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'The Near Future' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Sophie Goyette and released in 2012.[[https://exclaim.ca/film/article/le_futur_proche_short-directed_by_sophie_goyette "Le Futur Proche (Short): Sophie Goyette"]. 'Exclaim!', January 15, 2013.] The film stars Patrice Berthomier as Robin, a pilot for a small Quebec airline who learns of his mother's death, but goes through his day emotionally ambivalent about the news due to their complicated relationship.["Le futur proche de Sophie Goyette". '24 images', No. 161, MarchApril 2013, p. 38.]
The film premiered at the Saguenay International Short Film Festival (Regard sur le court mtrage au Saguenay) in March 2012.[[https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-cinematographique/2012/12/04/%C2%ABle-futur-proche%C2%BB-de-sophie-goyette-sera-en-competition-a-sundance/ "Le Futur proche de Sophie Goyette sera en comptition Sundance"]. 'Voir', December 4, 2012.] It was subsequently screened 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.] and at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[
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The film 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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