[VIDEO] FICFA: Spotlight on francophone voices in Moncton
For the final episode of East Coast in Focus, we stop in Moncton at the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA). This hub for francophone filmmakers in the region brings together passionate creators whose stories are rooted in language, memory, and Acadian identity.
Moncton-based director and screenwriter Julien Cadieux, who premiered his latest documentary Amir mon petit prince at the festival, speaks with us about the plural vision of Acadia he brings to the screen, and what it means to create “regional” content in Canada.
This 39th edition of FICFA marked the launch of an important new initiative, Journée Télé, which celebrates television content with booths from local production companies and screenings of Acadian series. The festival’s Executive Director Mélanie Clériot talks to us about the importance of showcasing the breadth of television production in Acadia. We also speak with Shayne Michael, a poet, dancer, and author from the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation, who brought his series Enfant de méduse, Wolastoqey to the inaugural edition of Journée Télé.
We meet documentary filmmaker Hélène Lebon, who travelled from Prince Edward Island to present her short film L’empêcheuse de tourner en rond, as well as multidisciplinary artist Haqq Brice Adéoyé, whose film C’est La Nature! La Solution is a local perspective shaped by his own path of immigration and resilience.
Finally, filmmaker Phil Comeau, a leading figure in Acadian cinema, reflects on his career, which has long been devoted to showcasing Acadia and supporting its emerging voices.
