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Bonfires (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Bonfires' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Martin Bureau and released in 2017.[https://www.journaldequebec.com/2018/03/08/amusantes-catastrophes "Qubec sexpose: amusantes catastrophes"]. 'Le Journal de Qubec', March 8, 2018. The film depicts the controversial Eleventh Night celebrations in Northern Ireland, when Ulster Protestants continue to light large bonfires each year to commemorate the Protestant victory over Catholics in the Battle of the Boyne.[https://www.culturopoing.com/cinema/entretiens-cinema/fermeture-de-la-trachee-plissement-des-paupieres-en-apnee-dans-les-oeuvres-de-martin-bureau-entropiste/20170815 "Fermeture de la trache, plissement des paupires : en apne dans les uvres de Martin Bureau, entropiste"]. 'CulturoPoing', August 15, 2017.
The film premiered at the Traces de vies documentary film festival in Clermont-Ferrand in 2017. It was screened at a number of film festivals thereafter, and was incorporated into Bureau's larger multimedia exhibition 'Les murs du dsordre'.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/545297/visite-au-pied-des-murs "Visite au pied des murs"]. 'Le Devoir', January 11, 2019.
Awards
In 2018, the film won the Prix Farel for best short film at the Festival international du film thmatique religieuse in Neufchtel, Switzerland.[http://presence-info.ca/article/cinema/un-prix-farel-pour-un-court-metrage-canadien "Un prix Farel pour un court mtrage canadien"]. 'Prsence Info', October 29, 2018. In 2019, the film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.Barry Walsh, [http://realscreen.com/2019/02/08/anthropocene-amazing-race-canada-among-canadian-screen-award-nominees/ "Anthropocene, Amazing Race Canada among Canadian Screen Award nominees"]. 'RealScreen', February 8, 2019.
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