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The 2023 Sundance Film Festival’s lineup will include 64 Short Films and four Indie Episodic projects. More than 10,000 short film submissions were received, and the 64 selected represent work from 23 countries. 519 Indie Episodic submissions were submitted and the four selected represent five countries.

The 2023 Festival will take place in person from January 19–29. Select films will be available online beginning January 24th.

“Short films and episodic projects are an integral aspect of the overall mission of the Sundance Institute — to empower artists who are taking risks, bringing new perspectives to the forefront, and creating work that entertains and provokes conversation,” stated Kim Yutani, Sundance Film Festival Director of Programming. “These platforms provide artists with the ability to expand beyond the boundaries of traditional cinema, while also motivating a unique creativity through an ever expanding format.”

Indie Episodic

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The 2023 Sundance Film Festival officially announced the Shorts and Indie Episodic programs.

Notable artists and talent in the shorts program include Paul Feig, Angela Sarafyan, Kate Flannery, Yalitza Aparicio Martinez, Angela Trimbur, Ken Marino, Bi Gan, and Shannon Plumb. Selections range from more than 23 countries, including Iran and Ukraine.

The Sundance Institute will offer in-person premieres for the Indie Episodic works, with Shorts screened in curated programs. Beginning January 24, all Indie Episodic projects and selected Shorts will also be available to stream online through the end of the festival. The 2023 festival will take place January 19 through 29, 2023, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort, along with a selection of films available online across the country January 24–29.

This upcoming year’s Short Film program includes work from 23 countries, and the Indie Episodic represents works from five countries. Forty-six percent of the filmmakers identify as women, and filmmakers...

The Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday revealed its 2023 lineup of episodic projects and 64 shorts, the latter culled from the fest’s highest number of submissions at 10,981.

The shorts span 23 countries, including projects from Iran (Azheh) and Ukraine (Liturgy of anti-tank obstacles), with works from such artists as Paul Feig (Help Me Understand producer), Westworld actress Angela Sarafyan (Power Signal), The Office‘s Kate Flannery (Help Me Understand), Roma‘s Yalitza Aparicio Martinez (Sweatshop Girl), The Feels’ Angela Trimbur (Mirror Party), Party Down‘s Ken Marino (Help Me Understand), Bi Gan (director of Cannes Certain Regard title A Long Days Journey Into Night director) and Shannon Plumb (Walk of Shame) to name a few.

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Festival also unveils 64 shorts.

Sundance Film Festival organisers have unveiled four Indie Episodic series including the first authorised work exploring the life of American musician Willie Nelson and new work from Xavier Dolan, as well as 64 short films.

Thom Zimny and Oren Moverman directed Willie Nelson And Family for Blackbird Presents and Sight Unseen and the documentary series chronicles the ups and downs of Nelson’s life. The festival will premiere two of five episodes.

The Indie Episodics line-up includes The Night Logan Woke Up from Xavier Dolan, the French Canadian filmmaker behind features like Mommy and I Killed My Mother.

The Night Where Laurier Gaudreault Woke Up (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s’est réveillé) is a Canadian miniseries written and directed by Xavier Dolan. It stars Julie LeBreton, Xavier Dolan and Patrick Hivon.

Synopsis

One night in October 1991, the fate of Mimi, her brother Jules and their friend Logan is forever changed by a terrible incident which leads to their separation. Many years later, following her mother’s death, Mimi returns to her hometown and meets Jules for the first time since then. That is when they both realize that nothing can ever be the same.

The Night Where Laurier Gaudreault Woke Up (2022-) Director

Xavier Dolan

Cast

Julie Le Breton / Mireille Larouche

Xavier Dolan / Elliot Larouche

Patrick Hivon / Julien Larouche

Éric Bruneau / Denis Larouche

Magalie Lépine-Blondeau / Chantal Gladu

Julianne Côté / Stéfanie

Jasmine Lemée / Mireille (14 years old)

Elijah Patrice-Baudelot / Julien (16 years old)

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"Time helps and heals our mistakes." Club illico in Quebec has debuted the first official trailer for a series titled The Night Where Laurier Gaudreault Woke Up, also known as The Night Logan Woke Up. If you've been wondering when we'll see the next, new film from the acclaimed Quebecois filmmaker Xavier Dolan - this is his latest project. But it's a series, not a new film this time, which is what so many directors are doing right now in these strange times for the film industry. This one follows the story of three friends whose lives are shattered after one commits rape. One October night in 1991, the destinies of Mireille, her brother Julien and their best friend Laurier are forever changed by a terrible incident and their paths go their separate ways. Both families are broken. Nothing will ever be the same again… This stars Patrick Hivon, Magalie Lépine Blondeau,...

