Hunting Daze

{{Short description|2024 Canadian thriller drama film by Annick Blanc}} {{Infobox film | name = Hunting Daze | native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Jour de chasse}} | director = [[Annick Blanc]] | producer = Annick Blanc<br>[[Maria Gracia Turgeon]] | writer = Annick Blanc | starring = [[Nahéma Ricci]]<br>Marc Beaupré<br>Maxime Genois<br>[[Alexandre Landry]] | music = Peter Venne | cinematography = [[Vincent Gonneville]] | editing = [[Amélie Labrèche]] | studio = Midi La Nuit | distributor = Maison 4:3 | released = {{film date|2024|3|9|[[SXSW]]}} | runtime = 79 minutes | country = Canada | language = [[Quebec French]] }} '''''Hunting Daze''''' ({{langx|fr|Jour de chasse}}) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by [[Annick Blanc]] and released in 2024.<ref>J. Hurtado, [https://screenanarchy.com/2024/03/sxsw-2024-review-hunting-daze.html "SXSW 2024 Review: HUNTING DAZE, This Party Ends In Blood"]. ''[[Screen Anarchy]]'', March 10, 2024.</ref> 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.<ref>Matthew Monagle, [https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2024-03-10/sxsw-film-review-hunting-daze/ "SXSW Film Review: Hunting Daze"]. ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'', March 10, 2024.</ref>

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.<ref>André Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2024-01-11/incluant-jour-de-chasse-d-annick-blanc/plusieurs-films-quebecois-a-south-by-southwest.php "Plusieurs films québécois à South By Southwest"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', January 11, 2024.</ref> It had its Canadian premiere at the [[28th Fantasia International Film Festival]] on August 1, 2024,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/jour-de-chasse |title=Hunting Daze |website=[[Fantasia International Film Festival]] |access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref> prior to its commercial premiere on August 16.<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/jour-de-chasse-en-salle-le-16-aout/ "Jour de chasse en salle le 16 août"]. ''Films du Québec'', May 14, 2024.</ref>

==Awards== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |[[Fantasia International Film Festival]] |[[28th Fantasia International Film Festival|2024]] |Audience Award, Canadian Films |[[Annick Blanc]] |{{runner-up}} |<ref>Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/bookworm-wins-2024-fantasia-audience-award-for-best-international-film-exclusive/5196039.article "‘Bookworm’ wins 2024 Fantasia audience award for best international film"]. ''[[Screen Daily]]'', August 6, 2024.</ref> |- | rowspan=5| [[Prix Iris]] | rowspan=5| [[26th Quebec Cinema Awards|December 8, 2024]] | [[Prix Iris for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | [[Nahéma Ricci]] | {{nom}} | rowspan=5| <ref>Éric Lavallée, [https://www.ioncinema.com/news/film-festivals/prix-iris-humanist-vampire-seeking-consenting-suicidal-person "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms"]. ''Ioncinema'', October 9, 2024.</ref> |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] | [[Vincent Gonneville]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Sound|Best Sound]] | [[Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau]], [[Luc Boudrias]], [[Laurent Ouellette]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]] | [[Julia Aubry]], [[Evren Boisjoli]], [[Ricardo Santillana]], [[René Allegretti]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best First Film|Best First Film]] | Annick Blanc | {{nom}} |}

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