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'Herd Leader' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Chlo Robichaud and released in 2012.[[https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/cannes-filmmaker-chloe-robichaud-discusses-chef-de-meute-58474/ "Cannes: Filmmaker Chlo Robichaud Discusses Chef de Meute"]. 'Backstage', May 19, 2012.] The film stars ve Duranceau as Clara, a shy woman who must build confidence in herself when she inherits her late aunt's dog and has to learn how to train it.[[http://quartierlibre.ca/chloe-robichaud-la-chef-de-meute/ "Chlo Robichaud : La chef de meute"]. 'Quartier libre', November 27, 2012.]
The film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, in the competitive short film program,[[https://voir.ca/cinema/2012/05/17/quebecois-a-la-conquete-de-cannes-chloe-robichaud-marie-eve-juste-danny-lennon-juan-andres-arango-karim-hussain-et-xavier-dolan/ "Qubcois la conqute de Cannes : Chlo Robichaud, Marie-ve Juste, Danny Lennon, Juan Andres Arango, Karim Hussain et Xavier Dolan"]. 'Voir', May 17, 2012.] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[Peter Knegt, [https://www.indiewire.com/2012/09/tiff-list-2012-a-complete-list-of-all-films-at-the-toronto-international-film-festival-45282/ "TIFF List 2012: A Complete List of All Films at the Toronto International Film Festival"]. 'IndieWire', September 5, 2012.]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2012.["Rebelle, Goon, Cosmopolis among Canada's Top Ten: Honoured film titles will be shown at Lightbox from Jan. 4 to 13". 'Toronto Star', December 5, 2012.] In 2013, it was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards[[https://www.macleans.ca/culture/introducing-the-canadian-screen-awards-and-their-2013-nominees/ "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees"]. 'Maclean's', January 15, 2013.] and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards.[[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/spotlight-shines-on-quebec-cinema-at-the-jutra-awards-1.1368459 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards"]. CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.]
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