Third quarter theatrical release planned.

Corinth Films, the arthouse distributor that has worked with Nadav Lapid and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, has acquired US rights from WaZabi Films to You Will Remember Me.

Corinth plans a third quarter theatrical release for Éric Tessier’s film, which echoes the themes of The Father starring recent best actor Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins.

Based on the play by François Archambault, You Will Remember Me stars Rémy Girard (The Barbarian Invasions) as Edouard, a public figure and retired history teacher who is slowly losing his memory.

Edouard withdraws from the public eye even though he still has a lot to say.

Title: Tokyo Fiancée (Tokio Fiancée) First Run Features Director: Stefan Liberski Writers: Stefan Liberski, Amélie Nothomb Cast: Pauline Etienne, Taichi Inoue, Julie LeBreton Running time: 100 minutes Rated: Unrated (nudity, sexuality) Language: French and Japanese (English subtitles) Special Features: None Amélie (Pauline Etienne, Lost Paradise) is a 20-year-old Belgian Japanophile living in Japan. She was born in Japan, but moved back to Belgium when she was five years old. Obsessed with living in the land of her birth, she wants to become a Japanese writer, not a French writer living in Japan. Trying to make some money, she puts an ad out as a French tutor and only one response comes from  [ Read More ]

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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has unveiled its 2015 line-up which includes films representing 54 countries, 23 world premieres and 53 U.S. premieres. The U.S. premiere of Niki Caro’s McFarland USA will close out the 30th fest. Based on the 1987 true story and starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello, the film follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. The unlikely band of runners overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well.

The festival runs from January 27-February 7.

Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.

World Premieres

A Better You, USA

Directed by Matt Walsh

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A self-acknowledged "showcase for Academy Award frontrunners," the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is often overlooked for the actual films that earn it festival status. An amalgamation of international discoveries and ’merica’s circuit highlights, the Sbiff curates a week of best-of-the-best to pair with their star-praising. The 2015 edition offers another expansive selection, bookended by two films that aren’t on any radars just yet. Sbiff will open with "Desert Dancer," producer Richard Raymond’s directorial debut. Starring Reece Ritchie and Frieda Pinto, the drama follows a group of friends who wave off the harsh political climate of Iran’s 2009 presidential election in favor of forming a dance team, picking up moves from Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev thanks to the magic of YouTube. The festival will close with "McFarland, USA," starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello. Telling the 1987 true story of a Latino high school’s underdog cross-country team,...

The instant problem when a new remake is released is the inevitable comparisons to the original film. I had never watched Starbuck in its entirety, but knew more than enough about it when it was announced that original co-writer/director Ken Scott would be remaking the French-Canadian film in English. But that begs the question: would it really be necessary to examine the original work before watching the new one, or would it be more appropriate to watch the new film on its own first? In the case of Delivery Man, it may have been better to not watch the original first.

David Wozniak (Vince Vaughn) is a bit of a loser. He delivers meat for his family’s butcher shop, he owes $80,000 to shady characters, and his girlfriend Emma (Cobie Smulders) is pregnant. If that wasn’t bad enough, David finds out that a mix-up with sperm donations he...

When a story gets out about a Canadian man who has fathered 533 children through sperm donations, the news travels fast, even to Japan, as we can see in our exclusive deleted scene from Starbuck, currently available on DVD. Patrick Huard stars as David Wozniak, who used the code name Starbuck when he made numerous sperm donations in his youth. Those deposits come back to haunt him, though, when it is learned that 142 of the 533 children he anonymously sired through those donations want to meet him. Take a look at our exclusive scene, before picking up director Ken Scott's comedy on DVD

David Wozniak (Patrick Huard) may not be the ideal father figure, but his journey to becoming a (re)productive member of society has won over critics and audiences in the heartwarming comedy Starbuck, the original movie that inspired DreamWorks' upcoming Delivery Man, arriving in theaters this November starring Vince Vaughn and Chris Pratt.

Entertainment One has released the hit Canadian comedy Starbuck on DVD, which fans can check out before the American version entitled Delivery Man hits theaters this November. Patrick Huard stars as David Wozniak, who learns that his multiple sperm donations over the years have resulted in 533 children, many of whom want to meet their biological father. We have a contest lined up where our readers can win a copy of the DVD. These will be gone before you know it, so you better act fast.

