Mars and April (2012)
October 5, 2012Release Date
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Jacques Languirand
Jacob Obus
Caroline Dhavernas
Avril
Paul Ahmarani
Arthur
Robert Lepage
Eugène Spaak - tête
Jean Asselin
Eugène Spaak - corps / Serveur automate
Stéphane Demers
Bernard Brel
Jean Marchand
Pneumatologue
Kathleen Fortin
Modèle d'Arthur
Marcel Sabourin
Capucin
André Montmorency
Pierrot
Gabriel Gascon
Arlequin
Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais
Marsonaute no. 1
Pierre Leblanc
Marsonaute no. 2
Richard Robitaille
Marsonaute no. 3
Khanh Hua
Serveur automate
Michèle Deslauriers
Standardiste (voice)
Émilie Blake
Secrétaire du Pneumatologue
Denis Gravereaux
Cosmologue no. 1
Charles Papasoff
Cosmologue no. 2
Martin Villeneuve
Director / Writer / Producer / Storyboard Artist
Lucie Robitaille
CastingDirector
Benoit Beaulieu
Producer / Cinematography
Anne-Marie Gélinas
Producer
Benoît Charest
Original Music Composer
Mathieu Demers
Editor
Denis Villeneuve
Production Consultant
Annie Normandin
Visual Effects Producer
Benoit Ladouceur
Matte Painter
Carlos Monzon
Visual Effects Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 5, 2012
Original NameMars et Avril
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Filming LocationsMontreal, Canada
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Mars & Avril (French: Mars et Avril) is a 2012 Canadian science fiction film starring Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani and Robert Lepage. The movie, based on the photo-novels of the same name published by Sid Lee & la Pastèque, is written, produced and directed by Martin Villeneuve.
The film was shot on a budget of C$2.3 million and featured numerous green screen effects. Belgian comic book artist François Schuiten is the production designer, former ILM Senior Compositor Carlos Monzon worked as VFX supervisor, and Benoît Charest composed the original score. The film was financed by Telefilm Canada, SODEC, Les Productions du 8e Art and the Harold Greenberg Fund, and is distributed in Canada by Alliance Vivafilm (now owned by eOne) and in the United States by Gaiam. The official trailer was released in Quebec theatres and on Alliance Vivafilm's YouTube channel on 21 December 2011.
The world premiere took place on 2 July 2012 at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic (the film was selected in the section "Another View" for its unique artistic approach in both form and content). Since then, the film has been screened in twenty other major cinema events around the globe and has received 10 nominations. Martin Villeneuve was nominated for "Best Adapted Screenplay" at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards, and he also won an "Imaging the Future Award" at the Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival in Switzerland. In addition, Villeneuve gave a TED Talk about his film at TED2013 in Long Beach, California.