Bad Seeds (2016 film)


Bad Seeds is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Louis Bélanger and released in 2016.
The film stars Alexis Martin as Jacques, a struggling actor from Montreal who is forced to flee the city because of his unpaid gambling debts to a loan shark, and ends up a partner with Simon and Francesca in a marijuana farm.
The film's cast also includes Myriam Côté, Patrick Hivon, Stéphane Jacques, Yves Bélanger, Bénédicte Décary, François Papineau, Sylvio Archambault and Gary Boudreault.

Accolades

The film garnered four nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientResult
Canadian Screen Awards12 March 2017Best Motion PictureLuc Vandal and Lorraine Dufour
Canadian Screen Awards12 March 2017Best EditingClaude Palardy
Canadian Screen Awards12 March 2017Best Art Direction / Production DesignAndré-Line Beauparlant
Canadian Screen Awards12 March 2017Best Overall SoundMarcel Chouinard, Philippe Lavigne, Stéphane Bergeron, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher and Louis Collin
Prix Iris4 June 2017Best FilmLuc Vandal and Lorraine Dufour
Prix Iris4 June 2017Best DirectorLouis Bélanger
Prix Iris4 June 2017Best ScreenplayLouis Bélanger and Alexis Martin
Prix Iris4 June 2017Best Supporting ActressEmmanuelle Lussier-Martinez
Prix Iris4 June 2017Best Supporting ActorLuc Picard
Prix Iris4 June 2017Best CastingEmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne and Nathalie Boutrie
Prix Iris4 June 2017Best MusicGuy Bélanger
Prix Iris4 June 2017Best Costume DesignSophie Lefebvre
Prix Iris4 June 2017Public PrizeLouis Bélanger