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David Wozniak (Patrick Huard) may not be the ideal father figure, but his journey to becoming a...

Check out what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu and Netflix. Cable On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods Trance (director Danny Boyle's modern film noir; James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson; rated R) Ginger & Rosa (drama; Elle Fanning, Alice Englert; rated PG-13) Starbuck (comedy; Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton; rated R) Drinking Buddies (comedy; Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick; premieres 7/25 on On Demand before theaters; rated R) Hell Baby (comedy; Leslie Bibb, Rob Corddry; premieres 7/25 on On Demand before theaters; rated R) Scenic Route (thriller; Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler...

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Patrick Huard stars as David Wozniak, a 42-year old lovable but perpetual screw up who finally decides to take control of his life. A habitual sperm donor in his youth, he discovers that he’s the biological father of 533 children, 142 of whom are trying to force the fertility clinic to reveal the true identity of the prolific donor code-named Starbuck.

Produced by André Rouleau, the film also stars Julie Le Breton, as David’s long suffering girlfriend who suddenly finds herself pregnant and understandably reluctant to share parenthood with the unreliable David, and Antoine Bertrand, David’s longtime friend, Paul, an attorney who takes on his case while trying to disabuse him of the joys of parenthood.

The new French comedy Starbuck opens in St. Louis on April 19th at Plaza Frontenac.

Wamg invites you to enter to win a pass (good for 2) to the screening of Starbuck onThursday, April...

Chicago – “You’ll believe a man can have 533 children” might be a better tagline than, “You’ll believe a man can fly.” The extremely funny new Canadian film “Starbuck” will not only make you a true believer, but also loudly professes a romantic and gooey refrain that is sometimes necessary in a cold, cynical world.

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Right off the bat, “Starbuck” is a really funny film, even in a movie universe burnt out by the definition of funny. It takes the absurdist premise that youthful donations to a fertility clinic results in several hundred children, and riffs on it until virtually any commentary in the film regarding it produces a good laugh. It is also eventually and unabashedly sentimental about the whole scenario, and that might be a bit cloying, but the film earns the right by setting up the laughs beforehand. For hilarity and heart, this is the movie...

One, two or three kids may be a lot of children to some people. But, to be the father of over 500 children may be ridiculous.

The French-Canadian comedy “Starbuck” has been finally released in some theaters in select cities in America. It will expand with a wider release to more cities this upcoming weekend.

The plot is about a 42-year-old man who decides to finally take control of his life. However, his past as a habitual sperm donor finally catches up to him as he discovers he is the father of 533 children and with 142 of them suing for the real identity of “Starbuck.”

The movie stars Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton and Antoine Bertrand.

“Starbuck” was so successful in the Canadian box office that DreamWorks will be releasing the American remake “The Delivery Man” starring Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders and Bobby Moynihan on October 4th. Ken Scott directed both movies.

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Catch several new images from eOne's Starbuck comedy, starring Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bélanger, Igor Ovadis, David Michael and Patrick Martin. Starbuck stars Huard as David Wosniak, a 42-year old lovable but perpetual screw up who finally decides to take control of his life. A habitual sperm donor in his youth, he discovers that he's the biological father of 533 children, 142 of whom are trying to force the fertility clinic to reveal the true identity of the prolific donor code-named Starbuck. Ken Stott directs as well as writing along with Martin Petit, and the film opens on March 22nd Stateside.

Catch several new images from eOne's Starbuck comedy, starring Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bélanger, Igor Ovadis, David Michael and Patrick Martin. Starbuck stars Huard as David Wosniak, a 42-year old lovable but perpetual screw up who finally decides to take control of his life. A habitual sperm donor in his youth, he discovers that he's the biological father of 533 children, 142 of whom are trying to force the fertility clinic to reveal the true identity of the prolific donor code-named Starbuck. Ken Stott directs as well as writing along with Martin Petit, and the film opens on March 22nd Stateside.

Starbuck

Stars: Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, David Michael, Patrick Martin, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse | Written by Ken Scott, Martin Petit | Directed by Ken Scott

One of the year’s best comedies is about to hit DVD thanks to the French-Canadian duo of director Ken Scott and his co-screenwriter, comedian Martin Petit. In fact, the Montreal set Starbuck has been so well received that Scott is currently helming the Hollywood re-make starring Vince Vaughn currently titled The Delivery Man. Yet, if there was ever a foreign feature in no need of an English language re-make, then Starbuck is it.

