Waiting for Spring (2013 film)

{{short description|2013 Canadian documentary film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Waiting for Spring

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|En attendant le printemps}}

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Marie-Geneviève Chabot

| producer = Ian Oliveri
Ian Quenneville

| writer = Marie-Geneviève Chabot

| starring =

| music = Freeworm

| cinematography = Karine van Ameringen

| editing = Natalie Lamoureux

| studio = InformAction

| distributor = Les Films du 3 mars

| released = {{film date|2013|02}}

| runtime = 80 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget =

}}

Waiting for Spring ({{langx|fr|En attendant le printemps}}) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Marie-Geneviève Chabot and released in 2013.André Lavoie, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/374857/l-hiver-de-gre-ou-de-force? "L’hiver, de gré ou de force"]. Le Devoir, April 6, 2013. The film centres on the town of Chapais in northern Quebec, a struggling former mining community whose residents are quietly resisting the economic pressures to abandon their hometown.[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/en-attendant-le-printemps-tough-and-resilient-northerners-keep-busy-waiting-for-spring "En attendant le printemps: Tough and resilient northerners keep busy, waiting for spring"]. Montreal Gazette, April 10, 2013. It focuses principally on the story of Berny, a retired former miner, and his small group of friends with whom he regularly goes ice fishing in the winter.Luc Laporte-Rainville, "Seul(s): En attendant le printemps de Marie-Geneviève Chabot". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Spring 2013). p. 27.

The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Documentary Film at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/jutra-2014-les-gagnants/ "Jutra 2014 : les gagnants"]. Films du Québec, March 23, 2014.