Ancestral Land
A young traveler thrives on the forest that surrounds him until, by chance, he spots an evil ax that makes him greedy.
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Gabriel BissonnetteDirector
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Gabriel BissonnetteWriter
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Steve ThiboutotProducer
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Arnaud Vincent RaschellaKey Cast
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Dania ThibodeauKey Cast
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Stéphane PicotteVFX
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Marie-Pier DiamondDirector of photography
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Jonathan Laplanteposter
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Samuel Desrosiersmusic composer
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Alejandro Magaña MartinezSound Designer
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Benjamin Schiavi ParisCameraman
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Vicky LimkalanMakeup Artist
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Pascal AugerRescuers
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Annie ValentineRescuers
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Project Title (Original Language):Terre Ancestrale
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Runtime:6 minutes 19 seconds
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Completion Date:March 1, 2022
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Production Budget:12,500 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:English, French
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Couch film festivalToronto
Canada
March 28, 2022
Award winner best cinematography Marie-Pier Diamond -
Vancouver independent film festivalVancouver
Canada
April 20, 2022
Award Winner best editing in short -
Fortean Film FestivalGloucester, England GL1 3BY United Kingdom
United Kingdom
September 2, 2022
official selection -
Athens International Monthly Art Film FestivalAthens, Attica
Greece
November 10, 2022
honorable mention best experimental film -
Druk International Film FestivalParo
Bhutan
May 12, 2022
award winner best silent film -
Seoul International Monthly Film FestivalSeoul
Korea, Republic of
January 4, 2023
award winner best experimental film -
8 & Halfilm AwardsRome
Italy
May 13, 2022
award winner best fantasy -
TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival TMFF - The Monthly Film FestivalGlasgow
United Kingdom
April 30, 2022
award winner best editing of the month -
Docs Without Borders Film FestivalRehoboth Beach
United States
August 13, 2022
official selection -
The Tylerman International Film Festival Sponsored by Cantigny ParkWheaton, Illinois
United States
August 5, 2022
official selection -
Tokyo International Monthly Film FestivalTokyo
Japan
July 15, 2022
honorable mention best short film -
Rome Prisma Film AwardsRome
Italy
April 5, 2022
official selection -
EdiPlay International Film FestivalÉVRY, Île-de-France
France
April 24, 2022
finalist best short film -
Redwood Shorts & ScriptsSunnyvale, California
United States
May 1, 2022
honorable mention zero dialogues -
Gold Star Movie AwardsNewark, New Jersey
United States
April 8, 2022
award winner best fantasy -
The Paus Premieres FestivalManchester
United Kingdom
June 22, 2022
official selection -
The Black Panther International Short Film FestivalDelhi
India
May 1, 2022
Nominee Short best -
Mabig Film FestivalAugsburg
Germany
December 19, 2022
Nominee best short film -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles, California
United States
May 22, 2022
Gold Award Fantasy -
Paris Film AwardsParis
France
May 27, 2022
Award Winner Best Fantasy Gabriel Bissonnette -
Beyond the Curve International Film FestivalParis
France
May 19, 2022
award winner best silent film -
World Film Carnival - SingaporeSingapore
Singapore
May 1, 2022
award winner silent film -
London Movie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
May 22, 2022
award winner best fantasy -
Milan Gold AwardsMilan
Italy
June 10, 2022
honorable mention : Director Gabriel Bissonnette -
Best Indie Film AwardLondon
United Kingdom
May 4, 2022
official selection -
Short Film Slam, Presented by The Madlab PostPhiladelphia
United States
May 28, 2022
official selection -
Mokkho International Film FestivalPondicherry
India
May 8, 2022
award winner best inspirationnal short film -
Midwest Slam FestFranklin, Ohio
United States
April 25, 2022
award winner best sci-fi/fantasy short -
Fox International Film FestivalRome
Italy
April 29, 2022
Honorable mention best editing Gabriel Bissonnette -
London International Monthly Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
January 25, 2023
honorable mention best short film -
Onyko Films AwardsOdesa
Ukraine
July 23, 2022
award winner best exprimental film -
New York Neorealism Film AwardsRome
Italy
May 15, 2022
award winner best fantasy -
