La Belle Visite (Journey's End)

Bio

Jean-François Caissy was born and raised in the village of St. Omer on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec. He studied photography at Matane CEGEP (1998). His work has been featured in various galleries and museums around the world, as part of several group shows. Following a film workshop in Amsterdam (2000), he created the sound & visual installation piece Mon doux camping (Sweet Camping). In 2003, he founded the Maria Films production company, producing and directing his first documentary feature, La saison des amours (Mating Season) in 2005. The film was shown at the Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois (Montreal) and at the Namur International Film Festival. He developed, produced and directed his latest documentary feature, La Belle Visite (Journey’s End), while an artist-in-residence at Les Films de l’Autre.

Jean-François Caissy lives in Montreal. He is currently at work on a third documentary and an original screenplay.

Festivals

LA BELLE VISITE (Journey’s End) 2009

Color / documentary / 35mm / 80 min.

Berlin International Film Festival (Forum), 2010

BFI London Film Festival, (UK), 2010

Visions du Réel (Nyon), Compétition Internationale Regards Neufs, 2010

Hot Docs (Toronto), 2010

Mumbai Film Festival (Inde), 2010

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (USA), 2010

RIDM, Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal, 2009

FICFA, Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie, 2010
WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY

Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois, 2010
JURY SPECIAL MENTION

Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (Belgique), 2010

Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg (Allemagne), 2011

Cork French Film Festival (Irlande), 2011

Festival International du Documentaire sur la Biodiversité et les Peules Premiers (France), 2011

Cinéma du Québec à Paris (France), 2010

Altantic Film Festival, 2010

Calgary International Film Festival, 2010

Camden International Film Festival (USA), 2010

ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival, 2011

Festival Cine Premiere, (Pays-Bas), 2010

DOXA, Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver 2010

Les Percéides, Festival international de cinéma et d'art de Percé, 2010

Tournée canadienne et québécoise des RVCQ, 2010

LA SAISON DES AMOURS (Mating Season) 2005

Color / documentary / Betacam SP / 72 min.

Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique, 2005

Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois, 2005

Festival Images et Lieux de Maniwaki, 2006

Film d’ouverture Évènement Prise 14, New-Richmond, 2006

Cinéma Parallèle de l’Ex-centris, Montréal, 2006

Télé-Québec (version de 52 minutes), 2006

Présentation spéciale, Rimouski, Val-d’Or, Carleton, Matane, Amqui, St-Françoise (2005-06)