The BBQFF is a UB tradition that showcases Québécois culture through the medium of film and post-viewing discussions. This year, we are honored to host internationally-renowned sound director and sound engineer Sylvain Bellemare, who won a 2017 Academy Award and 2017 BAFTA Film Award for his work on the film Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016). Mr. Bellemare will also give a presentation about his work on the film Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010).

April 10:          Jésus de Montréal (Denys Arcand, 1989) & Gaz Bar Blues (Louis Bélanger, 2003)
                        6 PM – 10:30 PM, 120 Clemens Hall, UB North Campus   

April 11:          Presentation by Sylvain Bellemare:
                        "The Quest for Sound Design: Cinema, Music, and Everything Else"
                        2 PM – 3 PM, 904 Clemens Hall, UB North Campus

                        Les Aimants (Yves Pelletier, 2004) & Un crabe dans la tête (André Turpin, 2001)
                        6 PM – 10:15 PM, 4 Knox Lecture Hall, UB North Campus

April 12:          Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010)
                        4 PM – 6:45 PM, 4 Knox Lecture Hall, UB North Campus

This event is free and open to the public. Films will be shown in French with English subtitles. Each film showing will be followed by a post-viewing discussion in English. This is an academic event devoted to the discovery and understanding of Québécois film.

With thanks to our sponsors: The Melodia E. Jones Chair, AIEQ, Canadian Studies, and the Department of Romance Languages & Literatures

Parking is free on UB North Campus after 3:00 PM.