When Jules, a 9-year-old boy with a rare disease, moves with his mother and siblings to his uncle's house in the country, he decides to go on an adventure to find a cure with his mysterious new friend, Asha.
Adventures in the Land of Asha
- Family, Drama / 89 min / Canada / 2023
Synopsis
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- Original Title: Jules au pays d’Asha
- Genres: Family, Drama
- Production Year: 2023
- Country of Origin: Canada
- Language Spoken: French
- Duration: 89 min.
- Shot On: Sony Venice
- Screen Ratio: 2.39
- Format: DCP 5.1
- Director: Sophie Farkas Bolla
- Cast: Alex Dupras, Gabie Jourdain, Kevin Papatie, Marilyse Bourke, Emmanuel Schwartz
- Director of Photography: Simran Dewan
- Film Editors: Anouk Deschênes, Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
- Sound Editors: Olivier Calvert
- Script Writers: Sophie Farkas Bolla, Sarah Lalonde
- Production Company: Bêtes Lumineuses
- Producers: Hany Ouichou, Kim O’Bomsawin
- Composers: Peter Venne
- Executive Producers: Rock Demers
- Financiers: Société De Développement Des Entreprises Culturelles (sodec), Téléfilm Canada, Shaw Rocket Fund, Harold Greenberg Fund, Provincial and Federal Tax credit, CALQ (Québec Art Council).
Festivals
Adventures in the Land of Asha at festivals
2024:Kyoto International Children's Film Festival, Japan
Real to Real International Film Festival for Youth, Canada
Cleveland International Film Festival, US
Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke, Canada
Cinergie, Canada
Freeze Frame International Film Festival, Canada
CINÉSEPT Festival du film de Sept-Îles, Canada
Cinéfranco - Canada
2023:
Youngabout International Film Festival, Italy
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, US
Cinémental, Canada
Kineko International Children’s Film Festival, Japan
Filem'On - International Film Festival for Young Audiences, Belgium
Festival La Prèmiere Séance, New Caledonia
International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Iran
Kinodiseea International Children's Film Festival, Romania
Schlingel International Film Festival, Germany
Buster Film Festival, Denmark
Culmea Film Festival, Romania
IFI Family Festival, Ireland
La Matatena International Children's Film Festival, Mexico
Giffoni FF, Italy
Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival Filmfestival, South Korea
Zlin Film Festival, Czech Republic
Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival, Norway
BUFF Malmö, Sweden
Montreal Int. Children's Film Festival (FIFEM), Canada
Awards:
Grand Prix for Best Film, Kyoto International Children's Film Festival
Honourable Mention - Real to Real International Film Festival for Youth
CIFEJ Award - Kineko International Children’s Film Festival
Special Mention - La Matatena International Children's Film Festival
CONAI Special Award for Best Environmentalist Film - Giffoni
Grand Prize of Montreal for best Feature film - FIFEM
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