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'Prayer for a Lost Mitten' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-Franois Lesage and released in 2020.[Pat Mullen, [http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/jean-francois-lesage-prayer-for-a-lost-mitten-hot-docs "Nostalgia for City Life: Jean-Franois Lesage on Prayer for a Lost Mitten"]. 'Point of View', May 29, 2020.] The film centres on the lost and found office of the Montreal Metro system.[Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/hot-docs-2020-winners "Prayer For A Lost Mitten, Stray win top awards at Hot Docs 2020"]. 'Now', May 19, 2020.]
The film premiered as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[Daniele Alcinii, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/05/05/twenty-three-canadian-titles-among-hot-docs-virtual-lineup/ "Twenty-three Canadian titles among Hot Docs virtual lineup"]. 'Playback', May 5, 2020.] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada it was not screened theatrically, but premiered as part of the festival's online streaming component.[Garnet Fraser, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2020/05/05/hot-docs-to-stream-dozens-of-films-in-new-digital-version-of-festival.html "Hot Docs to stream dozens of films in new digital version of festival"]. 'Toronto Star', May 5, 2020.] It was named the winner of the festival's Best Canadian Feature Documentary award.[Jillian Morgan, [https://realscreen.com/2020/05/15/prayer-for-a-lost-mitten-stray-take-top-prize-at-hot-docs-20-competition/ "Prayer for a Lost Mitten, Stray take top prizes at Hot Docs 20 competition"]. 'RealScreen', May 15, 2020.]
The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Marianne Ploska), Best Original Music in a Documentary (Tom Brunt) and Best Sound in a Documentary (Marie-Andre Cormier, Olivier Germain, Marie-Pierre Grenier).[Jean-Franois Vandeuren, [https://showbizz.net/cinema/la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-part-en-tete-des-nominations-du-gala-quebec-cinema-2021 "La desse des mouches feu part en tte des nominations du Gala Qubec Cinma 2021"]. 'Showbizz.net', April 26, 2021.] In 2022, the film is amongst the 5 finalists of the 11th edition of the Prix collgial du cinma qubcois (PCCQ).[Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/01/18/prix-collegial-du-cinema-quebecois--les-finalistes-devoiles "Prix collgial du cinma qubcois : les finalistes dvoils"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', January 18, 2022.]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary,[Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, Sort Of & Scarborough Lead The Pack"]. 'ET Canada', February 15, 2022.] and Ploska won the award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary, at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[Jamie Samhan, [https://etcanada.com/news/882769/2022-canadian-screen-award-winners-broadcast-news-and-documentary-factual/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Winners: Broadcast News And Documentary & Factual"]. 'ET Canada', April 4, 2022.]
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