Pro Pool
A film by
Alec Pronovost
Synopsis
Freshly graduated with a bachelor's degree in history and civilization, Charles-Olivier struggles to find a job in his field and must rely on a clerk job in a pool shop. Feeling down, he navigates his gig as best he can.
Highlights
Tags
2022
Comedy
Fiction
Genre
Comedy
,
Country
Canada (Quebec)
Year
2022
Length
8'00"
Themes
Teen friendly
,
With
Louis Carrière, Alexis Martin, Sylvie de Morais, Sébastien Rajotte, Oussama Fares, Louis Girard-Bock, Zeneb Blanchet, François Ruel-Côté, Maxime Genois, Craig Weiss
Production
Patrick Francke-Sirois (Club vidéo)
Director
Alec Pronovost
Scenario
Alec Pronovost
Cinematography
Natan B. Foisy
Editing
Louis Chevalier-Dagenais
Sound Design
Jacob Marcoux, Jordan Choinière
Music
Alex Lefaivre
Alec Pronovost
Alec Pronovost is a filmmaker and writer from Montreal whose short film Pro Pool, based on his illustrious two-week career as a pool shop clerk, played at Sundance and 70-something other festivals. Known in Quebec for his unique and fresh comedy voice, Alec is the creator behind four award-winning french-speaking TV shows (Complètement Lycée, Le Killing, Club Soly and J’adore le jus). Right now, he’s developing two new TV shows as well as two feature films, all driven by the fear of having to go back to his old pool shop job.
Filmography
Piscine Pro | Short Fiction |2022Jeep Boys | Short Fiction | 2020Le Killing | Webserie | 2019-2020Tony Speed | Short Fiction | 2018Richard Superstar | Short Fiction | 2016
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Festivals
Gala Prends ça court, Canada | 2022 *Prix KO24, *Prix Distillerie du quasi
SPASM, Canada | 2023 *Meilleur montage
Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), Canada | 2022 *Grand Prix Plein(s) Écran(s)
International Comedy Film Festival - FUNCINEMA, Argentina | 2023 *Best director award
CORTOCIRCUITI Short Film Festival, Italy | 2023 *Best editing
Les Percéides, Canada | 2023
Festival Courts d'un Soir, Canada | 2023
Festifilm de la Beauce, Canada | 2023
Vues dans la tête..., Canada | 2023
Projection spéciale SPIRA, Canada | 2023
Projection à la Tête d'allumette, Canada | 2023
Ciné club de St-Casimir, Canada | 2023
Ciné-club Dernier rang, Canada | 2023
Festival TRAC, Canada | 2023
Ciné-club de Victoriaville, Canada | 2023
Calgary Underground Film Fest, Canada | 2023
Cinémental, Canada | 2023
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada | 2022
Longue Vue sur le Court, Canada | 2022
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada | 2022
Festival Images en Vues, Canada | 2022
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada | 2022
Cinemania, Canada | 2022
Indie Street Film Festival, USA | 2022
ShortCom, UK | 2022
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon | 2022
La Plata Int. Independent Film Festival, Argentina | 2022
FICFA, Canada | 2022
Shorts That Are Not Pants, Canada | 2022
Ciné-club Temps d'écran, Canada | 2022
International Film Festival of Ottawa, Canada | 2022
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada | 2022
Festival du Film Canadien de Dieppe, France | 2023
INDIE short Film Series, USA | 2023
HollyShorts Film Festival, USA | 2023
Film Fest Petaluma, USA | 2023
Annapolis Film Festival, USA | 2023
Short Encounters International Film Festival, Greece | 2023
Mecal Int. Short Film Festival, Spain | 2023
Sundance International Film Festival, USA | 2023
FEST - New Directors / New Films, Portugal | 2023
Desertscape International Film Festival, USA | 2023
Bucharest Short Film Festival, Romania | 2023
Bolton International Film Festival, UK | 2023
BuSho (Budapest Short), Hungary | 2023
Crested Butte Film Festival in Colorado, USA | 2023
Film Fest Petaluma, USA | 2023
INDIE short FILM SERIES, USA | 2023
HollyShorts Film Festival Feb monthly screening, USA | 2023
The Sundance Short Film Tour, World | 2023
Les Courts du Vendredi, France | 2023
Galichnik Film Festival, Macedonia | 2023
Fenêtres sur courts, France | 2023
Tbilisi Cinema Club, Georgia | 2023
OFFline Film Festival, Ireland | 2023
Still Voices Short Film Festival, Ireland | 2023
Hochschulfilmclub, Germany | 2023
Festival de cinéma Mazette, France | 2023
Winterfest Film festival, USA | 2023
TRANSILVANIA SHORTS [International Short Film Festival], Romania | 2023
Black Sea Film Festival, Romania | 2023
International Usak Short Film Festival, Turkey | 2023
Vevey Very Funny Film Festival, Switzerland | 2023
Arkansas Shorts, USA | 2023
Festival Loubens-Lauragais, France | 2023
Ciné-club Temps d'écran, Canada | 2022
Sundance Film Festival, USA | 2023
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