Monsoon (2014 film)

Monsoon
Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
Produced by Ina Fichman
Music by Andrew T. MacKay
Cinematography Van Royko
Edited by Nick Hector
Production
company
Intuitive Pictures, Point du Jour, and Monsoon Ontario[1]
Distributed by KinoSmith (Canada) [2] and Point du Jour International (continental Europe, Japan, and Middle East)[3]
Release dates

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Running time
 108 minutes
Country Canada and France [1]
Language English/Hindi/Assamese/Malayalam/Marathi[5]

Monsoon is a 2014 Canadian documentary film by Sturla Gunnarsson about the monsoon weather system in India.

The film was shot in India in the extra-high-definition 4K format[1] with Red Epic cameras.[6]

The film was included in the list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2014, selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals organized by TIFF.[7][8] Subsequently the film finished first in the audience balloting, of the features in "Canada's Top Ten".[9][10]

The film will reportedly begin its theatrical run in Toronto on February 27, 2015;[10] meanwhile Gunnarsson was quoted as being in discussions with an American distributor, following Monsoon's United States premiere at the 2015 Palm Springs International Film Festival.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dennis Harvey (2014-11-04). "Film Review: ‘Monsoon’". Variety. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  2. ↑ "Monsoon". KinoSmith Inc. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Monsoon". Point du Jour International. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  4. ↑ Sturla Gunnarsson (@sturlagunnarsso) (2014-08-28). "The Monsoon world premiere will be at TIFF on Sunday September 7.". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  5. ↑ "Monsoon". Canada's Top Ten Film Festival. TIFF.net. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  6. ↑ "Production Notes". Monsoon movie (official site). Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  7. ↑ "TIFF Tips Its Toque to the Best in Canadian Filmmaking: Cronenberg, Dolan, and Gunnarson Among Directors Recognized" (Press release). TIFF. 1 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Linda Barnard (1 December 2014). "TIFF’s Top Ten Film Festival: Spotlight on Canadian film". Toronto Star. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sturla Gunnarsson’s Monsoon crowned Canada's Top Ten Film Festival People’s Choice Award winner" (Press release). tiff. 2015-01-12.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Linda Barnard (2015-01-12). "Monsoon Canada’s Top Ten people’s choice winner". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  11. ↑ Hadani Ditmars (2015-01-12). "Who knew CanCon had a special place in the heart of Palm Springs?". Macleans. Retrieved 2015-01-19.

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