Philippe Falardeau: Excitement

Computer Screen Dept: Falardeau got the good news from an online broadcast of the Academy Awards news conference, which had him so rattled he says he turned away from the computer screen until he heard the word Canada and erupted with excitement, according to The Chronicle Herald. Even after the excitement settled, he struggled to describe a torrent of emotions and canuck movie-makers feature prominently in Oscar s surprise-packed nomination list, including Quebec director Philippe Falardeau, who says he shrieked and leapt into his producer s arms when Monsieur Lazhar was shortlisted for best foreign-language film Tuesday. I just heard Canada and I screamed and I jumped into my producer s arms like a baby, Falardeau said from the Sundance Film Festival where he was promoting the film with producers Luc Dery and Kim McCraw. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.