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Yesterday, Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma (Fnc), which will take place from October 13 to 24, revealed its full line-up of films. Nineteen Canadian feature films and documentaries will be presented. However, don't expect to see all films that were screened at the latest Toronto or Vancouver International Film Festivals.

Opening film:

10 1/2

Director: Daniel Grou (Podz)

Starring: Claude Legault, Robert Naylor and Albert Kwan

International selection

Jo pour Jonathan

Director: Maxime Giroux

Starring: Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Raphaël Lacaille, Jean-Alexandre Létourneau and Vanessa Pilon

Focus Québec/Canada

A Night for Dying Tigers

Director: Terry Miles

Starring: Jennifer Beals, Gil Bellows, Lauren Lee Smith, Tygh Runyan, Kathleen Robertson, John Pyper-Ferguson, Leah Gibson, Sarah Lind and Jessica Heafey

Affinity Point

Director: Deeh

Starring: Danielle Hubbard, Jason D. Pitre, Sophie Ricard and Yann Faussurier

2 fois une femme

Director: François Delisle

Starring: Evelyne Rompré, Marc Béland and Catherine de Léan

Falardeau (Documentary)

Director: German Gutierrez and Carmen Garcia...

Canadian director Maxime Giroux is preparing to present to the world his second feature film, Jo pour Jonathan. This independent film made with a budget of $90,000 will be presented in competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in the Concorso Cineasti del presente (Filmmakers of the Present Competition) this coming August.

The story was penned by Giroux himself and Alexandre Laferrière.

We follow Jo, a guy who lives in the shadow of his big brother. They are both juvenile criminals who are interested in illegal street racing. Eventually, they'll get into it.

The film stars up-and-coming actor Raphaël Lacaille, as well as Jean-Sébastien Courchesne and Vanessa Pilon. A longtime collaborator, Director of Photography Sara Mishara once again joined forces with Giroux on this project.

Finally, no release date has been confirmed, but the producers say that it should happen in early 2011.