Picture Day is a Canadian teen comedy-drama film written, directed and co-produced by Kate Melville. The film stars Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy, and Susan Coyne. The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2012.[2]
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 Official Poster | |
| Directed by | Kate Melville |
| Written by | Kate Melville |
| Produced by | Daniel Iron Lauren Grant Peter Harvey Kate Melville Aeschylus Poulos |
| Starring | Tatiana Maslany Spencer Van Wyck Steven McCarthy Susan Coyne Fiona Highet Catherine Fitch Mark DeBonis |
| Cinematography | Celiana Cárdenas |
| Edited by | Dev Singh |
| Music by | Danielle Holke |
Production companies | Foundry Films Snitch Pictures |
| Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Plot
Claire (Tatiana Maslany) is a rebellious Toronto teen forced to repeat senior high school year due to her dysfunctional attitude towards academics, picks fights with other girls and indulges in sexual promiscuity with student Henry (Spencer Van Wyck) and a much older indie rocker Jim (Steven McCarthy) and pathologically slacks off on her job at a bingo hall serving senior citizens.
Cast
- Tatiana Maslany as Claire
- Spencer Van Wyck as Henry
- Troy Lebane as Young Henry
- Fiona Highet as Annie
- Steven McCarthy as Jim
- Susan Coyne as Ruth
- Fiona Highet as Annie
- Catherine Finch as Vice Principal
- Mark DeBonis as Lewis
Production
The film was shot in the fall of 2011 in downtown Toronto, Ontario.[3]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2012.[4] The film had its United States premiere at the RiverRun Film Festival on April 14, 2013.[5] The film was released on May 24, 2013, in Canada by Mongrel Media and on May 21, 2013, in the United States by Ketchup Entertainment.[6][7]
The film was released straight to video in the United States on May 21, 2013, by Ketchup Entertainment, and in a limited release in Canada on May 24, 2013.[8][9]
Reception
Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes rated 80% of reviews as positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[10]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamptons International Film Festival | Breakthrough Performer (2013) | Tatiana Maslany | Won |
| RiverRun International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award (The Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature) | Kate Melville | Won |
| ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance - Female (2013) | Tatiana Maslany | Won |
| Whistler Film Festival | Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature (2012) | Kate Melville | Won |
| Borsos Award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film (2012) | Tatiana Maslany | Won | |
| WGC Canadian Screenwriting Awards | Movies and Miniseries (2013) | Kate Melville | Nominated |
| Canadian Cinema Editors Awards | Best Editing in a Feature Length (2012) | Dev Singh | Nominated |
