Exclusive: Canadian film director and screenwriter Vincent René-Lortie has signed with WME for representation.
His narrative debut short, Invincible (2022), was nominated at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film and won the Special Jury Prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. Most recently, the director is working on the experimental film La Peau de L’Autre (2023), which is currently in post-production. His first feature, You Were Always An Island, is in development.
Vincent is a graduate of Montreal’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, and is a member of the Young Guns ’20 class, an award ceremony dedicated to creatives under 30 from across the globe.
Vincent continues to be represented by Brendan Kenney’s Mad Delusion.
His narrative debut short, Invincible (2022), was nominated at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film and won the Special Jury Prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. Most recently, the director is working on the experimental film La Peau de L’Autre (2023), which is currently in post-production. His first feature, You Were Always An Island, is in development.
Vincent is a graduate of Montreal’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, and is a member of the Young Guns ’20 class, an award ceremony dedicated to creatives under 30 from across the globe.
Vincent continues to be represented by Brendan Kenney’s Mad Delusion.
- 5/3/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
After missing the chance to accept his first Oscar in person, following his win for Best Live-Action Short for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Wes Anderson has addressed the circumstances surrounding his absence and what he would’ve said in his speech.
“If I could have been there, I (along with [producer] Steven Rales) would have said ‘Thank You’ to: the family of Roald Dahl; the team at Netflix; Benedict [Cumberbatch] and Ralph [Fiennes] and Ben Kingsley and Dev [Patel] … and more [of the cast and crew],” Anderson stated. “And also: If I had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18 years old, I would certainly not be receiving this award tonight — but unfortunately Steven and I are in Germany and we start shooting our new movie early tomorrow morning, so I did not actually receive the award [in person] or get a chance to say any of that.”
Anderson...
“If I could have been there, I (along with [producer] Steven Rales) would have said ‘Thank You’ to: the family of Roald Dahl; the team at Netflix; Benedict [Cumberbatch] and Ralph [Fiennes] and Ben Kingsley and Dev [Patel] … and more [of the cast and crew],” Anderson stated. “And also: If I had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18 years old, I would certainly not be receiving this award tonight — but unfortunately Steven and I are in Germany and we start shooting our new movie early tomorrow morning, so I did not actually receive the award [in person] or get a chance to say any of that.”
Anderson...
- 3/11/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
After eight nominations for six different films he has made, director Wes Anderson has finally won his first Oscar.
Receiving the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short for his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” seems unconventional for both the category, which normally awards emerging filmmakers, and Anderson himself, who was best known till this point for directing features such as “Asteroid City” (which happened to also be in awards contention this season.)
His win was over fellow nominees “The After,” from director Misan Harriman, “Invincible,” from director Vincent René-Lortie, “Knight of Fortune,” from director Lasse Lyskjær Noer, and “Red, White and Blue” from director Nazrin Choudhury.
Anderson’s Oscar achievement comes as a bit of a full circle moment for the auteur, coming just over two decades since his career as a professional filmmaker kicked off with the premiere of his short “Bottle Rocket...
Receiving the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short for his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” seems unconventional for both the category, which normally awards emerging filmmakers, and Anderson himself, who was best known till this point for directing features such as “Asteroid City” (which happened to also be in awards contention this season.)
His win was over fellow nominees “The After,” from director Misan Harriman, “Invincible,” from director Vincent René-Lortie, “Knight of Fortune,” from director Lasse Lyskjær Noer, and “Red, White and Blue” from director Nazrin Choudhury.
Anderson’s Oscar achievement comes as a bit of a full circle moment for the auteur, coming just over two decades since his career as a professional filmmaker kicked off with the premiere of his short “Bottle Rocket...
- 3/11/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Refresh for updates: The votes are in, the tuxes are pressed, and the envelopes are sealed: It’s time for the 96th Academy Awards. Deadline is updating the winners list live as they are announced, so check it out below.
Christopher Nolan’s near-billion-dollar juggernaut Oppenheimer has been collecting trophies at nearly every stop this awards season and comes into the ceremony as the odds-on favorite for Best Picture, among other nods. It’s vying for the Big Prize on Hollywood’s Big Night against the No. 1 movie of 2023, Barbie, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest.