Patrick Huard is likable loser David Wozniak, who back during his Uni days in the 80s engaged in a certain kind of manual labour for extra income. Trading his splash for cash under the alias of “Starbuck”, David remains blissfully unaware of the seeds he has indirectly planted. However, a lawsuit more...

New official clips from director Ken Scott’s upcoming comedy ‘Starbuck’ have been released. Entertainment One will release the film in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, with a national rollout to follow. The box office success in Quebec, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival as a Gala Presentation, stars Patrick Huard, Julie Le Breton and Antoine Bertrand. ‘Starbuck’ follows David Wozniak (Huard), a 42-year-old loveable but perpetual screw up who decides to take control of his life. After being a habitual sperm donor in his youth, he discovers that he’s the biological father of 533 children. Out of all his children, 142 are trying to force the [ Read More ]

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The paranoia and anxiety that comes with fathering 533 children through sperm donation takes its toll on Starbuck (Patrick Huard), as he decides to shadow one of his 'prettier' daughters in this latest clip from the hit international comedy, in U.S. theaters this weekend. Watch as Starbuck confronts a team of construction workers caught whistling at his newly discovered offspring.

Starbuck - Construction Workers Whistle

Starbuck comes to theaters March 22nd, 2013 and stars Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bélanger, Igor Ovadis, David Michael, Patrick Martin. The film is directed by Ken Scott.

Light Roast: Scott’s Sophomore Success a Breezy Crowd Pleaser

Canadian filmmaker Ken Scott managed to make a funny and heartfelt crowd pleaser with his 2011 sophomore effort Starbuck, so it’s not much of a surprise that he’s helming the Vince Vaughn starring American remake of his Quebecois hit. Who knows what, if any, excessive changes will be made to the English language version, which will be known as The Delivery Man, but while this is an amicable film, the original is also conspicuously scatterbrained and without the gumption to make any real observations about its superficially daring premise.

Well known French Canadian actor and comedian Patrick Huard stars as David Wozniak, a 40-something ne’er-do-well that enjoys sports and lives off the family butcher business as a deliveryman. While his relationship with Valerie (Julie LeBreton) is tempered by his rampant inattentiveness, just as she announces she’s pregnant with his child,...

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 25 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the film festival hit “Starbuck” (a French-language comedy) starring Patrick Huard!

“Starbuck,” which opens in Chicago on March 29, 2013 and is rated “R,” also stars Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bélanger, Igor Ovadis, David Michael, Patrick Martin, David Giguère and Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse from writer and director Ken Scott and writer Martin Petit. Note: You must be 17+ to win this “R”-rated Hookup.

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One man's choice to donate sperm hundreds of times has bizarre consequences in the first clip from the upcoming comedy Starbuck. David Wozniak (Patrick Huard) made a whopping 693 sperm deposits over the years, although he comes to learn that his "work" resulted in 533 children being born. 142 of those children want to meet their dear old dad, even though that shouldn't be possible because of the confidentiality agreements he signed each time. This scene shows David Wozniak meeting with his attorney Avocat (Antoine Bertrand), who doesn't seem to be taking the situation very seriously.

Starbuck - First Meeting With Lawyer

Starbuck comes to theaters March 22nd, 2013 and stars Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bélanger, Igor Ovadis, David Michael, Patrick Martin. The film is directed by Ken Scott.

Watch a clip from eOne's Starbuck called 1st Meeting with Lawyers. The comedy opens March 29th and stars Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bélanger, Igor Ovadis, David Michael and Patrick Martin. Starbuck stars Huard as David Wosniak, a 42-year old lovable but perpetual screw up who finally decides to take control of his life. A habitual sperm donor in his youth, he discovers that he's the biological father of 533 children, 142 of whom are trying to force the fertility clinic to reveal the true identity of the prolific donor code-named Starbuck.

Watch a clip from eOne's Starbuck called 1st Meeting with Lawyers. The comedy opens March 29th and stars Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bélanger, Igor Ovadis, David Michael and Patrick Martin. Starbuck stars Huard as David Wosniak, a 42-year old lovable but perpetual screw up who finally decides to take control of his life. A habitual sperm donor in his youth, he discovers that he's the biological father of 533 children, 142 of whom are trying to force the fertility clinic to reveal the true identity of the prolific donor code-named Starbuck.

