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Fauve
A film by
Jeremy Comte
My love for cinema was born when I was just a young boy. As I was watching the original version of Fantasia obsessively, I was captivated by the colourful images combined with the engaging music and powerful storytelling. The love of cinema grew so much in me that it became an integral part of my life. My dreams, thoughts and aspirations were consumed by it.
Around the same time, recurrent nightmares of finding myself sinking in quicksand terrified me at night. The memory of those dreams visited me throughout all my life, but I didn’t give it much thought. A couple years ago, on a rainy muddy day, I was running in the countryside and the same dream popped in my mind again. This time, I decided to transform it into “Fauve”, a short film exploring elements of my childhood.
Growing up in rural Quebec, I used to spend days wandering in the woods with my best friend, pulling pranks on each other. It was important for “Fauve” to find two boys from the countryside that could personify this kind of childhood in its raw form, through its parts of naivety and cruelty. In Fauve, I wanted to raise questions through the exploration of nature and human psychology. I have always been fascinated by the animal kingdom, the primitive traits we carry as humans and how those qualities manifest themselves—specifically in childhood. I want my cinema to explore these themes with elements of mystery, strong visceral emotions and engaging visuals.
Félix Grenier, Alexandre Perreault, Louise Bombardier
DIRECTING: Jérémy Comte
SCREENPLAY: Jérémy Comte
PRODUCTION: Maria Gracia Turgeon, Evren Boisjoli (Midi La Nuit)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Olivier Gossot
SOUND: Laurent Ouellette, Jean-David Perron (Cult Nation)
ORIGINAL SCORE: Brian D'Oliveira (La Hacienda)
EDITING: Jérémy Comte
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Alone in the wild, two boys play around a surface mine. Complicity evolves into a confrontation where one wants to have power over the other. When one suddenly gets caught in the quicksand, the debate ends. Taking proportions larger than nature, this game will not prove as harmless as they thought.
15e Gala Prends ça court! *Winner of nine awards and two honorable mentions, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Félix Grenier & Alexandre Perreault)
Festival international du film de Cleveland *Programmers' Short Film Award
Aspen ShortFest *Best drama
Brussels Short Film Festival
Rencontres du film court de Madagascar
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival *Best Short Film Award
Monclair Film Festival
Rincon International Film Festival, Puerto Rico *Best international short film
VIS Vienna Shorts *Jury Award
Art Film Festival
Courts d’un Soir *Jury Award, Audience Award, Best Quebec Short Film
Longue vue sur le court *Best directing, Public Student Award, Young Voters Award, Audience Award
Seattle International Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival – ShortFest *Best film of the festival
Oak Cliff Film Festival
15th IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
Guanajuato International Film Festival *Premio SIGNIS MÉXICO
Fantasia International Film Festival *Best actor - International competition (Félix Grenier), Vidéotron Award of Best Short (silver), UDA Award of Best Actor (Félix Grenier), EVS Award of Best Emerging Producer (Maria Gracia Turgeon)
LA Shorts
11th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK)
12th FIRST International Film Festival Xining, 2018 *Grand Jury Prize
Festival Cinévue en Estrie
Traverse City Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival *Grand Prix du Meilleur court métrage
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival *Best Cinematography
Festival de cinéma de Knowlton
Pluk de Nacht Open Air Film Festival
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival *Top 10 Audience Award
San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival
Rooftops Film Festival : Summer Short Films
Oldenburg Film Festival *Best Short Film
DC Shorts *Best International Live Action Short Film
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
Jameson Cinefest Miskolc International Film Festival
Shorts Mexico
24 Film Festival della Lessinia
Odense International Film Festival *Artist Award Winner
Off-Courts Trouville *Audience Award LeCentral
Les Percéides *Best Quebec Short Film
Long Week-End du Court *La Fabrique Culturel Award
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec *Grand Prize - National Competition, Audience Award
Cinefest Sudbury
Calgary International Film Festival *Best Short Film
IFF Pacific Meridian – Vladivostok *Jury Award- Best Short Film, *FIPRESCI Award: Best Short Film
Encounters Bristol Film Festival *Brief Encounters Grand Prize
Festival du film de St-Séverin
Edmonton International Film Festival *Best Canadian Short Film
Vancouver International Film Festival *Best Canadian Short Film
Manhattan Short *Best Actor (Félix Grenier)
FIFF Namur
Curtocircuito International Film Festival
Carroussel international du film de Rimouski *Best Short Film in the Teen Category, André Melancon Award
Heart of Gold Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Oaxaca FilmFest
San Diego International Film Festival