Here are the winners announced so far at the Oscars, followed by the remaining nominees:
Winners
Tba
Nominees
Best Picture
American Fiction
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
Anatomy of a Fall...
Christopher Nolan’s near-billion-dollar juggernaut Oppenheimer has been collecting trophies at nearly every stop this awards season and comes into the ceremony as the odds-on favorite for Best Picture, among other nods. It’s vying for the Big Prize on Hollywood’s Big Night against the No. 1 movie of 2023, Barbie, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest.
Here are the winners announced so far at the Oscars, followed by the remaining nominees:
Winners
Tba
Nominees
Best Picture
American Fiction
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
Anatomy of a Fall...
- 3/10/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Live Action Short
Weekly Commentary: Many pundits regard the best live action short category as Wes Anderson’s to lose, thanks to his 40-minute Netflix short film, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Interestingly, the final Oscar ballots do not display the director’s names. Although...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Live Action Short
Weekly Commentary: Many pundits regard the best live action short category as Wes Anderson’s to lose, thanks to his 40-minute Netflix short film, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Interestingly, the final Oscar ballots do not display the director’s names. Although...
- 3/5/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
If the Academy judged features by the same standards that they do live action shorts, the best picture ballot would be full of starry, quasi-political issue movies: well-meaning but manipulative films like “Father Stu” and “The Janes.” In this category, it’s the message that matters to Oscar voters, which makes this year’s “2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action” program (available exclusively in theaters from ShortsTV) one of the most frustrating lineups in recent memory. Or it would, if not for the presence of one genuinely brilliant, liberatingly unserious nominee among them. That would be “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” the best of several delightful Roald Dahl adaptations director Wes Anderson cooked up for Netflix … but we’ll come to that in due time.
The slate opens with a far inferior Netflix short, “The After,” a risibly manipulative portrait of grief and finding the strength to move...
The slate opens with a far inferior Netflix short, “The After,” a risibly manipulative portrait of grief and finding the strength to move...
- 3/4/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
There exist three Oscar categories where it’s possible to watch all nominated films in one shot – that’s shorts, Animated, Live Action and Documentary. Packaged into three feature length films presented by ShortsTV, the Oscar Nominated Short Films open in theaters today for a four-week run on about 650 screens in the U.S. and Canada.
It’s 19-year tradition popular with audiences and theaters. Each film is also “an event. Then you can go argue about who you think should win,” says ShortsTV founder and CEO Carter Pilcher.
Theater owners can screen any or all of the three compilations however and whenever they want from a traditional run to a one-week marathon before the Academy Awards on March 10.
Pilcher says the animated bundle tends to do the best historically, although the 2023 short called My Year Of Dicks nudged out some of the family audiences that love animation, giving Live Action the win.
It’s 19-year tradition popular with audiences and theaters. Each film is also “an event. Then you can go argue about who you think should win,” says ShortsTV founder and CEO Carter Pilcher.
Theater owners can screen any or all of the three compilations however and whenever they want from a traditional run to a one-week marathon before the Academy Awards on March 10.
Pilcher says the animated bundle tends to do the best historically, although the 2023 short called My Year Of Dicks nudged out some of the family audiences that love animation, giving Live Action the win.
- 2/16/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Quebec’s recent domestic box office charmers “One Summer” and “Ru” lead Canada’s diverse acquisition slate of 17 features — many coming off strong, award-speckled festival runs — screening for buyers at the Berlinale’s European Film Market.
More than half the 20 Canadian titles screening across the EFM and festival are Quebec productions, a ratio that reflects the resilience of the province’s film industry, not to mention the next wave of filmmaking talent and the return of Quebec audiences to cinemas.
“Ru,” an adaptation of Vietnamese-born Canadian novelist Kim Thúy’s prize-winning, widely translated 2009 novel, is nearing the $2 million mark in Canada and is the latest in a string of Quebec films to earn more than $1 million at the domestic box office in 2023.
“Local success doesn’t necessarily mean international distribution, but I have the feeling that it’s possible with ‘Ru,’ which is a universal story, very faithful to the book,...
More than half the 20 Canadian titles screening across the EFM and festival are Quebec productions, a ratio that reflects the resilience of the province’s film industry, not to mention the next wave of filmmaking talent and the return of Quebec audiences to cinemas.
