Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa () is a Canadian animated adventure family film, directed by Nicola Lemay and released in 2021.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Félix et le trésor de Morgäa – Film de Nicola Lemay". Films du Québec, February 21, 2021. The film centres on Felix, a 12-year-old boy who has been living with his mother on the Magdalen Islands since his father's failure to return from a voyage to find treasure on the Island of Eternal Night; when his mother goes off on vacation and leaves him and his infant sister, Mia, in the care of their aunt, he enlists the help of lighthouse keeper Tom to travel to the island in search of his father.Isabelle Hontebeyrie, "«Félix et le trésor de Morgäa»: un film pour toute la famille". Le Journal de Montréal, February 26, 2021.
The film's French voice cast includes Karine Vanasse, Gabriel Lessard, Guy Nadon, Marc Labrèche, Catherine Proulx-Lemay, Éveline Gélinas, Louis Lacombe-Petrowski, Antoine Durand, Tristan Harvey, Kim Jalabert, Geneviève Bédard, Frédéric Desager, Jean-François Beaupré and Jérôme Boiteau, while its English voice cast includes Vanasse, Boiteau, Daniel Brochu, Vlasta Vrána, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Angela Galuppo, Wyatt Bowen, Terrence Scammell, Richard M. Dumont, Arthur Holden, Marcel Jeannin, Mark Camacho, Elizabeth Neale and Eleanor Noble.
Lemay originally conceived the project as a graphic novel, before instead pitching it to 10th Ave. Productions as an animated film.Alex Dudok de Wit, "Interview: The ‘Felix And The Treasure Of Morgäa’ Team On Creating A 100% Canadian Animated Feature". Cartoon Brew, March 3, 2021. The film premiered on February 26, 2021 as the opening film of the Montreal International Children's Film Festival,Hayley Juhl, "How to make your own kettle corn for the Montreal children's film festival". Montreal Gazette, February 20, 2021. before being released commercially in both English and French. In advance of the film's release, children's author Édith Bourget published a novelization of the film.Léa Harvey, "Quand la littérature s’inspire du cinéma, le nouveau défi d’Édith Bourget". Le Soleil, December 30, 2020.
The film received a Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021 for Best First Film."Gala Québec Cinéma : La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations" . Ici Radio-Canada, April 26, 2021.
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