# Goddess of the Fireflies > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Goddess_of_the_Fireflies > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Goddess_of_the_Fireflies.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess_of_the_Fireflies > Source revision: 1339309899 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2020 Canadian drama film Goddess of the Fireflies Film poster French La déesse des mouches à feu Directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Written by Catherine Léger Based on La déesse des mouches à feu by Geneviève Pettersen Produced by Luc Vandal Starring Kelly Depeault Caroline Néron Normand D'Amour Cinematography Jonathan Decoste Edited by Stéphane Lafleur Music by Mathieu Charbonneau Production company Coop Vidéo de Montréal Distributed by Entract Films Release date February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) (Berlin) Running time 105 minutes Country Canada Language French ***Goddess of the Fireflies*** ([French](/source/French_language): ***La déesse des mouches à feu***) is a Canadian drama film, directed by [Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette](/source/Ana%C3%AFs_Barbeau-Lavalette) and released in 2020.[1] An adaptation of the novel by [Geneviève Pettersen](/source/Genevi%C3%A8ve_Pettersen),[2] the film centres on the coming of age of Catherine ([Kelly Depeault](/source/Kelly_Depeault)), a teenage girl living in a small town in Quebec in the early 1990s.[1] ## Cast The cast includes [Caroline Néron](/source/Caroline_N%C3%A9ron) and [Normand D'Amour](/source/Normand_D'Amour) as Catherine's parents, [Éléonore Loiselle](/source/%C3%89l%C3%A9onore_Loiselle) as her best friend Marie-Ève, and [Robin L'Houmeau](/source/Robin_L'Houmeau), [Noah Parker](/source/Noah_Parker), Antoine DesRochers and [Marine Johnson](/source/Marine_Johnson) as her classmates. ## Production Kelly Depeault was 17 years old at the time of filming the movie in which she has some nude and explicit sex scenes. While director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette admits that the shooting went smoothly, she also admits to having worked a lot with the actors during the sex scenes, which were the most delicate to stage according to her.[3] ## Release The film premiered in February 2020 at the [70th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/70th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival) in the Generation 14plus program.[1] It was subsequently screened at the 2020 [Quebec City Film Festival](/source/Quebec_City_Film_Festival), where it won the Grand Prix.[4] It premiered commercially in Canada on September 25.[5] ## Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s) Canadian Screen Awards May 20, 2021 Best Adapted Screenplay Catherine Léger Nominated [6] Best Art Direction/Production Design André-Line Beauparlant Nominated Best Stunt Coordination Tyler Hall Nominated Prix collégial du cinéma québécois 2022 Best Film Goddess of the Fireflies Nominated [7] Prix Iris June 6, 2021 Best Film Luc Vandal Won [8][9] Best Director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Won Best Supporting Actor Normand D'Amour Nominated Robin L'Houmeau Nominated Best Supporting Actress Éléonore Loiselle Nominated Caroline Néron Won Revelation of the Year Kelly Depeault Won Best Screenplay Catherine Léger Nominated Best Cinematography Jonathan Decoste Nominated Best Editing Stéphane Lafleur Won Best Sound Sylvain Bellemare, Paul Col, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Martyne Morin Nominated Best Hair Johanne Paiement Won Best Makeup Kathryn Casault Nominated Best Casting Murielle La Ferrière, Marie-Claude Robitaille Won Public Prize Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Luc Vandal, Catherine Léger Nominated Most Successful Film Outside Quebec Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Luc Vandal, Catherine Léger Nominated Quebec City Film Festival September 2020 Grand Prix Won [4] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mobarak_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mobarak_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-mobarak_1-2) Jared Mobarak, ["Berlin Review: Goddess of the Fireflies Brings 1990s Adolescent Energy to Life"](https://thefilmstage.com/berlin-review-goddess-of-the-fireflies-brings-1990s-adolescent-energy-to-life/). *The Film Stage*, February 23, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Kay, Jeremy (January 22, 2020). ["Generation 14plus entry 'Goddess Of The Fireflies' among WaZabi Films EFM slate"](https://www.screendaily.com/news/generation-14plus-entry-goddess-of-the-fireflies-among-wazabi-films-efm-slate-exclusive/5146427.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette: "l'adolescence, c'est une prise de risques""](https://quebeccinema.ca/la-une/anais-barbeau-lavalette-adolescence-est-une-prise-de-risques). *quebeccinema.ca*. Retrieved 5 March 2022. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FCVQ_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FCVQ_4-1) ["Le film "La déesse des mouches à feu" couronné au FCVQ"](https://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/09/21/le-festival-de-cinema-de-la-ville-de-quebec-la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-couronne). *[Le Journal de Québec](/source/Le_Journal_de_Qu%C3%A9bec)*. September 21, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Charles-Henri Ramond, ["Sorties en salle août et septembre 2020"](https://www.filmsquebec.com/sorties-salle-aout-septembre-2020/). *Films du Québec*, July 31, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). ["Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210330161247/https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/). *[ET Canada](/source/ET_Canada)*. Archived from [the original](https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/) on March 30, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Maxime Demers, ["Prix collégial du cinéma québécois : les finalistes dévoilés"](https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/01/18/prix-collegial-du-cinema-quebecois--les-finalistes-devoiles). *[Le Journal de Montréal](/source/Le_Journal_de_Montr%C3%A9al)*, January 18, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Gala Québec Cinéma : La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations"](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1788073/gala-quebec-cinema-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-finalistes). [Ici Radio-Canada](/source/Ici_Radio-Canada). April 27, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["La déesse des mouches à feu triomphe au Gala Québec Cinéma"](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1799311/gala-quebec-cinema-gagnants-deesse-mouches-feu-favori) (in French). [Radio-Canada](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021. ## External links - [*Goddess of the Fireflies*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11905872/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - *[La déesse des mouches à feu](http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=filvidandsou&id=571874&lang=eng)* at [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada) v t e Prix Iris for Best Film Le Violon rouge (1999) Post Mortem (2000) Maelström (2001) Un crabe dans la tête (2002) Québec-Montréal (2003) Les Invasions barbares (2004) Mémoires affectives (2005) C.R.A.Z.Y. 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