“Ru,” an adaptation of Vietnamese-born Canadian novelist Kim Thúy’s prize-winning, widely translated 2009 novel, is nearing the $2 million mark in Canada and is the latest in a string of Quebec films to earn more than $1 million at the domestic box office in 2023.
“Local success doesn’t necessarily mean international distribution, but I have the feeling that it’s possible with ‘Ru,’ which is a universal story, very faithful to the book,...
- 2/15/2024
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Here are the Best Live Action Short nominees:
Invincible | Canada | 30 minutes
The line “I’ll never be in your position” hits hard about halfway through Vincent René-Lortie’s Invincible. We’ve already seen it come true because of where Marc (Léokim Beaumier-Lépine) ends up––courtesy the prologue-set future that unfolds before the short film rewinds backwards in time––but those words are less premonition than tragic reality. He speaks them in response to his juvenile-detention-center case worker (Ralph Prosper’s Luc) asking what he should do about the boy’s latest transgression. Despite good grades and an empathetic heart, Marc finds himself on a path that does not lead towards authoritative roles. His past deeds have marked him. His present resentments have destroyed hope.
Based on true events, Marc’s dual...
Invincible | Canada | 30 minutes
The line “I’ll never be in your position” hits hard about halfway through Vincent René-Lortie’s Invincible. We’ve already seen it come true because of where Marc (Léokim Beaumier-Lépine) ends up––courtesy the prologue-set future that unfolds before the short film rewinds backwards in time––but those words are less premonition than tragic reality. He speaks them in response to his juvenile-detention-center case worker (Ralph Prosper’s Luc) asking what he should do about the boy’s latest transgression. Despite good grades and an empathetic heart, Marc finds himself on a path that does not lead towards authoritative roles. His past deeds have marked him. His present resentments have destroyed hope.
Based on true events, Marc’s dual...
- 2/14/2024
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Vincent René-Lortie’s devastating short Invincible follows the final 48 hours of a desperately troubled teen’s life. Based on the tragic true story of his childhood friend Marc-Antoine Bernier, Invincible is a grounded drama which provides a deeply informed focus on the 14-year-old Marc as an individual who was much more than the collective memory of his chaotic behaviour which brought him to breaking point. A regular here on Directors Notes – this interview marks his fifth appearance on our pages – René-Lortie worked on the film for six years, throughout which he conducted detailed and intimate research to gain a deeper understanding of the precarious nature of his childhood friend’s mental health at the time. However, Invincible doesn’t just focus on the violence of Marc’s final hours, with scenes of beauty and bonding showcasing the duality of its young protagonist and illustrating the hope that he’d be...
- 2/14/2024
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
It didn’t take long for Vincent René-Lortie earn his first Oscar nomination. The Canadian writer and director’s first narrative film, “Invincible,” is nominated for Best Live Action Short at the 96th Academy Awards. A video posted on YouTube shows René-Lortie and his team reacting to the nominations announcement. In an exclusive video interview with Gold Derby (watch above), René-Lortie recalls that joyous moment. “I’m not gonna lie — first I don’t think we were really expecting it,” he says. “We cried, we screamed, we jumped into each other’s arms. That video was probably 15 minutes longer. We just cut it to like 30 seconds.”
“Invincible” follows Marc (Léokim Beaubier-Lépine), a troubled teen whose quick temper and impulsive behavior has landed him in a juvenile detention facility. The film, which is based on the experiences of a young man René-Lortie knew, invites viewers inside Marc’s mind and surroundings,...
“Invincible” follows Marc (Léokim Beaubier-Lépine), a troubled teen whose quick temper and impulsive behavior has landed him in a juvenile detention facility. The film, which is based on the experiences of a young man René-Lortie knew, invites viewers inside Marc’s mind and surroundings,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Tony Ruiz
- Gold Derby
Léokim Beaumier-Lépine and Élia St-Pierre in Invincible
Following the last 48 hours in the life of a teenager who has been sentenced to juvenile detention, French Canadian short Invincible is one of the strongest Oscar nominees in its category, a beautifully crafted piece of cinema which makes a powerful point. It’s no surprise to learn that it’s based on events that haunted its director, Vincent René-Lortie, for many years. I meat Vincent just a few days before the nominations were announced. “We really cross our fingers, but at the end of the day, it's okay if we're not nominated because we just feel so lucky that we're here already,” he told me, explaining that what really matters to him is that people see the film and it makes them think.
