Raymond St-Jean’s horror Veins is among six Canadian features selected for First Look, the work-in-progress section of Locarno Film Festival’s i
Raymond St-Jean’s horror Veins is among six Canadian features selected for First Look, the work-in-progress section of Locarno Film Festival’s industry strand Locarno Pro.
Produced by Canada’s 1976 Productions, Veins is set in a semi-abandoned Canadian village, where a newborn woman unravelling the mystery of her father’s sudden death makes discoveries more sinister and horrifying than she could have imagined.
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St-Jean has previously made features including 2023 crime film Dusk for a Hitman.
Running from August 8-10 and presented in partnership with Telefilm Canada, the First Look section is for features on the verge of completion.
The six projects were chosen from over 40 submissions, by a committee of Berlinale Panorama’s Ana David, the Canadian Film Institute’s Tom McSorley and San Sebastian’s Alex Masson.
The selection also includes Bryce Hodgson’s queer love fantasy Thanks To The Hard Work Of The Elephants, about two teenage boys who escape an abusive youth lockdown centre while high on LSD, and attempt to start an alternative commune in a nearby forest.
It is produced by Coukuma, in co-production with Harrington Studio.
An international jury will award over $150,000 of in-kind prizes, with film critic Franck Finance-Madureira, Sundance director of programming Kim Yutani and Berlinale co-director of programming Jacqueline Lyanga on the panel.
Winners will be announced at the Locarno Pro award ceremony on Sunday, August 10. Locarno Pro runs from August 7-12, with the 78th Locarno Film Festival from August 6-16.
Locarno Pro First Look 2025
Lhasa (Can) dir. Sophie Leblond, prod. Metafilms
Lunar Sway (Can) dir. Nick Butler, prod. Cloudy Pictures
Nina Roza (Can-It-Bel-Bul) dir. Genevieve Dulude-De Celles, prod. Colonelle Films
Thanks To The Hard Work Of The Elephants (Can) dir. Bryce Hodgson, prod. Coukuma
Veins (Can) dir. Raymond St-Jean, prod. 1976 Productions
We Will Not Be Silenced (Can) dirs. Catherine Hebert, Elric Robichon, prod. Films Camera Obscura
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