Montreal Independent Film FestivalMontreal, Quebec
Canada
April 11, 2022
official selection -
Toronto Indie ShortsToronto
Canada
March 31, 2022
official selection -
WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay FestivalToronto
Canada
June 29, 2022
official selection -
AltFF Alternative Film FestivalToronto
Canada
March 23, 2022
Nominees for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural -
Vancouver Independent Film FestivalVancouver, British Columbia
Canada
April 20, 2022
award winner best editing -
Digital Griffix Film AwardsMontreal
Canada
July 13, 2022
Nominee first time producer -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
June 26, 2022
Official Selection -
Florence Film AwardsFlorence
Italy
June 5, 2022
Official Selection -
Sunset International Film FestivalLangley
Canada
May 29, 2022
Official Selection -
WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay FestivalToronto
Canada
June 29, 2022
Award winner best cinematography -
TMFF - The Monthly Film FestivalGlasgow
United Kingdom
April 30, 2022
Nominee original score -
TMFF - The Monthly Film FestivalGlasgow
United Kingdom
April 30, 2022
Nominee film of the month -
The Black Panther International Short Film FestivalDelhi
India
May 1, 2022
Award Winner Enviromental -
The Black Panther International Short Film FestivalDelhi
India
May 1, 2022
Award Winner VFX -
The Black Panther International Short Film FestivalDelhi
India
May 1, 2022
Award Winner best Indie film -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles
United States
May 22, 2022
Gold Award Sound Design (Alejandro Magaña) -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles
United States
May 22, 2022
Silver Award - Cinematography (Marie-Pier Diamond) -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles
United States
May 22, 2022
Silver Award - Original Score (Samuel Desrosiers) -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles
United States
May 22, 2022
Honorable Mention: Short Film Gabriel Bissonnette -
Paris Film AwardsParis
France
May 27, 2022
Best Original Score (Samuel Desrosiers) -
Paris Film AwardsParis
France
May 27, 2022
Honorable Mention: Short Film -
Paris Film AwardsParis
France
May 27, 2022
Honorable Mention: Director Gabriel Bissonnette -
Paris Film AwardsParis
France
May 27, 2022
Honorable Mention: Sound Design (Alejandro Magaña) -
Paris Film AwardsParis
France
May 27, 2022
Silver Award: Cinematography (Marie-Pier Diamond) -
World Film Carnival - SingaporeSingapore
Singapore
May 1, 2022
award winner short film of the month -
Milan Gold AwardsMilan
Italy
June 10, 2022
Honorable Mention: Sound Design (Alejandro Magaña) -
London Movie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
May 22, 2022
Honorable Mention: Short Film -
London Movie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
May 22, 2022
Honorable Mention: Director Gabriel Bissonnette -
London Movie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
May 22, 2022
Honorable Mention: Cinematography (Marie-Pier Diamond) -
London Movie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
May 22, 2022
Honorable Mention: Sound Design (Alejandro Magaña) -
Mokkho International Film FestivalPondicherry
India
May 8, 2022
audience choice award best actor Arnaud Vincent-Raschella -
Mokkho International Film FestivalPondicherry
India
May 8, 2022
special mention award best cinematography Marie-Pier Diamond -
Mokkho International Film FestivalPondicherry
India
May 8, 2022
Honorable mention award best producer Steve Thiboutot -
Mokkho International Film FestivalPondicherry
India
May 8, 2022
Critics choice award best visual effects Stéphane Picotte -
Fox International Film FestivalRome
Italy
April 29, 2022
Honorable mention supporting actress Dania Thibodeau -
Couch film festivalToronto
Canada
March 28, 2022
Nominee Best actor Arnaud Vincent-Raschella -
Digital Griffix film awardsMontreal
Canada
July 13, 2022
Nominee indie film -
Digital Griffix film awardsMontreal
Canada
July 13, 2022
Nominee original song -
Digital Griffix film awardsMontreal
Canada
July 13, 2022
Nominee best visual effects -
Fox International Film FestivalRome
Italy
April 29, 2022
Winner award best no dialogue film -
Fox International Film FestivalRome
Italy
April 29, 2022
Award winner best makeup -
Midwest Slam FestFranklin, Ohio
United States
April 25, 2022
Award winner best production design -
Midwest Slam FestFranklin, Ohio
United States
April 25, 2022
Award winner best director -
Midwest Slam FestFranklin, Ohio
United States
April 25, 2022
award winner best score -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
"Best Director of Short Film" -
Florence Film AwardsFlorence
Italy
June 5, 2022
Honorable Mention: Sound Design (Alejandro Magaña) -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
June 5, 2022
Best Fantasy -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
June 5, 2022
Best Sound Design (Alejandro Magaña) -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
June 5, 2022