“It’s the story of my friend Marc-Antoine Bernier, who passed away at the age of 14,” he says. “The...
Following the last 48 hours in the life of a teenager who has been sentenced to juvenile detention, French Canadian short Invincible is one of the strongest Oscar nominees in its category, a beautifully crafted piece of cinema which makes a powerful point. It’s no surprise to learn that it’s based on events that haunted its director, Vincent René-Lortie, for many years. I meat Vincent just a few days before the nominations were announced. “We really cross our fingers, but at the end of the day, it's okay if we're not nominated because we just feel so lucky that we're here already,” he told me, explaining that what really matters to him is that people see the film and it makes them think.
“It’s the story of my friend Marc-Antoine Bernier, who passed away at the age of 14,” he says. “The...
- 1/30/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Zone Of Interest
At long last, the 2024 Oscar nominations are in, and Oppenheimer is in the lead, with 13, while Poor Things and Killers Of The Flower Moon have ten each.
Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid read out the lists of contenders to cheers from the audience, especially for unexpected choices like Robot Dreams (in the running for Best Animated Film) and Godzilla Minus One (Best Visual Effects). As expected, The Holdovers secured acting nominations and a place in the running for best Picture. Barbie also joined that prestigious list, picking up a total of nine nominations, and there was a strong showing by UK contender The Zone Of Interest.
"It's a profound wave of emotion and pride that we're experiencing today," said Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, director and producer of short film Invincible. "We could never have hoped that one day our film would be nominated...
At long last, the 2024 Oscar nominations are in, and Oppenheimer is in the lead, with 13, while Poor Things and Killers Of The Flower Moon have ten each.
Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid read out the lists of contenders to cheers from the audience, especially for unexpected choices like Robot Dreams (in the running for Best Animated Film) and Godzilla Minus One (Best Visual Effects). As expected, The Holdovers secured acting nominations and a place in the running for best Picture. Barbie also joined that prestigious list, picking up a total of nine nominations, and there was a strong showing by UK contender The Zone Of Interest.
"It's a profound wave of emotion and pride that we're experiencing today," said Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, director and producer of short film Invincible. "We could never have hoped that one day our film would be nominated...
- 1/23/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Films make their way onto the Oscar short film shortlists in myriad ways. Some of them have plainly set out to get that kind of attention and have big budgets for their size, well seasoned crews and accomplished stars. Others – more than in any other awards section – come out of nowhere, making their way to the top purely on talent and ideas. Invincible is one such creation – a modest little film whose raison d’être is very personal. When he made it, director Vincent René-Lortie had no expectation of winning major prizes – he just wanted to tell the story of the last 48 hours in the life of a boy he used to know.
That boy was Marc-Antoine Bernier, played here by Léokim Beaumier-Lépine, whose performance is something special. We glimpse him first when he’s sitting in a car at night making a tearful phone call to his...
That boy was Marc-Antoine Bernier, played here by Léokim Beaumier-Lépine, whose performance is something special. We glimpse him first when he’s sitting in a car at night making a tearful phone call to his...
- 1/20/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Vincent René-Lortie’s Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Invincible’ Sheds Light on Mental Health Struggles In Teens
Canadian director Vincent René-Lortie’s film Invincible tells the story of the last 48-hours of a 14-year old boy’s life as he grapples with self-destructive impulses while still yearning for his freedom from mental health struggles. Shortlisted for the Oscars in the Live Action Short Film category, the film is inspired by true events involving René-Lortie’s childhood friend, Marc-Antoine Bernier.
Winner of the International Special Jury Prize at the 2023 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Invincible draws the viewer into the emotional state and conflicted mind of Bernier. It’s the debut film from René-Lortie, a graduate of Montreal’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.
Deadline: Invincible is your debut narrative film which is inspired by real events from an incident you experienced. Why did you decide on this story to be the first showcase of your work?
Director Vincent René-Lortie
Vincent René-Lortie: I was just...
Winner of the International Special Jury Prize at the 2023 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Invincible draws the viewer into the emotional state and conflicted mind of Bernier. It’s the debut film from René-Lortie, a graduate of Montreal’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.
