PORCUPINE LAKE
Synopsis
WORLD PREMIERE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(84 min. 2017)
A story of bravery and the secret world of girls during a fateful summer when adulthood has not yet arrived, but childhood is quickly vanishing.
“Veninger has bottled that very precise moment when a young girl is trying to figure out the woman she’s going to become.” Chris Knight, National Post
“Sensitively explores feminine coming-of-age.” Kate Erbland, IndieWIRE
“A film of heart and prickly specificity.” Angelo Muredda, Cinema Scope
“A story every woman carries inside her.” Melissa Leo, Academy Award Winner
“Assured, subtle storytelling by director/screenwriter Ingrid Veninger.” Marsha Lederman, The Globe & Mail
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Reviews
“Ingrid Veninger’s TIFF Entry Sensitively Explores Feminine Coming-of-Age.” Kate Erbland, indiewire
http://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/porcupine-lake-trailer-ingrid-veninger-tiff-1201864778/
Watch: BFFs Share Secrets and Jokes in Exclusive Porcupine Lake Clip.
https://blog.womenandhollywood.com/watch-bffs-share-secrets-and-jokes-in-exclusive-porcupine-lake-clip-18e8683dc6e7
Q&A with Ingrid Veninger + Filmmaker Magazine
Q&A with Ingrid Veninger + Jim Slotek, Original-Cin
https://www.original-cin.ca/posts/2017/9/9/ingrid-veninger-directors-porcupine-lake-a-tiff-coming-of-age-entry-with-teeth
“Porcupine Lake is a worthy, wise tale of teenage longing.” Christopher Schobert, The Playlist
https://theplaylist.net/porcupine-lake-review-20170912/
“Porcupine Lake is the sort of movie you don’t mind getting completely lost in.” Sian Melton, The Muff Society
https://medium.com/the-muff-society/tiff-2017-profile-ingrid-veninger-28b4f4217ec2
“Ingrid Veninger hits her sweet spot with Porcupine Lake, which trades some of her scrappier aesthetic instincts for a more polished veneer but keeps the heart and prickly specificity of her best work.” Angelo Muredda, Cinemascope
“It’s easy to project yourself into this film. I cannot imagine a person who will not see some version of themselves on screen.” Christopher Maynard, followingfilms
http://www.followingfilms.com/2017/09/tiff-review-porcupine-lake.html
“Veninger proves once again, she is always in control of her material and meticulously drives her film to its emotional climax.” Gilbert Seah, Festival Scene
“Carol (Todd Haynes) finds its maplecore counterpart in Porcupine Lake”. Pat Mullen, cinemablographer
http://www.cinemablographer.com/2017/09/tiff-review-porcupine-lake.html#more
“… relatable in its difficulties, as we follow two young, developing women who are trying to figure out their place in the world.” Wendy Rose, The Telegram
http://www.thetelegram.com/living/friendship-on-film-in-porcupine-lake-156894/
Festivals
(selected Festival list: OFFICIAL SELECTION)
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2017 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – WORLD PREMIERE
Sept. 10 at 7:30pm w Cast and Crew Q&A
Tickets: www.tiff.net/tiff/porcupine-lake
ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FIN)
Sept. 17 at 12:15pm
Tickets: www.finfestival.ca
MONTREAL FESTIVAL du NOUVEAU CINEMA
Oct. 8 at 21:00 at Cinema du Parc w Cast Q&A
Tickets: www.nouveaucinema.ca
BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Oct. 13 at 5pm w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: www.biff.kr
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL – US PREMIERE
Oct. 14 at 8pm w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: www.mvff.com
BARRIE FILM FESTIVAL
Oct 15 at 4pm w Cast and Crew Q&A
Tickets: www.barriefilmfestival.ca
SEATTLE TWIST FILM FESTIVAL
Oct. 20 at 7pm
Tickets: www.3dollarbillcinema.org
ST. JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
Oct. 21 at 9:30pm w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: www.womensfilmfestival.com
NEWFEST in NEW YORK
Oct. 22 at 1:45pm w Cast Q&A
Tickets: www.newfest.org
WINDSOR FILM FESTIVAL – TIFF FILM CIRCUIT
Oct. 30 at 6pm w Cast Q&A
Tickets: http://www.windsorfilmfestival.com
ROME INT’L FILM FESTIVAL – ALICE NELLA CITTA
Nov. 2 at 9:30am at Parco della Musica
Tickets: http://www.romacinemafest.it/
CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL NORTH CAROLINA
Nov. 11 at 4:15pm w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: http://www.cucalorus.org
SUDBURY INDIE CINEMA
Nov. 15 at 7pm w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: http://www.sudburyindiecinema.com
CHERIES CHERIS FILM FESTIVAL PARIS
COMPETITION – Nov. 14-21
Tickets: http://cheries-cheris.com/porcupine-lake
BRUSSELS QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
COMPETITION