Honorable Mention: Short Film -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
June 5, 2022
Honorable Mention: Screenplay (Gabriel Bissonnette) -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
June 5, 2022
Silver Award: Original Score (Samuel Desrosiers) -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
June 5, 2022
Silver Award: Cinematography (Marie-Pier Diamond) -
Anatolia International Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
June 14, 2022
Finalist Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Short Film -
Andromeda Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
July 31, 2022
award winner best sci fiction/fantasy film -
BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 1, 2022
Award Winner Best Short Film -
Symbiotic Film FestivalKiev
Ukraine
June 16, 2022
Award Winner best musical Film -
Beyond the Curve International Film FestivalParis
France
May 19, 2022
Nominee best short film -
Symbiotic Film FestivalKiev
Ukraine
June 16, 2022
Nominee Best tiny budget film -
Symbiotic Film FestivalKiev
Ukraine
June 16, 2022
Nominee Best actor -
Symbiotic Film FestivalKiev
Ukraine
June 16, 2022
Nominee Best animation film -
Symbiotic Film FestivalKiev
Ukraine
June 16, 2022
Award Winner Best director -
Symbiotic Film FestivalKiev
Ukraine
June 16, 2022
Nominee Best music video -
Freewheeling Film AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
July 30, 2022
Award Winner Best fantasy (short) -
The Atlantis AwardsChula Vista
United States
June 25, 2022
Nominee Best Independant Film -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
"Best Screenplay of Short Film" -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
"Best Sound Design of Short Film" -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
"Best Cinematography of Short Film" -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
"Best Editing of Short FIlm" -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
"Best Production Design of Short Film" -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
Best Actor of Short FIlm" to Arnaud Vincent-Raschella -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
Best Actress of Short Film" to Dania Thibodeau -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
"Best Poster" Jonathan Laplante -
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
July 15, 2022
"Best Post-Production" -
Doge Film Festival(2nd season)New York
United States
June 30, 2022
Official Selection -
RED MOVIE AWARDSReims
France
May 7, 2023
Official Selection -
Digital Griffix Film AwardsMontréal
Canada
July 13, 2022
Best Indie Film Gabriel Bissonnette -
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film FestivalMontréal
Canada
August 28, 2022
nominee best short film -
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film FestivalMontréal
Canada
August 28, 2022
Nominee best actress Dania Thibodeau -
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film FestivalMontréal
Canada
August 28, 2022
Nominee best cinematography -
Festival de films pour l'environnementSaint-Casimir de Portneuf
Canada
August 12, 2022
Official selection -
Vox popular media arts festivalThunder Bay
Canada
September 8, 2022
Official selection -
London director awardsLondon
United Kingdom
July 29, 2022
Official selection -
Cannes International Cinema FestivalCannes
France
September 19, 2022
Award Winner Best experimental Film -
Lebanese Independent Film Festival - LIFFBeirut
Libya
August 29, 2022
Official Selection -
Montreal Independent Film FestivalMontreal
Canada
August 18, 2022
Nominee -
Toronto Tamil (I) Film FestivalToronto
Canada
September 9, 2022
Official Selection -
Docs Without Borders Film FestivalRehoboth Beach, Delaware
United States
August 13, 2022
Award Winner best environmental excellence -
Nepal Cultural International Film FestivalJorpati
Nepal
December 8, 2022
Official Selection -
World Record Film Festival - Jaipur (by JIFF Trust for All Type Shorts)Narayan Vihar
India
August 24, 2022
Official Selection -
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film FestivalMontréal
Canada
August 28, 2022
Award Winner Best visual effects -
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film FestivalMontréal
Canada
August 28, 2022
Award Winner Best editing -
Prague Independent Film FestivalPrague
Czech Republic
September 17, 2022
Official Selection -
Fortean Film FestivalGloucester
United Kingdom
September 2, 2022
Gold award Best movie short -
Fortean Film FestivalGloucester
United Kingdom
September 2, 2022
Gols award Best experimental -
Fortean Film FestivalGloucester
United Kingdom
September 2, 2022
Gold Award Best poster -
Toronto Tamil (I) Film FestivalToronto
Canada
September 9, 2022
Quarter-Finalist best short -
Best Short FestLanark County
Canada
September 13, 2022
Semi-Finalist best short film -
Cannes 7th Art AwardsCannes
France
September 13, 2022
Best cinematography experimental film Marie-Pier Diamond -
Asia Film FestivalMumbai
Canada
October 20, 2022
Official Selection -
Short InvictusPorto
Portugal
October 3, 2023