What happens if you fathered 533 children through sperm donation years ago and now 142 of them are trying to reach out for their biological father?

In the French-Canadian comedy “Starbuck,” David Wozniak decides to take control of his life, but discovers he fathered hundreds of children after his stint as a habitual sperm donor at a fertility clinic. In addition, 142 of the children are trying to sue for the true identity of the donor named Starbuck.

The Ken Scott-directed movie stars Patrick Huard, Julie Le Breton, Antoine Bertrand and Dominic Philie.

Latino-Review got a hold of a few exclusive photos from the upcoming foreign film.

“Starbuck” will be released in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles on March 22nd.

Check out the photos below.

And the most special photo is of all Starbuck’s children posing together below and my personal favorite.

Title: Starbuck eOne Entertainment/ Caramel Films Director: Ken Scott Screenwriter: Ken Scott, Martin Petit Cast: Patrick Huard, Antoine Bertrand, Julie LeBreton, Igor Ovadis Screened at: Angelika Theatre, NYC, 3/13/13 Opens: March 22, 2013 Ask any American schoolchild who is the father of our country and you’ll hopefully get the answer “George Washington.” Ask Québécois Canadians who is the father of Montréal and you may get the answer “David Wozniak.” Ok, an exaggeration, maybe, but the lad did bring 533 people into the world, 534 if you count the one child he introduced to Canada the old-fashioned way, and that’s not bad for someone who never even had a wife. At [ Read More ]

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We have three exclusive photos from the international hit comedy Starbuck, starring Patrick Huard as a former sperm donor who discovers that he is the biological father of 533 children, 142 of whom want to meet their real dad. A runaway box office smash in Quebec, Starbuck will open in select theaters throughout New York and Los Angeles on March 22nd. To learn more about the film, you can visit the official Twitter @eOneFilms and the U.S. Facebook page: clickHere

Starbuck comes to theaters March 22nd, 2013 and stars Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bélanger, Igor Ovadis, David Michael, Patrick Martin. The film is directed by Ken Scott.

Did you ever think there could be funny times embedded in sperm donation? I guess, when you think about it, there could be the makings of a great comedy, seeing how a sperm donor could become the unknowing father to many, many children. The realization of that alone would make a great logline. Director Ken Scott realized that, and now his movie, “Starbuck” is coming to theaters via eOne Films March 29. The film stars Patrick Huard, Julie Le Breton and Antoine Bertrand in this crazy comedy about the perils of sperm donating: “Starbuck stars Patrick Huard as David Wosniak, a 42-year old lovable but perpetual screw up who finally [ Read More ]

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End of Watch | Silver Linings Playbook | The House I Live In | Gambit | Cinema Komunisto | Starbuck | Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger! | First | Lawrence Of Arabia | Ninja Scroll

End of Watch (15)

(David Ayer, 2012, Us) Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick. 109 mins.

If there was anything left to do with buddy cop movies then this does it, adding a raw authenticity and almost Tarantino-esque banter to the proceedings. We're on patrol with an Lapd duo whose partnership verges on the homoerotic, and whose sense of duty knows no bounds – a big mistake when they come up against a Mexican cartel. It's exciting, fluent and heavy on the shaky-cam, but ultimately paints a simplistic world of heroic lawmen and caricatured bad guys.

Silver Linings Playbook (15)

(David O Russell, 2012, Us) Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro. 122 mins.

Against-type casting and unbalanced characters do much to disguise the conventional bones of this satisfying romantic drama.

Starbuck

Review by LondonFilmFan

Stars: Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, David Michael, Patrick Martin, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse | Written by Ken Scott, Martin Petit | Directed by Ken Scott

One of the year’s best comedies is about to hit cinemas thanks to the French-Canadian duo of director Ken Scott and his co-screenwriter, comedian Martin Petit. In fact, the Montreal set Starbuck has been so well received on the festival circuit that Scott is currently helming the Hollywood re-make starring Vince Vaughn currently titled The Delivery Man. Yet, if there was ever a foreign feature in no need of an English language re-make, then Starbuck is it.

Patrick Huard is likable loser David Wozniak, who back during his Uni days in the 80s engaged in a certain kind of manual labour for extra income. Trading his splash for cash under the alias of “Starbuck”, David remains blissfully unaware of the seeds he has indirectly planted.

