Clint D'Souza | Canada |
| I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain | | Canada |
| Landgraves | Jean-François Leblanc | Canada |
| Red Balloon | Avi Federgreen | Canada |
| Shooting Star | Comme une cométe | | Canada |
| Single | Ashley Eakin | United States |
| Sleeping Longing | Dormir désir | | Canada |
| Veil | Zahra Golafshani | Canada |
| Zoo | Will Niava | Canada | |
Notes and References
- https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/as-tickets-go-on-sale-cinefest-announces-more-films "As tickets go on sale, Cinefest announces more films"
- https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/2020-cinefest-will-be-hybrid-in-person-virtual-festival-2520941 "2020 Cinéfest will be ‘hybrid’ in-person, virtual festival"
- Molly Frommer, "Cinefest Sudbury announces most of its 2020 film lineup". CTV Northern Ontario, August 20, 2020.
- https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/cinefest-sudbury-announces-its-2020-award-winners "Cinefest Sudbury announces its 2020 award winners"
