Hunting Daze

Hunting Daze
FrenchJour de chasse
Directed byAnnick Blanc
Written byAnnick Blanc
Produced byAnnick Blanc
Maria Gracia Turgeon
StarringNahéma Ricci
Marc Beaupré
Maxime Genois
Alexandre Landry
CinematographyVincent Gonneville
Edited byAmélie Labrèche
Music byPeter Venne
Production
company
Midi La Nuit
Distributed byMaison 4:3
Release date
  • March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09) (SXSW)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageQuebec French

Hunting Daze (French: Jour de chasse) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Annick Blanc and released in 2024. The film stars Nahéma Ricci as Nina, a sex worker who is left stranded by her boss after a gig performing at a men's hunting weekend, and begins to bond as "one of the boys" with the hunters until the group's equilibrium is upset by the arrival of another outsider.

The cast also includes Marc Beaupré, Maxime Genois, Alexandre Landry, Bruno Marcil, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi and Noubi Ndiaye.

Release

The film premiered on March 9, 2024, at the SXSW festival. It had its Canadian premiere at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on August 1, 2024, prior to its commercial premiere on August 16.

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2024 Audience Award, Canadian Films Annick Blanc Runner-up
Prix Iris December 8, 2024 Best Actress Nahéma Ricci Nominated
Best Cinematography Vincent Gonneville Nominated
Best Sound Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau, Luc Boudrias, Laurent Ouellette Nominated
Best Visual Effects Julia Aubry, Evren Boisjoli, Ricardo Santillana, René Allegretti Nominated
Best First Film Annick Blanc Nominated

References

  1. ↑ J. Hurtado, "SXSW 2024 Review: HUNTING DAZE, This Party Ends In Blood". Screen Anarchy, March 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ Matthew Monagle, "SXSW Film Review: Hunting Daze". The Austin Chronicle, March 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ André Duchesne, "Plusieurs films québécois à South By Southwest". La Presse, January 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hunting Daze". Fantasia International Film Festival. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jour de chasse en salle le 16 août". Films du Québec, May 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ Jeremy Kay, "‘Bookworm’ wins 2024 Fantasia audience award for best international film". Screen Daily, August 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.