Released in Canada last year, the French-Canadian hit comedy, Starbuck, was received with brilliant reviews – you can read our review here – and has since prompted a Hollywood remake, starring Vince Vaughn, which is due out in Autumn 2013.

The original will be released here in the UK next Friday, and after catching the UK trailer last month, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the upcoming comedy to share.

“At 42, David lives the life of an irresponsible adolescent. Twenty years earlier, he’d provided sperm to a fertility clinic in exchange for money. As his on/off girlfriend tells him she is pregnant, he also discovers he’s the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, known only by the pseudonym Starbuck.”

Patrick Huard stars in the eponymous, anonymous lead, alongside Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bélanger,...

Some people have a hard time adapting to parenthood when a child comes along.

For David Wozniak, that challenge is multiplied by 533, in the comedy drama 'Starbuck', all about sperm donorhood and the surprises it can throw up.

HuffPost UK has an exclusive clip from the French film - Watch Above - and some blurb below...

Patrick Huard gets some rather surprising news in 'Starbuck'

David Wozniak (Patrick Huard) has reached his 40s lumbering around without a single adult responsibility. He coasts through life as an unreliable delivery man and is a burden to his girlfriend Valerie.

But when she announces her surprise pregnancy, David's past suddenly catches up. Having to face the fact that he will be a father, David discovers that a series of sperm donations he made 20 years earlier mean he's already the unwitting father of 533 children - of which 142 are determined to discover his identity.

Released in Canada last year to excellent early reviews, Starbuck has spent the past year on the festival circuit, coming away with a handful of awards to its name, and earning plenty of praise – you can read our review here.

Already set for a Us remake, with Vince Vaughn attached in the lead, the original Quebec-made comedy will be released in the UK next month, and now a great new trailer has arrived.

“At 42, David lives the life of an irresponsible adolescent. Twenty years earlier, he’d provided sperm to a fertility clinic in exchange for money. As his on/off girlfriend tells him she is pregnant, he also discovers he’s the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, known only by the pseudonym Starbuck.”

Patrick Huard stars in the eponymous, anonymous lead, alongside Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand,...

Already slated for a DreamWorks remake, starring Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders, Chris Pratt and Britt Robertson, a trailer for the next year’s Us release of the original movie has finally arrived.

I’ve already told you the first Starbuck director Ken Scott would also write and direct the English-language remake with shooting scheduled to start before the year’s end.

Getting back to the original we can see the crowd-pleasing comedy which explores various meanings of fatherhood in the modern age, starring Patrick Huard, Julie Le Breton, Antoine Bertrand and Dominic Philie.

Sadly, I know that the film’s language may scare off many moviegoers, but if you get the chance, see this one before a 2013-scheduled star vehicle for Vince Vaughn.

Finally, the fourth annual Milwaukee Film Festival opened Thursday night with a French-Canadian Starbuck.

Therefore, check out the first trailer to see why it’s already being remade.

As Vince Vaughn and Cobie Smulders get ready to star in a remake of the French Canadian comedy Starbuck, a trailer for the the film's Us release next year has finally arrived. Patrick Huard, Julie Le Breton, Antoine Bertrand and Dominic Philie star in the film from Ken Scott (who is directing the remake as well), which follows a middle-aged man whose life is turned upside down when he learns he has fathered 533 children through sperm donation. When a few hundred of the children express an irrepressible need to meet their father, the donor, codenamed Starbuck, must decide whether he will reveal his identity. Here's the first trailer for Ken Scott's French-Canadian comedy Starbuck via The Film Stage: Starbuck stars Patrick Huard as David Wosniak, a 42-year old lovable but perpetual screw up who finally decides to take control of his life. A habitual sperm donor in his youth,...

Vince Vaughn of Fox's upcoming The Watch, is in negotiations to star in Starbuck helmed and scripted by the original filmmaker Ken Scott. Variety reports that Vaughn would play a middle-aged man whose life is thrown into complete chaos after finding out he's the father of 533 children via sperm donation. When hundreds of the kids express a need to meet their real father, the man (codenamed Starbuck) has to decide whether or not he should reveal his identity. Andre Rouleau will produce Starbuck, which Scott Mednick is serving as executive producer on. DreamWorks is planning to start filming some time later this year. The original film shot in Montréal, Québec, Canada, starred Patruck Huard and Julie LeBreton, and nabbed several audience awards including at the Sonoma and Palm Springs fests.

