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The Near Future (film)
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'The Near Future' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Sophie Goyette and released in 2012.[https://exclaim.ca/film/article/le_futur_proche_short-directed_by_sophie_goyette "Le Futur Proche (Short): Sophie Goyette"]. 'Exclaim!', January 15, 2013. The film stars Patrice Berthomier as Robin, a pilot for a small Quebec airline who learns of his mother's death, but goes through his day emotionally ambivalent about the news due to their complicated relationship."Le futur proche de Sophie Goyette". '24 images', No. 161, MarchApril 2013, p. 38.
The film premiered at the Saguenay International Short Film Festival (Regard sur le court mtrage au Saguenay) in March 2012.[https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-cinematographique/2012/12/04/%C2%ABle-futur-proche%C2%BB-de-sophie-goyette-sera-en-competition-a-sundance/ "Le Futur proche de Sophie Goyette sera en comptition Sundance"]. 'Voir', December 4, 2012. It was subsequently screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival,Peter Knegt, [https://www.indiewire.com/2012/09/tiff-list-2012-a-complete-list-of-all-films-at-the-toronto-international-film-festival-45282/ "TIFF List 2012: A Complete List of All Films at the Toronto International Film Festival"]. 'IndieWire', September 5, 2012. and at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards,[https://www.macleans.ca/culture/introducing-the-canadian-screen-awards-and-their-2013-nominees/ "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees"]. 'Maclean's', January 15, 2013. and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/spotlight-shines-on-quebec-cinema-at-the-jutra-awards-1.1368459 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards"]. CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.
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