Competition 3&4
Host: Paul Landriau, La Distributrice de films

For this second Q&A, we are pleased to welcome the Saguenay-based duo Anaë Bilodeau and Louis-Pierre Cossette (La tête en champ de bataille), Justice Rutikara (Monochrome), and Kimberley Ann Surin (Le dernier souhait). Thoughtful and committed filmmakers, they bring forward deeply personal and profoundly human stories that resonate on a universal level. Their works explore both visible and invisible forms of violence, as well as the lasting marks left by experiences heavy with meaning and consequence.

In La tête en champ de bataille, Louis-Pierre Cossette accompanies his 45-year-old brother David, a military veteran, on a moving journey toward fragile balance. Marked by years of loyal service, David faces wounds he has long struggled to acknowledge. With Monochrome, Justice Rutikara confronts racism head-on through a powerful split-screen narrative where violence is direct and unfiltered. Le dernier souhait, meanwhile, gently and precisely reveals how wounds caused by bullying can remain imprinted for a lifetime.

After dedicating thousands of hours over more than six years to developing and animating the drawings for La tête en champ de bataille, Anaë and Louis-Pierre present their most accomplished work to date. After presenting Ibuka, Justice at REGARD last year, Justice continues to explore the possibilities of animated documentary and hybrid forms, using fiction and editing as central narrative tools in Monochrome. Although Le dernier souhait marks Kimberley Ann’s first appearance at REGARD, her career began long before, first as a producer and documentary filmmaker, before fully embracing fiction.