The Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma (AQCC) is a Canadian organization of film critics from Quebec.
Formed in 1973, the organization currently presents two annual awards: the Prix Luc-Perreault for best Quebec film of the yearCharles-Henri Ramond, "L’AQCC annonce les cinq finalistes de son prix annuel". Films du Québec, January 23, 2015. and an award for best international film of the year,Olivier Du Ruisseau, "2022, faste année cinéma". Le Devoir, December 31, 2022. It also sponsors awards at various Quebec film festivals, including the Fantasia Film Festival, the Saguenay International Short Film Festival, the Montreal International Documentary Festival, and the Festival du nouveau cinéma.
The organization's current president is Claire Valade, a critic for the film journals Panorama-cinéma and Séquences.Olivier Du Ruisseau, "L’histoire du cinéma en pleine redéfinition". Le Devoir, December 5, 2022.
In 2013, the organization celebrated its 40th anniversary by sponsoring a special screening series of classic Quebec films at the Cinémathèque québécoise.Charles-Henri Ramond, "L’AQCC a quarante ans". Films du Québec, November 11, 2013.
Awards Prix Luc-Perreault
Best International Film
Year Film Director Ref 2000 Dancer in the Dark Lars von Trier Yi Yi Edward Yang 2001 Mulholland Drive David Lynch "L'AQCC couronne Mariages et Mulholland Drive". Le Devoir, January 31, 2002. 2002 Talk to Her (Hable con ella) Pedro Almodóvar 2003 Elephant Gus Van Sant 2004 Vera Drake Mike Leigh 2005 A History of Violence David Cronenberg 2006 Babel Alejandro González Iñárritu 2007 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Cristian Mungiu There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson 2008 Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman 2009 Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino 2010 The Social Network David Fincher 2011 The Tree of Life Terrence Malick 2012 The Turin Horse Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky 2013 Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2) Abdellatif Kechiche 2014 Under the Skin Jonathan Glazer 2015 Winter Sleep Nuri Bilge Ceylan 2016 Son of Saul László Nemes 2017 Paterson Jim Jarmusch 2018 First Reformed Paul Schrader 2019 Parasite Bong Joon-ho 2020 Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) Céline Sciamma 2021 Annette Leos Carax "« Annette » remporte le Prix AQCC du meilleur long métrage international". Lien Multimédia, December 20, 2021. 2022 EO Jerzy Skolimowski 2023 Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'une chute) Justine Triet "« Anatomie d’une chute » remporte le prix AQCC du meilleur long métrage international pour 2023". Qui Fait Quoi, December 18, 2023. 2024 Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World Radu Jude "Prix annuels de l’AQCC : N’attendez pas trop de la fin du monde de Radu Jude remporte le prix AQCC". CTVM, December 17, 2024.
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