3 Seasons
3 Seasons | |
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Directed by | Jim Donovan |
Written by | Jim Donovan Carinne Leduc |
Produced by | Maude Bouchard Jim Donovan Sandy Martinez Bruno Rosato |
Starring | Carinne Leduc Caroline Néron Romano Orzari Frank Schorpion Shawn Baichoo |
Cinematography | Jean-Pierre Gauthier |
Music by | Laurent Eyquem |
Production company | Alliage 3 Entertainment |
Distributed by | Locomontion Distributions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | French English Italian |
3 Seasons (French: 3 saisons) is a 2009 Canadian psychological drama, directed and written by Jim Donovan.
The film was produced on a minimalist budget with support of the Canada Council for the Arts and Comedians.[1] The story follows the lives of two couples experiencing an unexpected life change, as well as a middle-aged father seeking revenge for his life's misfortune. Leader Post summaries this film as " a gritty, multi-layered drama about the intersecting lives of two Montreal couples and a grieving middle-aged father visiting from Alberta. With pregnancy and parenthood as the unifying themes, the movie covers a period of nine months, evoking both the three seasons of the title and the length of a normal pregnancy".[2] The three stories transect and reflect each other, displaying the same themes within similar but different situations. With a small audience range of 700 spectators in theatres, the film succeeded winning many rewards and achievements.[1]
Plot
The film highlights three different stories. These stories unfold over the course of nine months. Two couples live completely opposite lives of each other, yet share one commonality: an unexpected pregnancy.
Director
The film was written and directed by Jim Donovan. He was born in Montreal and spent most of his life there before he moved to Toronto in early 2010, to work on the television series Flashpoint.[4] In 2013 Donovan was presented with a Canadian Screen Award for best director for his work on such television show.[5] In 2014 Donovan was nominated for a Directors Guild of Canada award for Best Drama Television Series, for the program Cracked; Ghost Dance.[6]
Jim Donovan was commended for his work on 3 Seasons. As director, co-producer, co-editor and co- script writer along with his actress wife Leduc, Jim took sole responsibility for the amount of success the film received. The film " was praised as best film within its budget during the 2010 Genie Awards".[7] Many news and media outlets covered this film and praised the success on such minimum budget, platforms such as, CanWest News, Vancouver Sun, and the Gazette.[7][8][9] Bruno Rosato a Montreal-based movie producer claimed "This has to be one of the great underdog stories in film here in years".[10] This film was a surprise success for many of the credits, speculators and the general public.
Achievements
- 2009 Mexico International Film Festival Golden Palm Award - Best Director - Won
- 2008 Whistler Film Festival Borsos Competition - Best Actress - Carinne Leduc - Won
- 2008 Whistler Film Festival Best New Canadian Feature Film - Jim Donovan - Won
- Genie Award for Best Motion Picture- Nominee
- 2010 Best Feature at the 2010 Beverly Hills Film Festival- Won
References
- ^ a b Films du Quebec "3 saisons – Film de Jim Donovan"
- ^ Liepins, Larissa.(2010). "What they said about the best".Leader Post
- ^ a b c d "3 Saisons Plot". IMDB. Retrieved 1 November 2022.[unreliable source?]
- ^ Afan, Emily Claire. "Faces Behind the Scenes: Jim Donovan". Playback. Brunico Communications Ltd.
- ^ "More Canadian Screen Award winners: Rick Mercer, Flashpoint, B.C. winners" by Craig Takeuchi The Straight, Mar 1, 2013
- ^ "News and Events". Directors Guild of Canada.
- ^ a b Brownstein, Bill (2010). "Making movie art on a shoestring: Genie-nominated 3 Saisons a gritty film was made for $35K." CanWest News
- ^ Brownstein, Bill. (2010) "Montreal producer makes movie art on a shoestring budget" Vancouver Sun.
- ^ Brownstein, Bill. (2010) "He really is honoured to be up for a Genie". The Gazette.
- ^ Brownstein, Bill (2010). "Making movie art on a shoestring: Genie-nominated 3 Saisons a gritty film was made for $35K"
External links
- 3 Seasons at IMDb