Quebec’s film industry had another hot summer, and several titles hope to keep the fire going when they screen to an English audience at VIFF. Appearing at the fest are: Jean-Marc Vallée’s summer box-office hit C.R.A.Z.Y., which won best Canadian film at TIFF; Louise Archambault’s family drama Familia, co-winner of best Canadian first feature at Toronto; Sébastien Rose’s award-winning tragicomedy Life with My Father; Bernard Émond’s poignant and haunting award winner La Neuvaine; and Ricardo Trogi’s heartwarming comedy about fatherhood, L’Horloge biologique.

Horloge producer Nicole Robert is coming to Vancouver to create a buzz for the film, which Alliance Atlantis will release in Vancouver theaters during the festival. She says that, at the Toronto fest, ‘We had an exciting meeting… that will see the film move into major territories.’