Hunting Daze

Hunting Daze (French: Jour de chasse) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Annick Blanc and released in 2024.^[1] The film stars Nahéma Ricci as Nina, a sex worker who is left stranded by her boss after a gig performing at a men's hunting weekend, and begins to bond as "one of the boys" with the hunters until the group's equilibrium is upset by the arrival of another outsider.^[2]

Hunting Daze
French	Jour de chasse
Directed by	Annick Blanc
Written by	Annick Blanc
Produced by	Annick Blanc Maria Gracia Turgeon
Starring	Nahéma Ricci Marc Beaupré Maxime Genois Alexandre Landry
Cinematography	Vincent Gonneville
Edited by	Amélie Labrèche
Music by	Peter Venne
Production company	Midi La Nuit
Distributed by	Maison 4:3
Release date	March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09) (SXSW)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	Quebec French

The cast also includes Marc Beaupré, Maxime Genois, Alexandre Landry, Bruno Marcil, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi and Noubi Ndiaye.

Release

The film premiered on March 9, 2024, at the SXSW festival.^[3] It had its Canadian premiere at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on August 1, 2024,^[4] prior to its commercial premiere on August 16.^[5]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Fantasia International Film Festival	2024	Audience Award, Canadian Films	Annick Blanc	Runner-up	[6]
Prix Iris	December 8, 2024	Best Actress	Nahéma Ricci	Nominated	[7]
		Best Cinematography	Vincent Gonneville	Nominated
		Best Sound	Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau, Luc Boudrias, Laurent Ouellette	Nominated
		Best Visual Effects	Julia Aubry, Evren Boisjoli, Ricardo Santillana, René Allegretti	Nominated
		Best First Film	Annick Blanc	Nominated