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'Ste. Anne' is a Canadian experimental drama film, directed by Rhayne Vermette and released in 2021.[Jared Mobarak, [https://thefilmstage.com/tiff-review-ste-anne/ "TIFF Review: Ste. Anne is an Atmospheric, Experimental Manitoban Odyssey"]. 'The Film Stage', September 14, 2021.] The film stars Vermette as Rene, a Mtis woman returning to her hometown in Manitoba for the first time in four years to reconnect with her family.[Grace Paizen, [https://www.themanitoban.com/2021/09/ste-anne-premieres-at-tiff/43269/ "Ste. Anne premieres at TIFF: Rhayne Vermettes debut feature-length film artistically contends the past"]. 'The Manitoban', September 14, 2021.]
The film's cast also includes Jack Theis, Valerie Marion and Isabelle dEschambault.
The film premiered in May 2021 at the Jeonju International Film Festival,[Grace Han, [https://asianmoviepulse.com/2021/04/jeonju-iff-reveals-full-lineup-for-2021-edition/ "JEONJU IFF Reveals Full Lineup for 2021 Edition!"]. 'Asian Movie Pulse', April 12, 2021.] It was subsequently screened at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival,[Vladan Petkovic, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/397354/ "The Berlinale Forum slaloms between fiction and documentary"]. 'Cineuropa', February 9, 2021.] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[
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The film won the Amplify Voices award for Best Canadian Film at TIFF,[Steve Pond, [https://www.thewrap.com/belfast-wins-toronto-film-festivals-peoples-choice-award/ "Belfast Wins Toronto Film Festivals Peoples Choice Award"]. 'TheWrap', September 18, 2021.] and was a nominee for the DGC Discovery Award at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[[https://broadcastdialogue.com/tv-film-news-63/ "TV & Film News DGC reveals Discovery Award long list of emerging directors to watch"]. 'Broadcast Dialogue', September 23, 2021.] It was subsequently named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.[Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-and-features/tiff-announces-canadas-top-ten-for-2021 "TIFF announces Canadas Top Ten films of 2021"]. 'Now', December 6, 2021.]
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