Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, or FICFA, is a francophone international film festival held annually in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Since its creation in 1987, FICFA has grown to become the largest film festival in New Brunswick and one of the largest international francophone film festivals in North America. With an official program that includes over 100 films each year, FICFA is an important gathering of over 20,000 movie lovers and more than 150 delegates from Canada, Europe and Africa.
FICFA was created in 1987 following the Quebec City Francophonie Summit. The City of Moncton was selected to host such a festival as a tribute to those who worked for centuries in order to preserve their language and culture. The Moncton community wished to make FICFA an annual event and in 1992, Film Zone was incorporated. Film Zone is in charge of organizing FICFA, its principal event.
FICFA's mission is to promote francophone cinema in Acadie and Acadian cinema in Acadie itself and the Francophonie. Since its first edition, it has presented thousands of films from around the world.
Its objectives include developing interest for francophone cinema in Acadie, developing interest for francophone cinema in school settings, contributing to the development and promotion of the Acadian cinema industry, and encouraging partnerships with other francophone festivals.
Prix La Vague
The FICFA jury, composed of professionals from Canadian and international cinema industries, attributes the Prix La Vague Awards every year in different categories:2007
2008
Honorable mentions were also awarded to Isabelle Blais for her performance in Lyne Charlebois's film Borderline, and to Claude Fournier for his musical contributions to Rodolphe Caron's Marie-Hélène Allain en dialogue avec la pierre.2009
| Category | Film | Director |
| Best International Feature | Eastern Plays | Kamen Kalev |
| Best Canadian Feature | I Killed My Mother | Xavier Dolan |
| Best Documentary | Encirclement – Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy | Richard Brouillette |
| Best Documentary | Men for Sale | Rodrigue Jean |
| Best Acadian Feature | Acadieman vs le CMA 2009 | Dano Leblanc |
| Best Acadian Short Film | Habiter la danse | Julien Cadieux |
| People's Choice | Paul Rodin est... Paul Rodin | Frédérick Vin |
| People's Choice | Alanna | Julie Plourde |
2010
2011
| Category | Film | Director |
| Best International Feature | The Minister | Pierre Schöller |
| Best International Feature | Attenberg | Athina Rachel Tsangari |
| Best International Short Film | Aglaée | Rudi Rosenberg |
| Best International Short Film | Le Sucre | Raphaël Médard |
| Best Canadian Feature | The Salesman | Sébastien Pilote |
| Best Canadian Short Film | Ce n'est rien | Nicolas Roy |
| Best Canadian Short Film | Sang froid | Martin Thibaudeau |
| Best Documentary | Vol spécial | Fernand Melgar |
| Best Documentary | Godin | Simon Beaulieu |
| Best Acadian Feature | Moncton Vinyle | Paul Bossé |
| Best Acadian Feature | Roméo Savoie: La peinture du corps | Monique LeBlanc |
| Best Acadian Short Film | Off Route 2 | Amanda Dawn Christie |
| People's Choice | Monsieur Lazhar | Philippe Falardeau |
2012
| Category | Film | Director |
| Best International Feature | Sister | Ursula Meier |
| Best International Short Film | Edmond Was a Donkey | Franck Dion |
| Best Canadian Feature | War Witch | Kim Nguyen |
| Best Canadian Feature | Catimini | Nathalie Saint-Pierre |
| Best Canadian Short Film | Ina Litovski | Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin |
| Best Documentary | Bestiaire | Denis Côté |
| Best Acadian Feature | Last Chance | Paul-Émile d'Entremont |
| Best Acadian Short Film | Une affaire de famille | Justin Guitard |
| People's Choice | The Nature of Frederic Back | Phil Comeau |
| People's Choice | S.W.I.T.C.H. | Jean-Pierre Desmarais |