Nominee short film -
Izmit International Short Film FestivalIzmit, Kocaeli
Turkey
November 17, 2022
Finalist best short film -
Festival de courts métrages indépendant de BouchervilleBoucherville
Canada
November 25, 2022
Nomination -
L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Online FestivalLos Angeles
United States
November 25, 2022
Official Selection -
Vienna International Film AwardsVienne
Austria
November 10, 2022
Honorable Mention -
World Film Carnival SingaporeSingapore
Singapore
Nominee for the Golden Merlion awards 2022 -
Stranger Days Independent Film FestivalCharlotte, North Carolina
United States
December 10, 2022
Official Selection -
iDEAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALSillod
India
November 27, 2022
Nominee best director special mention -
iDEAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALSillod
India
November 27, 2022
Nominee best short film below 10min -
Baliwood Bali - World Independent Short Film Awards (WISFA)Denpasar, Bali
Indonesia
November 20, 2022
Official Selection -
L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Online FestivalLos Angeles
United States
November 25, 2022
Award Winner choice film award Gabriel Bissonnette -
Festival de courts métrages de Boucherville
Canada
November 26, 2022
Prix du jury compétition locale -
iDEAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALSillod
India
November 27, 2022
Award Winner best short film below 10min -
So Limitless and Free International Film FestivalMontreal
Canada
December 8, 2022
Official Selection -
iDEAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALSillod
India
December 27, 2022
Award Winner best director special mention 3e -
Mabig Film FestivalAugsburg
Germany
December 19, 2022
Award winner best short film -
FUIFF AWARDS UNITED KINGDOMBirmingham
United Kingdom
January 27, 2023
Official selection -
Short InvictusPorto
Portugal
October 3, 2023
Honorable mention -
Pambujan International Film Festival 2022Pambujan
Philippines
January 13, 2023
Official Selection -
FUIFF AWARDS UNITED KINGDOMBirmingham
United Kingdom
January 27, 2023
award winner best film on climate change -
Swiss International Film FestivalZurich
Switzerland
April 24, 2023
Official Selection -
SPAIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALMadrid
Spain
April 1, 2023
Official Selection -
Bizarrya Short Film FestivalPorto
Portugal
March 15, 2023
Official Selection -
Oz Indie Film FestivalMelbourne
Australia
March 25, 2023
Nominee actress -
Oz Indie Film FestivalMelbourne
Australia
March 25, 2023
winner best short film -
Oz Indie Film FestivalMelbourne
Australia
March 25, 2023
Best experimental film -
Canadian Independent Film Festival - CIFFMontréal
Canada
May 27, 2023
semi finalist -
Bizarrya Short Film FestivalPorto
Portugal
March 15, 2023
Finalist -
International Migration & Enviromental Film FestivalToronto
Canada
March 23, 2023
Honorable Mention Best short film -
The New York Independent Film FestivalNew York
United States
September 4, 2023
Award winner / Best short film -
Political Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
November 1, 2023
Selected -
Political Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
November 1, 2023
Winner fantasy Film
Gabriel is a director who was born in Laval in 1982, he later grew up in Montreal where he discovered cinema in a youth centre. He cut his teeth in cinema at Cégep de Rosemont and then perfected his skills in editing at ECTQ in Quebec. He built a strong experience thanks to personal projects of short films. He has also formed his own group called Fusion Film. He is now self-employed in the big city of Montreal. He produces as many shows as films or web series.
Some notable projects: In 2009 he received an Art Partage grant for the film Lena dans le mirroir,
Gabriel is making a documentary A Letter from Gaïa and is funded through grants obtained from the Courses des Régions. The same year, Gabriel directed the film KO for which he was nominated for best direction. It is broadcast on the UNIS.TV channel, screened at Kino Montréal 2018 and at the Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois. Since then, he has produced several other short films such as Les autres where he received the prize for best special effects at the Yes Mtl festival, L'or bleu with the theme of water war. Finally, he directed and produced two agritourism programs entitled À la bonne franquette for Bell's TV1 channel.
Hi folks,
My name is Gabriel Bissonnette, I’m the filmmaker of Ancestral Land.
In Ancestral Land, you will see a no dialogs film, an environmental fantasy short film base on a man’s greed and an invisible Elfic woman that represent the beauty of nature.
The film had already been chosen by 43 festivals from all around the world because of the strong message about our values as a human being that affect our world.
If you vote for us, not only you vote for a great film that transcend many generations over the century, you vote for climate change actions for the future.
Good viewing