Making Babies () is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, directed by Eric K. Boulianne and released in 2023.Frédéric Bouchard, "TIFF : « Faire un enfant » : le (petit) « statement » d’Éric K. Boulianne". Lien Multimédia, September 16, 2023. The film stars Boulianne and Florence Blain Mbaye as a couple who aspire to have their first child together but are facing fertility difficulties."Une comédie sur le défi pour un couple de faire un enfant". Ici Radio-Canada Première, September 12, 2023.
The cast also includes Rémi St-Michel as the doctor, as well as Jérémie Desbiens and Andrée-Anne Lacasse in small roles as another couple.
Distribution The film premiered on August 6, 2023, at the 76th Locarno Film Festival,Véronique Larocque, "Trois cinéastes québécois à Locarno". La Presse, July 5, 2023. and had its Canadian premiere on September 8 at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
Response The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.
Awards At Locarno, Boulianne won the Pardi di domani award for best direction in a short film.Marissa Groguhé, "Eric K. Boulianne remporte le Prix de la mise en scène". La Presse, August 15, 2023.
At the 2023 Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, it won the Prix Crave for most popular short film in the festival program."Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles remporte le 42e FCIAT". Ici Radio-Canada Première, November 3, 2023.
Boulianne and Mbaye both received Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024."BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024.Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.
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