Vince Vaughn of Fox's upcoming The Watch, is in negotiations to star in Starbuck helmed and scripted by the original filmmaker Ken Scott. Variety reports that Vaughn would play a middle-aged man whose life is thrown into complete chaos after finding out he's the father of 533 children via sperm donation. When hundreds of the kids express a need to meet their real father, the man (codenamed Starbuck) has to decide whether or not he should reveal his identity. Andre Rouleau will produce Starbuck, which Scott Mednick is serving as executive producer on. DreamWorks is planning to start filming some time later this year. The original film shot in Montréal, Québec, Canada, starred Patruck Huard and Julie LeBreton, and nabbed several audience awards including at the Sonoma and Palm Springs fests.

DreamWorks is set to remake the French-Canadian winner Starbuck, and has brought along the original film's director and scribe Ken Scott to resume the same duties on the comedy. Variety reports that André Rouleau will produce while Scott Mednick will serve as executive producer on the film which has already started the casting process. The original film starred Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Phillie and Marc Bélanger. Scheduled to start shooting at the end of this year, Starbuck follows a middle-aged man who's life is a mess after finding out he's fathered 533 kids via sperm donation. After several hundred of them express an interest to meet their dad, he's left to decide whether he'll reveal himself or not. DreamWorks CEO Stacey Snider said "We were completely charmed by the story in 'Starbuck' and saw the potential for a commercial remake...

DreamWorks is set to remake the French-Canadian winner Starbuck, and has brought along the original film's director and scribe Ken Scott to resume the same duties on the comedy. Variety reports that André Rouleau will produce while Scott Mednick will serve as executive producer on the film which has already started the casting process. The original film starred Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Phillie and Marc Bélanger. Scheduled to start shooting at the end of this year, Starbuck follows a middle-aged man who's life is a mess after finding out he's fathered 533 kids via sperm donation. After several hundred of them express an interest to meet their dad, he's left to decide whether he'll reveal himself or not. DreamWorks CEO Stacey Snider said "We were completely charmed by the story in 'Starbuck' and saw the potential for a commercial remake...

Cosmopolis' Sarah Gadon, A Dangerous Method's Viggo Mortensen Monsieur Lazhar Tops Genie Awards David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method was the runner-up at this year's Canadian Genie Awards, winning five statuettes, mostly in the "technical" categories. As Sigmund Freud, Viggo Mortensen was the Best Supporting Actor winner. "I must thank first and foremost David Cronenberg for taking a chance on me. I don’t think any other director would have thought of me as Sigmund Freud," Mortensen remarked. Though touted as a possible Oscar nominee during this past awards season, Mortensen eventually failed to be shortlisted by the Hollywood Academy. In addition to Mortensen (who'll next be seen in Walter Salles' On the Road), A Dangerous Method stars Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley, while Sarah Gadon has a featured role in the psychological drama. (Gadon has a key role in Cronenberg's latest as well, Cosmopolis, which quite...

Kaelen Meuiner, Garret Dillahunt, Oliver Sherman Monsieur Lazhar, Philippe Falardeau: Genie Award Winners INTERPRÉTATION Masculine Dans Un Premier RÔLE / Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role * Fellag – Monsieur Lazhar Garret Dillahunt – Oliver Sherman Michael Fassbender – A Dangerous Method Patrick Huard – Starbuck Scott Speedman – Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE Dans Un Premier RÔLE / Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role Catherine De LÉAN – Nuit #1 Pascale Montpetit – The Girl in the White Coat * Vanessa Paradis – Café de Flore Rachel Weisz – The Whistleblower Michelle Williams – Take This Waltz INTERPRÉTATION Masculine Dans Un RÔLE De Soutien / Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role Antoine Bertrand – Starbuck Kevin Durand – Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster Marin Gerrier – Café de Flore Taylor Kitsch – The Bang Bang Club * Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE Dans Un RÔLE De Soutien / Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role Roxana Condurache – The Whistleblower...

A Dangerous Method

Although I'm not a fan of biopic, I'm a little bit fascinated by how Sigmund Freud developed his own brand of psychology. Besides, any film directed by David Cronenberg, one of Canada's finest, is an event. Add to this the wonderful cast made of Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley. Date of release: December 23.

Monsieur Lazhar

This film won't be a box-office success in Quebec because it features a foreign actor (French comedian Fellag) and a character who's supposed to be an immigrant. Yes, many Quebeckers are that close-minded. However, once in  a while, it's a blessing to see that some Quebecker directors - in this case Philippe Falardeau - try to talk about immigration in films. Date of release: October 28.

