Feature Deraspe: Deraspe and Greek Tragedy

feature deraspe: The francophone story from Montreal writer-director Sophie Deraspe has been a critical hit and was Canada's submission in the 2020 Oscar race for best international feature, according to CTV. Deraspe won the Canadian Screen Award for adapted screenplay for the film, while Ricci took best actress. Antigone is a modern-day adaptation of the Greek tragedy and stars Nahema Ricci as a Montreal teenager who helps her brother escape from prison to prevent him from being deported. Antigone also got awards for achievement in editing for Deraspe and Geoffrey Boulange, and best supporting actress for Nour Belkhiria. Meanwhile, The Song of Names from Quebec director Francois Girard took trophies including best original score and best original song for Oscar-winning Canadian composer Howard Shore. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.