Nov. 15 at 7:3pm – Cinema Aventure
Tickets: http://www.pinkscreens.org
GIJON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SPAIN
Nov. 17-25, 2017
Tickets: http://www.gijonfilmfestival.com
FESTIVAL MIX BRASIL SAO PAULO
Nov. 15-26, 2017
Tickets: http://www.mixbrasil.org.br
GERMAN PREMIERE FRANKFURT
B3 BIENNIAL OF THE MOVING IMAGE 2017
Nov. 29 – Dec. 3 – Arthouse Kino w Cast Q&A
Tickets: http://www.b3biennale.de
WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL
PORCUPINE LAKE and THE OTHER SIDE OF PORCUPINE LAKE
Dec. 1 at 5pm – Village 8 w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com
2018
KINGSTON REELOUT FILM FESTIVAL
Feb. 3 at 9:15pm – Screening Room w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: https://www.reelout.com/event/porcupine-lake/
WHITEHORSE AVAILABLE LIGHT FILM FESTIVAL
Feb. 10 at 9pm – Yukon Arts Centre w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: http://yukonfilmsociety.com/alff/program-detail/porcupine-lake
TORONTO THEATRICAL RELEASE
presented by FILMS WE LIKE w Filmmaker Q&A
Feb. 23 – Mar. 1 – Screening 2pm + 7pm – Carlton Cinema
Tickets: https://imaginecinemas.com
BILBOA, SPAIN ZINEGOAK INT’L FILM FESTIVAL
Feb. 19 at 8pm – Teatro Arriaga
Tickets: http://zinegoak.com/en/
STOCKHOLM FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL
Feb. 24 at 12noon – Lordag Cinema
Tickets: http://sthlmfemfilm.se/filmer_program/
SASKATOON THEATRICAL RELEASE
Feb. 24 – Mar. 4 – Broadway Theatre
Tickets: https://www.informationstation.ca/movie.php?m=2446
CHARLOTTETOWN THEATRICAL RELEASE
Mar. 2-4 and Mar. 9-10 – City Cinema
Tickets: http://citycinema.net/
VANCOUVER WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
Mar. 10 at 6pm – Vancity Theatre w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: http://www.womeninfilm.ca/VIWIFF_2018_Films.html#Porcupine
AMSTERDAM ROZE FILM DAGEN
Mar. 10 at 3:45pm – OOK:ZA
Tickets: https://rozefilmdagen.nl/programma/14/porcupine-lake
MELBOURNE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
Mar. 18 at 6pm – ACMI Cinema w Cast Q&A
Tickets: http://mqff.com.au/program/porcupine-lake/
VERMONT WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
March 23 at 6pm
Tickets: http://womensfilmfestival.org/
SANTIAGO, CHILE FEMCINE 8
March 20-25
Tickets: http://www.femcine.cl
SWEDEN, BUFF YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
March 22 and 23
Tickets: http://www.buff.se/en/filmer/porcupine-lake/
WILMINGTON, CHICK FLICKS FILM FESTIVAL
March 24 at 8pm – Bourgie Nights w Filmmaker Q&A
Tickets: https://www.wilmffilms.com/chick-flicks-film-festival
URUGUAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
March 29-April 7
Tickets: http://www.cinemateca.org.uy/
BOSTON WICKED QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
March 29-April 8
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
April 5-15
NATIONAL CANADA FILM DAY
April 18 Oakville w Filmmaker and Crew Q&A
ZARAGOZA INT’L FILM FESTIVAL SPAIN
April 12 – 26
Tickets: festivalcinezaragoza.com
MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL
April 26 – May 6
Tickets: http://montclairfilm.org/
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
May 10-19
Tickets: https://nashvillefilmfestival.org
CABOURG FESTIVAL DU FILM
June 13-17 Tickets: https://www.festival-cabourg.com/editions/2018/films/porcupine-lake
FESTIVAL MIX MILANO
June 20-24 Tickets: http://festivalmixmilano.com/portfolio/porcupine-lake/
OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL, LOS ANGELES
July 22 at 1:30pm at REGAL LA LIVE w Q&A Tickets: http://www.outfest.org/filmguide/porcupine-lake-2/
CANADIAN FILM INSTITUTE, OTTAWA
September 8 at 4pm Tickets: https://www.cfi-icf.ca/new-blog/2018/8/15/porcupine
SCHLINGEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection: Oct 1-7, 2018. Chemnitz, Germany. Tickets: https://ff-schlingel.de/
PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection: Oct. 24 and 28, 2018. Tickets: https://portlandfilmfestival.com/
Screenings
(selected list)
2017 Sept. 25 – Bracebridge, Muskoka – TIFF Film Circuit
Oct. 1 – Campbellford, Ontario – TIFF Film Circuit
Nov. 15 – Sudbury, Ontario – Women in Film Wednesdays
Nov. 20 – Timmins, Ontario – TIFF Film Circuit
2018 Feb 4 – Fernie, BC – TIFF Film Circuit
Mar. 21 – Midland, ON – TIFF Film Circuit w Q&A Christopher Bolton
Mar. 25 – Alliston, ON – TIFF Film Circuit w Q&A Charlotte Salisbury
Jun. 6 – Belleville, ON – TIFF Film Circuit w Q&A Chris Mutton
Aug. 12 – Simcoe, ON – TIFF Film Circuit
Sept. 14 – New Orleans, USA – Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center
Oct. 26 – Sopot, Poland – European Solidarity Centre
2019 Jan. 28 – Maple Ridge, BC – The ACT Arts Centre