Roméo Onze

Well, we've been hearing about this film during the summer and this might be the best film ever made by a Quebecker from ethnic minorities.

Les Films Christal, a branch of the Canadian film distributor Entertainment One, has released the trailer of Jean-Philippe Pearson's Le bonheur des autres. The film will come out in Quebec's theatres on October 7.

Twenty years before the events in the film's story, Jean-Pierre (Michel Barrette) left his wife, Louise (Louise Portal). At that moment, Marion and Sylvie, Jean-Pierre's two children, were respectively 10 and 8 years old. Moreover, since then, Louise has been raising her children all by herself. Eventually, Jean-Pierre will come back to his family and he believes that his past mistakes were forgotten.

During Sylvain's (Marc-André Grondin) 29th birthday, Jean-Pierre announces to his family that he's dating Evelynne (Julie LeBreton), a beautiful woman of 30 years old. Obviously, tensions between Jean-Pierre and his family get to the surface. While Louise sees this as an injustice, Sylvain complains about the absence of his father. As for Marion (Ève Duranceau), she has...

The first film by Canadian playwright Michel Monty, Une vie qui commence will come out in theatres on January 21 in Quebec.

The film tells the story of a French Quebecker family at the beginning of the 1960s. Jacques Langevin (François Papineau) is a doctor and a father who lives in a suburb of Montreal with his family. In short, he's got everything to be happy. However, because of a secret he's kept for many years, Jacques suddenly dies. From this moment on, we get to see how his family lives their bereavement and deals with it through the eyes of Étienne (Charles Antoine Perreault), the oldest of Jacques' three children.

Among the leading actors, there are Julie LeBreton as Louise (Jacques's wife); Raymond Cloutier as Guy (Jacques's father); and Rita Lafontaine as Mariette (Guy's wife). The film also stars Mathis Brisson, Juliette Vernes-Monty, Yves Sauvé, Éliane Préfontaine and Étienne Soucy-Lord.

Radio-Canada, a French Canadian TV network, has finally announced that its new original comedy series Mauvais karma will premiere on Wednesday, September 8 at 9 Pm.

The show - which was created by created by Isabelle Langlois (Rumeurs) - follows three women: Nathalie (Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc), Kim (Julie LeBreton) and Sarah (Anick Lemay). Nathalie wanted love, Kim, success in life, and Sarah, peace. However, they'll all end up having the opposite of what they wanted. Besides, by a quirk of fate, these former ex-friends are reunited, after 18 years, for a funeral that will... end in a police precinct.

Nathalie, who recently got married, lost her husband in tragic circumstances. She inherits her husband's mistress, business company and his 15-year-old daughter. Kim, the group's top dog, is going to learn how it feels to fall when she'll get fired by force from her office. As for Sarah, she sabotaged her relation with her long-time spouse.

Remstar, a Canadian film distributor, revealed yesterday the poster of the upcoming Canadian romantic comedy called Everywhere. Besides, you'll also find the first stills from the film.

First of all, this will be the second feature film directed by Alexis Durand-Brault (Ma fille, mon ange). According to Telefilm Canada, a federal funding agency for films, the story is this:

Jim Fenton is the portrait of success. Good-looking, smart and rich with an incisive sense of humour, he is set to marry Isabelle, the love of his life. Scratch the surface, however and a different image emerges. Jim is terrified of aging and visits a private clinic for injections more often than others go to the gym. He is also terminally jealous. The memories of former failed love affairs emerge and push his jealousy to new extremes. Technology might be the solution to his insecurities if it lets him know where...

Alliance Vivafilm, a Canadian distributor, has finally released the first trailer of the upcoming Canadian film Une vie qui commence. This first film by playwright Michel Monty will be in theatres on November 12.

The film tells the story of a French Quebecker family at the beginning of the 1960s. Jacques Langevin (François Papineau) is a doctor and a father who lives in a suburb of Montreal with his family. In short, he's got everything to be happy. However, because of a secret he's kept for many years, Jacques suddenly dies. From this moment on, we get to see how his family lives their bereavement and deals with it through the eyes of Étienne (Charles Antoine Perreault), the oldest of Jacques' three children.

Among the leading actors, there are Julie LeBreton as Louise (Jacques's wife); Raymond Cloutier as Guy (Jacques's father); and Rita Lafontaine as Mariette (Guy's wife). The film also stars Mathis Brisson,...