Rémi St-Michel
Director | Screenwriter | Script Editor
In 2010, Rémi St-Michel directed his first short film, Marshmallow, which enjoyed a respectable career in festivals and opened him the doors to the film program at the Université du Québec à Montréal. As his graduation film, he co-wrote and directed Le Chevreuil, which won several awards around the world. Building on this success, he followed up in 2014 with the short Little Brother (Petit Frère), which received its world premiere at the 53rd Semaine de la Critique in Cannes. His first feature film Before We Explode (Avant Qu’on Explose) opened on March 1, 2019, after being chosen as the opening film at Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.
Rémi St-Michel has since been working on the development of several feature film projects, in addition to having directed three other short films: Heart Bomb (Une Bombe au cœur), Big Brother (Grand Frère) and Zoé, all of which managed to stand out and interest a wide range of audiences. His next feature film, Faux Gun, will be shot in the spring of 2025.
Filmography
Faux Gun
In production
Feature film
Director | Screenwriter
Production Art&Essai
La Guérite
In development
Feature film
Director | Co-screenwriter
Production: Cristal Films
Zoé
2024
Short film
Director | Screenwriter
Production Sport | Travelling Distribution
*FESTIVALS
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada | 2024
Big Brother (Grand Frère)
2021
Short film
Director
Screenplay by Eric K Boulianne
DOP: Marie Davignon
Cinema on the Bayou, US | 2022
Sarasota Film Festival, US | 2022
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada | 2022 | *Prix Parallaxes (La bataille de Farador), H264 award, SARTEC award
Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay, Canada | 2022
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada | 2021
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada | 2021
SPASM, Canada | 2021
Festival Images en Vues, Canada | 2021
Longue Vue sur le Court, Canada | 2021
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada | 2022
Carrousel du Film de Rimouski, Canada | 2022
FICFA, Canada | 2021
Festival du cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada | 2022
Festival du Film de St-Séverin, Canada | 2022
Heart Bomb (Une bombe au Cœur)
2019
Short film
Director | Co-screenwriter with Eric K. Boulianne, Alexandre Auger and Marc-Antoine Rioux
Prix H264 Jury’s Choice Award, available on Apple TV & Amazon Prime Video – 16e Gala Prends Ça Court, 2020
FCVQ – Grand Prize, National Competition – Short film, Québec 2019
International Short Film Competition, Fantasia – Best actor, Montréal 2019
SPASM – Best song HeartBomb in "Heartbomb", Montréal 2019
FESTIVALS
Red Rock Film Festival, Official competition – USA 2019
Vancouver International Film Festival, Official selection – Montréal 2019
Le long week-end du court – Trois-Rivières, 2019
17th IFF Pacific Meridian, Vladivostok, Official selection – Russia, 2019
OFF-Courts Trouville, Official competion – France, 2019
Before We Explode (Avant qu'on explose)
2019
Feature film
Director | Screenwriter Éric K.Boulianne
Production: Christal Films | Distribution: Seville (eOne)
World Premiered as the Opening Act at Les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Montreal 2019
Gala Québec Cinéma – In nomination for IRIS Awards, Montreal 2019
Little Brother (Petit frère)
2014
Short film
Director | Coscreenwriter Éric K. Boulianne
53e Semaine de la Critique, Cannes 2014 International Competition
Talent tout court, Cannes 2014, projection de Téléfilm Canada
Jury’s Award Best Short Film Court Métrage 12th International Film Festival of Asian-Pacific countries in Vladivostok, Russie | 2014
Prix Bière of the Year, Gala Prix Prend ça Court! 2014
Public’s choice Best Short Film at Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival 2014
Show Me Short Film Festival New Zealand 2014
Télé-Québec Public’s choice Award at Espace Court 2014
Prix Spirafilm pour le meilleur film DIY Fantasia, Canada | 2015
Prix Coup de cœur de la COOP vidéo RVCQ, Canada | 2015
En nomination – Meilleur Court-métrage, Prix Écrans Canadiens, Canada | 2015
