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Mars et Avril (aka Mars & Avril or Mars and April, Alternative titles on Mars et Avril IMDb page — "Mars" here referring to planet Mars, and "Avril/April" to the lead female character) Mars and April // Mars & Avril, review from Variety, July 16, 2012 is a Canadian science fiction film starring Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani and Robert Lepage. The feature film, based on the graphic novels of the same name published by Sid Lee & la Pastèque, Exclusive look at Canadian scifi film MARS ET AVRIL a graphic novel adaptation, article from Quiet Earth, April 4, 2011 is written, produced and directed by Martin Villeneuve. Denis Villeneuve's brother Martin imagines future Montreal with 'Mars et Avril', article from Canadian Press, October 26, 2011Shot on a very tight budget and with abundant use of green screen, Villeneuve's feature film debut has a significant amount of visual effects. Belgian comic book artist François Schuiten (Les Cités Obscures) is the production designer, former ILM Senior Compositor Carlos Monzon (Avatar, Transformers, Star Trek) worked as VFX supervisor, and Oscar-nominated Benoît Charest (Les Triplettes de Belleville) composed the original score. The film was financed by Telefilm Canada, SODEC, Les Productions du 8e Art and the Harold Greenberg Fund, and is distributed in Canada by Alliance Vivafilm and in the United States by Gaiam. The  was released in Quebec theatres and on Alliance Vivafilm's YouTube channel on December 21, 2011. The World premiere took place on July 2, 2012, at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic (the film was selected in the section “Another View” for its unique artistic approach in both form and content). Stunning Canadian scifi flick MARS ET AVRIL premiering at Karlovy Vary, article from Quiet Earth, June 16, 2012 Since then, the film has been screened in many other major cinema events around the globe (see the FESTIVALS section below).

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Description	Mars et Avril (aka Mars & Avril or Mars and April, Alternative titles on Mars et Avril IMDb page — "Mars" here referring to planet Mars, and "Avril/April" to the lead female character) Mars and April // Mars & Avril, review from Variety, July 16, 2012 is a Canadian science fiction film starring Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani and Robert Lepage. The feature film, based on the graphic novels of the same name published by Sid Lee & la Pastèque, Exclusive look at Canadian scifi film MARS ET AVRIL a graphic novel adaptation, article from Quiet Earth, April 4, 2011 is written, produced and directed by Martin Villeneuve. Denis Villeneuve's brother Martin imagines future Montreal with 'Mars et Avril', article from Canadian Press, October 26, 2011Shot on a very tight budget and with abundant use of green screen, Villeneuve's feature film debut has a significant amount of visual effects. Belgian comic book artist François Schuiten (Les Cités Obscures) is the production designer, former ILM Senior Compositor Carlos Monzon (Avatar, Transformers, Star Trek) worked as VFX supervisor, and Oscar-nominated Benoît Charest (Les Triplettes de Belleville) composed the original score. The film was financed by Telefilm Canada, SODEC, Les Productions du 8e Art and the Harold Greenberg Fund, and is distributed in Canada by Alliance Vivafilm and in the United States by Gaiam. The was released in Quebec theatres and on Alliance Vivafilm's YouTube channel on December 21, 2011. The World premiere took place on July 2, 2012, at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic (the film was selected in the section “Another View” for its unique artistic approach in both form and content). Stunning Canadian scifi flick MARS ET AVRIL premiering at Karlovy Vary, article from Quiet Earth, June 16, 2012 Since then, the film has been screened in many other major cinema events around the globe (see the FESTIVALS section below).
Description	Mars et Avril (aka Mars & Avril or Mars and April, Alternative titles on Mars et Avril IMDb page — "Mars" here referring to planet Mars, and "Avril/April" to the lead female character) Mars and April // Mars & Avril, review from Variety, July 16, 2012 is a Canadian science fiction film starring Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani and Robert Lepage. The feature film, based on the graphic novels of the same name published by Sid Lee & la Pastèque, Exclusive look at Canadian scifi film MARS ET AVRIL a graphic novel adaptation, article from Quiet Earth, April 4, 2011 is written, produced and directed by Martin Villeneuve. Denis Villeneuve's brother Martin imagines future Montreal with 'Mars et Avril', article from Canadian Press, October 26, 2011Shot on a very tight budget and with abundant use of green screen, Villeneuve's feature film debut has a significant amount of visual effects. Belgian comic book artist François Schuiten (Les Cités Obscures) is the production designer, former ILM Senior Compositor Carlos Monzon (Avatar, Transformers, Star Trek) worked as VFX supervisor, and Oscar-nominated Benoît Charest (Les Triplettes de Belleville) composed the original score. The film was financed by Telefilm Canada, SODEC, Les Productions du 8e Art and the Harold Greenberg Fund, and is distributed in Canada by Alliance Vivafilm and in the United States by Gaiam. The was released in Quebec theatres and on Alliance Vivafilm's YouTube channel on December 21, 2011. The World premiere took place on July 2, 2012, at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic (the film was selected in the section “Another View” for its unique artistic approach in both form and content). Stunning Canadian scifi flick MARS ET AVRIL premiering at Karlovy Vary, article from Quiet Earth, June 16, 2012 Since then, the film has been screened in many other major cinema events around the globe (see the FESTIVALS section below).

Director	Martin Villeneuve
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Writer	Martin Villeneuve
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Based on	{{Based on\|Mars et Avril\|Martin Villeneuve}}
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Cinematography	Benoît Beaulieu
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Editing	Mathieu Demers
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Starring	Jacques Languirand , Caroline Dhavernas , Paul Ahmarani , Robert Lepage
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Music	Benoît Charest
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Runtime	90 minutes
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Country	Canada
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Language	French (English subtitled)
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Producer	Martin Villeneuve , Anne-Marie Gélinas , Benoît Beaulieu
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Studio	Mars et Avril Inc.,EMAfilms,Les Productions du 8e Art,Item 7
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Distributor	Alliance Vivafilm (Canada) , Gaiam (United States)
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Released	2012/7/2 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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Budget	$2,300,000
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