305 Bellechasse: Inside the painters' studio

A film by
Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer

305 Bellechasse: Inside the painters' studio

Genre

Documentary

Country

Quebec, Canada

Year

2022

Format

Color - 1

Length

104 min

Language

French, English
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DIRECTING: Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer

SCREENPLAY: Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer

PRODUCTION: Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer (Tulp Films)

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Nelson Villamil, Eric Poliquin et Arnaud Dumas

SOUND DESIGN: Jean-François Sauvé et Martin M. Messier

EDITING: Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer, Louis-Martin Paradis

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Synopsis

The 305 Bellechasse documentary is a gateway to the richness of the creative life of artists who have established their studio in this ancient pasta factory. Located at the confluence of the neighborhoods of Petite-Patrie, Mile End and Little Italy, this building has become, over time, a lair of artists of talent and renown and one of the hidden treasure of contemporary painting in Montreal. Last October, the Schiff family who had owned the building for the last 70 years sold the building to Mondev Real Estate. Now the artist’s presence in the 305 is in jeopardy. Hope this documentary will rise the question of the importance of keeping creative space in our cities.

Festivals & awards

Festival International du Film sur l’Art

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma

Prix Pierre-et-Yolande-Perreault

Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke

Seoul International Architecture Film Festival

Festival International du cinéma francophone en Acadie

Made Here Film Festival

Cinema on the Bayou

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About
Biography
Maxime-Claude
L'Écuyer

PENTIMENTO | En développement

305 BELLECHASSE | 2022, 94 min.

SQUAD LEADER TD-73028 SOLILOQUY | 2018, 8 min.

ZSOFIKA | 2014, 14 min.

SUKI | 2013, 13 min

L’ÉTAT DES LIEUX | 2012, 10 min.

SHENG QI | 2010, 3 min.

LA CLOISON | 2008, 10 min.

Filmography

Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer has written and directed six short fiction films, including La cloison, Suki, Zsofika and Squad Leader TD-73028 Soliloque. All of them have been presented in various festivals in Quebec and abroad, some of them winning awards. Zsofika (2014) won 8 awards. 305 Bellechasse is his first feature documentary. He is currently developing a fiction feature film, Pentimento with Parallaxes, and will shoot his next short film Résonance later this year.

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