Show Me Short Film Festival, New Zealand | 2014
Cambridge Film Festival, Angleterre | 2014
Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico | 2014
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brésil | 2014
Carousel du film de Rimouski, Canada | 2014
Interfilm Berlin: Kuki Youth Program, Allemagne | 2014
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada | 2014
Festival du nouveau cinéma, Montréal, Canada | 2014
Séquence Court Métrage, Canada | 2014
Festival de cinéma de la Ville de Québec, Canada | 2014
Festival de cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada | 2014
Off-Courts de Trouville, France | 2014
Short’n’Sweet - Centre culturel canadien de Paris, France | 2014
Festival du Grain en Démoudre, Le Havre-Harfleur, France | 2014
Les Percéides Festival International de Cinéma et d’Art de Percé, Canada | 2015
Festival Images en vues, Canada | 2015
Festival international de cinéma francophone en Acadie, Canada | 2015
Cinéma du Québec à Paris, France | 2015
FlickerFest - International Short Film Festival, Bondi Beach, Sydney | 2015
Paris Court Devant – Festival International de Courts Métrages, France | 2015
Festival Le Temps Presse – Festival de Courts Métrages, Canada | 2015
Semaine de la Critique à Bucharest, Roumanie | 2015
De Nevers à l’Aube, France | 2015
Regard sur le Court Métrage, Canada | 2015
Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine | 2015
Festival des Cinéma du Monde de Sherbrooke, Canada | 2015
The Deer (Le Chevreuil)
2012
Short film
Director | Screenwriter
Jury's Award, Festival Off-Courts Trouville
Gold Public Award, Fantasia Film Festival
Short Film Grand Prize, Festival de Cinéma de la ville de Québec
Best Hope Award, SPASM
Third Best Short Film, International Digital Film Festival (India)
Best Quebec Film, YoungCuts Film Festival
Coup de Coeur Technicolor, Festival du Film de la Relève
INIS Award, UDA Award, McAuslan Award, "Prends ça court!" Awards
Red Rock Film Festival (USA) - International Competition
Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA) - International Competition
DC Shorts (USA) - International Competition
Seattle Shorts Film Festival (USA) - International Competition
Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival (Canada, Ontario) - International Competition
Festival International du Film d’Aubagne (France) - International Competition
Lanzarote International short film Festival (Spain) - International Competition
Friars Club Comedy Film Festival (NYC) - International Competition
Frontale Film Festival (Austria) - International Competition
International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy (China) - International Competition
VGIK International Student Festival (Russia) - International Competition
St.Petersburg International Festival of Debut and Student Films Beginning (Russia) - International Competition
Festival International des Écoles de Cinéma (Belgium) - International Competition
Festival du Film Court Francophone de Vaulx-en-Velin (France) - International Competition
Festival International du court métrage en Outaouais (Canada) - International Competition
Court Mais Trash (Swiss) - International Competition
Whistler Film Festival (Canada, Alberta) - Canadian Competition
Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois (Canada, Quebec) - Student Film Competition
Cinémagine (Canada, Alberta) - French Program
Festival Juste Pour Rire (Canada, Quebec) - Comedy Program
Cinergie festival (Canada, Saskatoon) - French Program
Festival Images et lieux Maniwaki – competition, Canada | 2013
Austin Comedy Short Film Festival – international competition, USA | 2013
Steve Carrignan: Star Defender
2012
Short film
Director | Screenwriter
Quebec City Film Festival
Fantasia Film Festival
Marshmallow
2010
Short film
Director
RVCQ (Quebec)
FICFA (Acadia)
"Vidéastes Recherchés" (Quebec)
Fantasia Film Festival
Web
Télé 4:20
2016
Promotional clips for the movie Mauvaises Herbes, directed by Louis Bélanger
6 x 5 min
Director
Club de lecture
2014
Webseries, 12x3 min
Director
Jampack.tv 1 & 2
2011 & 2013
Webserie
Director