Whimsies and odysseys: Quebec cinema surpassed expectations in 2017

Quebec filmmakers made waves big and small in 2017. From the upper echelons of Hollywood to the remote corners of indie film, there was lots to applaud over the past 12 months.
The year in Quebec cinema began and ended with Denis Villeneuve. In January, the prodigious filmmaker’s Quebec-shot alien encounter Arrival received eight Oscar nominations, including best picture and best director, winning best sound editing for Montrealer Sylvain Bellemare.
Then in October, Villeneuve unleashed hi