After her divorce, a mother drives a rented moving truck with her daughter in the passenger seat. The two head into a new future, only to discover the pain and difficulties of leaving the past behind. After her divorce, a mother drives a rented moving truck with her daughter in the passenger seat. The two head into a new future, only to discover the pain and difficulties of leaving the past behind.

For his first feature film, Laguionie created a starkly beautiful post-apocalyptic desert where items from past civilizations drop out of the sky. When Gwen’s friend is kidnapped—by those responsible for the dropped objects—she and the elder Roseline must trek across the dunes to the City of the Dead to find him.

This is a film about films packed full of films – apart from the aforementioned title sequences, Azalbert includes many classic footage from movies by Hitchcock, Fritz Lang and Hugo del Carril, among others.

Léo Noizère , jeune homme tout juste sorti du foyer familial, débarque à la ville pour entamer des études de philosophie. A la recherche d'un logis où passer la nuit, il fait la connaissance...

Content from Quebec has never had such a major presence, and been so highly anticipated, as it will be at this year’s edition of the prestigious Series Mania festival, which kicks off this week in France. Participants explain why the rest of the world is discovering our local savoir-faire. There’s a strong wind blowing from Quebec that’s carrying our TV series around the world.  French-speaking people in countries far and wide have never been so enthusiastic about Quebecois television series. T...

For several years, extended reality (XR) documentaries have been offering immersive experiences by dropping audiences directly into stories via virtual or augmented reality. How is the genre faring today? Traces: The Grief Processor, presented at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, last March and the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM, based on its French acronym) in November, is an interactive documentary experience that uses location-based virtual reality (LBVR) to explore grief...

The most popular video games in Canada aren’t shooters like Fortnite, open-world games like Grand Theft Auto, or sports simulations like NHL 26. They’re puzzle games like Wordle, Jeopardy! and Tetris. The trend comes as no surprise to developers. A study published by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) in October 2025 shows that the most popular video games with Canadian players aged 16 and up are puzzle games like Tetris, Sudoku and Wordle. According to the report, Power of...

The Quebecois series Casse-Gueule, funded by the Canada Media Fund, premieres on Crave February 12th. An ode to local gastronomy, every stage of production required a colossal amount of work. Here, star Émile Schneider, head consultant Antonin Mousseau-Rivard and producer Hugo d’Astous revisit the challenges of a shoot in which food became a main character. Casse-Gueule’s opening scene sets the tone for the series. In the kitchen of a Michelin-starred restaurant, head chef Clovis (Émile Schneide...

As streaming platforms take over, finding content made here often feels like navigating an obstacle course. Fortunately, online research tools are here to help.  I want to watch Universal Language, by Canadian director Matthew Rankin. The film is described as a surrealist comedy that takes place somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. I’ve heard only good things, but I missed it when it was in theatres early last year. With all the awards it’s won, including Best Canadian Film from the Toronto Fi...

Empathie, a Crave original series supported by the Canada Media Fund, is an international sensation with a second season in the works. Lead actors Florence Longpré (also the screenwriter) and Thomas Ngijol expound on the show’s surprising success and the unique appeal of Quebec’s screen industry. French actor and comedian Thomas Ngijol had no idea what was in store for him in the summer of 2024 when he agreed to star in Empathie. A Parisian of Cameroonian descent, he knew little about Quebec’s s...

Usually, cinema revolves around images. Yet with documentaries, a project’s source material can sometimes be sound. Last year, two documentaries demonstrated it’s possible to construct a hard-hitting narrative around audio: Like a Spiral, by French-Moroccan director Lamia Chraibi, and Intercepted, by Canadian-Ukrainian filmmaker Oksana Karpovych. The two filmmakers spoke about their projects.  In the documentary short Like a Spiral five migrant women tell director Lamia Chraibi about the traumas...