Sara Montpetit (born 2001 or 2002) is a French Canadian actress and environmental activist from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the 2021 film Maria Chapdelaine, for which she won the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards.
Career In 2021, she garnered acclaim for her performance in the film Maria Chapdelaine, winning the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards. That year, she was also cast in Charlotte Le Bon's debut feature film Falcon Lake.Marie-Catherine Goudreau, "Falcon Lake : Le premier long-métrage de Charlotte Le Bon" . Journal Accès, August 10, 2021.
Falcon Lake film was shot in mid-2021 in and around Gore, Quebec,Marie-Catherine Goudreau, "Falcon Lake : Le premier long-métrage de Charlotte Le Bon" . Journal Accès, August 10, 2021. during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film debuted in the Director's Fortnight program at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2022. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.Pat Mullen, "TIFF Announces Canadian Films for 2022 Festival". That Shelf, August 10, 2022.
In 2022, she was cast as Sasha, a teenage vampire who befriends Paul (Félix-Antoine Bénard), a boy with suicidal tendencies, in Ariane Louis-Seize's Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant), planned for release in 2023.Éric Lavallée, "Bloodsuckers: Sara Montpetit Toplines Ariane Louis-Seize’s 'Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant'". Ion Cinema, October 25, 2022. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2023."Vampire dramedy, tribute to late Jean-Marc Vallée set for Venice film sidebar". Toronto Star, July 27, 2023. The film had its Canadian premiere in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2021 Maria Chapdelaine Maria Chapdelaine 2022 Falcon Lake Chloé White Dog (Chien blanc) Madeleine 2023 The Flower Darkens (À la fontaine) Alice Short film Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) Sasha My Girl (Ma poule) Madeleine Short film 2025 Where Souls Go (Où vont les âmes?) Anna 2026 Toy Gun Bandit (Faux gun bandit) TBA 2024, Une Année Quelconque Lomane
Accolades For her performance in the film Maria Chapdelaine, Montpetit won the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards.
For her performance in Falcon Lake, Montpetit received both a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards,Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2023. and a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actress at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards.Vanessa Hébert, "Voici les nominations du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". 7 Jours, November 14, 2023.
In 2024 she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards, and a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actress at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards, for Humanist Vampire."BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
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