Durham Region International Film Festival *Best Short Film
Rome Film Fest
Shnit International Film Festival
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus *First Prize for Best Short Film
SPASM *Best Performance: Félix Grenier
Valladolid Film Festival
Washington West Film Festival
YES Film Festival *Jury Prize for Best Short Film
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Uppsala Short Film Festival *Uppsala Award in Memory of Ingmar Bergman, Audience Award
Naples International Film Festival
Edinburgh Short Film Festival *Best Short Film
Bosphorus Film Festival
İzmir International Short Film Festival
Festival International du Film Francophone de Tübingen-Stuttgart
Denver Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
24fps international short film festival *Grand Jury Prize, Best Actor Award (Félix Grenier)
Tirana International Film Festival
St Cloud Film Festival
Festival Objectif Cinéma d’Orléans
Trois-Rivières International Film Festival
AFI Fest
Coronado Island Film Festival
Cork Film Festival
Brasília International Film Festival
Sulmona Film Festival *Special Jury Prize
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Images en Vues
Miami Short Film Festival *Jury Award
Tehran International Short Film Festival *Award for Best Fiction
Cinemagic Film Festival Belfast
Soria International Film Festival
Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival
Kurzfilmfestival Köln
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie
North Bellarine Film Festival
Rome Independent Film Festival
NDUIFF – Lebanon
Riga International Film Festival 2ANNAS
Lobo Fest
Crossing the Screen / Eastbourne International Film Festival *Jury Special Mention
Anchorage International Film Festival
Aguilar de Campoo International Short Film Festival
Verín International Short Film Festival VIA XIV
Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Afrique
International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino
ZUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival
Plein(s) Écran(s) *Jury Award
RAGFF Venezia *Best Drama Short Film
Festival Dakar Court
Thessanoliki Short Film Festival *Best Fiction Award
TIFF – Canada’s Top Ten
Tournai Ramdam Film Festival
MyFrenchFilmFestival
Guwahati International Documentary, Short & Animation Film Festival
Cinema on the Bayou
Minimalen Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival *Short Film Conference - Film of the Year
Medina Del Campo Film Festival *First Prize
RAGFF Venezia *Best Drama Short Film
Destiny City Film Festival *1st Prize Storyteller’s Award
Boulder International Film Festival *Best Short Film
Fargo Film Festival *Honorable Mention
Retro Avant Garde Film Festival *Best Dramatic Short Film
Medina Film Festival *Best Film
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Cinequest Film Festival
Tampere Film Festival
Festival du cinéma Européen
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival
Ennesimo Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival
Minikino Film Week, Bali International Short Film Festival
TORINO UNDERGROUND CINEFEST
IAS International Film Festival
Vaughan International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
Festival du Film Fantastique de Bourg en Bresse
Sedicicorto International Film Festival
Regensburg International Short Film Week
Annapolis Film Festival
Journées du cinéma québécois en Italie
Portland International Film Festival
European Film Festival of Lille
Tofino Film Festival
Retro Avant Garde Film Festival
Kyiv International Short
Medina Film Festival
MyFrenchFilmFestival
La Guarimba
17th International Festival Signs of the Night
6° Firenze FilmCorti International Festival
Olbia Film Market
Festival de Films Créativa
Plymouth Rebel Film Festival *Grand Prize, Audience Award, Best Fiction
Festival Alto Vicentino
Gibara Film Festival
International Festival Signs of the Night / Bangkok
Elia Short Films Festival
Gässli Film Festival
Cisterna Film Festival – International Short Film Festival
Saturnia Film Festival
Satisfied Eye International Film Festival
Castellinaria – Festival del Cinema Giovane *Premio Daniel – Best Short Film
Truly one of the best short films I have seen in a long time, an artwork that cannot leave you indifferent.
Both actors are excellent ; Grenier carries the films on his shoulders and transforms within 17 minutes to the point of being unrecognizable.
Paradis I 2026
Fauve I 2018
Ce qu'il reste I 2015
PATHS I 2014
RUEDA I 2012
GRAVITY I 2012
AU PAYS DES CHEVAUX I 2011
Feel the Hill I 2009
Driven by a passion for Skateboarding, Jeremy Comte directed his first short documentary “Feel The Hill” in 2010, receiving notable recognition and a world tour with BMFF holding screenings in more than 33 countries. Completing a masters in Film Production at Concordia University, his distinctive aesthetic was later inspired by his travels around the globe. Raised in the countryside, this Montreal based director rings true to his roots: adaptable and versatile, lending his vision to fiction, music video and documentary. Using tactful storytelling, Comte is roused by psychological, raw narratives, finding meaningful connections through strong imagery. His latest short fiction film “Fauve” premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
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