Dawson students’ pick wins Prix coll茅gial du cin茅ma qu茅b茅cois
Cinema l Communications聽student M茅linda Azor was Dawson’s delegate at the deliberations for the Prix coll茅gial du cin茅ma qu茅b茅cois, which took place this past weekend in Qu茅bec City. She was accompanied by Cin l Comm聽 teacher Justine McLellan, who facilitates, along with Catherine Soleil from the French department, Dawson’s participation in the PCCQ.
The Prix coll茅gial du cin茅ma qu茅b茅cois (PCCQ) is an annual event that celebrates Quebec cinema within the collegiate community. Designed to foster student engagement with Quebec cinema, it encourages participants to watch, critique, and connect with local film narratives, inviting them to listen, respond, and celebrate the authentic鈥攁nd often daring鈥攙oices of Quebec filmmakers.
More specifically, the PCCQ is a prize awarded to a Quebec filmmaker by CEGEP students from across the province. Each year, five films are selected for competition. Dawson’s student jury watched all five films together, then engaged in thoughtful discussion and debate before collectively choosing the winning film, which was awarded the PCCQ prize.
This year, the PCCQ was awarded to Soleils Atikamekw, a historical and poetic story about real life events. On June 26, 1977, a vehicle drove into a river outside the Atikamekw community of Manawan in northern Qu茅bec. Two white men survived the accident, but five Atikamekw lost their lives. The police concluded it an accident, but for the victims鈥� families, many questions remained unanswered.聽 Choral in structure, a hybrid between documentary and fiction 鈥� Soleils Atikamekw (Atikamekw Suns) is freely inspired by the dreams, impressions, and memories of the victims鈥� loved ones.
Photo taken during the Table ronde des cin茅astes. Dawson group from left to right : Cin l Comm聽student Antoine Archambault-Ramirez, Cin l Comm prof Justine McLellan, Cin l Comm聽students Summer May Mitchell and Suchitra Marti