Deadline: Invincible is your debut narrative film which is inspired by real events from an incident you experienced. Why did you decide on this story to be the first showcase of your work?
Director Vincent René-Lortie
Vincent René-Lortie: I was just...
- 1/12/2024
- by Sunil Sadarangani
- Deadline Film + TV
“Riverdale” star Lili Reinhart has boarded Vincent René-Lortie’s short film “Invincible” as an executive producer.
She will exec produce via her production banner Small Victory Productions, which she founded with her producing partner Catherine Hagedorn, who serves as the company’s SVP of production.
“Invincible” deals with themes of mental health and self-destruction.
“Inspired by a true story, ‘Invincible’ recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom,” reads the synopsis.
It stars Léokim Beaumier-Lépine, Élia-St Pierre, Isabelle Blais, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Ralph Prosper, Florence Blain Mbaye, Naoufel Chkirate and Miguel Tionjock.
René-Lortie wrote and directed the short, with Alexandre Nour Desjardins as director of photography. Samuel Caron and Élise Lardinois at Telescope films produced the project.
“Invincible” has been shortlisted for the live action short category at the Oscars.
“Through Vincent’s storytelling, I was immediately pulled into our young Marc’s world,...
She will exec produce via her production banner Small Victory Productions, which she founded with her producing partner Catherine Hagedorn, who serves as the company’s SVP of production.
“Invincible” deals with themes of mental health and self-destruction.
“Inspired by a true story, ‘Invincible’ recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom,” reads the synopsis.
It stars Léokim Beaumier-Lépine, Élia-St Pierre, Isabelle Blais, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Ralph Prosper, Florence Blain Mbaye, Naoufel Chkirate and Miguel Tionjock.
René-Lortie wrote and directed the short, with Alexandre Nour Desjardins as director of photography. Samuel Caron and Élise Lardinois at Telescope films produced the project.
“Invincible” has been shortlisted for the live action short category at the Oscars.
“Through Vincent’s storytelling, I was immediately pulled into our young Marc’s world,...
- 1/11/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
We all know that if there’s one thing harder than predicting the winners of the three short film categories at the Oscars, it’s predicting which films will get nominated in those categories. Well Derbyites, we’re here to help make predicting those nominees a little easier. Below we have listed all 15 shortlisted titles for Best Live Action Short along with descriptions of each one. We’ve also included information and links on where you can view the finalists.
Among the plots of this year’s crop are a rideshare driver dealing with grief, a chance meeting between a trans woman and a cis man, a woman traveling out of state to obtain an abortion, and a fighter pilot in need of a miracle to make it home for Christmas.
SEEDozens of video interviews with 2024 awards contenders
“The After” – In the midst of his grief, a rideshare driver picks...
Among the plots of this year’s crop are a rideshare driver dealing with grief, a chance meeting between a trans woman and a cis man, a woman traveling out of state to obtain an abortion, and a fighter pilot in need of a miracle to make it home for Christmas.
SEEDozens of video interviews with 2024 awards contenders
“The After” – In the midst of his grief, a rideshare driver picks...
- 12/25/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
We're happy to premier the first clips from Days of Eva, a French Canadian (they do love their Pa, the french Canucks) short film produced by students of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. The film looks gorgeously shot in real, snowy and cold-as-hell locations in Canada.
Days of Eva was written and directed by Vincent René-Lortie. The part of Eva is played by Anna Arrobas and produced by Justin Richard-Dostie.
Synopsis:
For the past 11 years, Eva has lived alone in a cold, gloomy, dark, wintery, post-apocalyptical universe. She has grown up in the middle of a gigantic abandoned apartment complex, twin to an adjacent building. In this world, air is no longer breathable.
Eva survives off of her last oxygen reserves, but her time has run out. Eva onl [Continued ...]...
Days of Eva was written and directed by Vincent René-Lortie. The part of Eva is played by Anna Arrobas and produced by Justin Richard-Dostie.
Synopsis:
For the past 11 years, Eva has lived alone in a cold, gloomy, dark, wintery, post-apocalyptical universe. She has grown up in the middle of a gigantic abandoned apartment complex, twin to an adjacent building. In this world, air is no longer breathable.
Eva survives off of her last oxygen reserves, but her time has run out. Eva onl [Continued ...]...
- 6/9/2016
- QuietEarth.us
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