Movie World
The film Last Stop Video Rentals was written, directed, and produced by Eric Janvier and sold out the Sunday screening at the Edmonton International Film Festival. Shot at the Movie World rental store in Stony Plain, reflecting Janvier’s personal nostalgia for ’90s video stores.
The film follows a single day in the life of Nick Young, who deals with being dumped, his job at a video store, and his goal of attending the premiere of The Phantom Menace. Janvier shot the film on 16mm film rather than digital to achieve that ’90s feel. Janvier shared how they had to measure and budget how much film tape they had so they wouldn’t run out.
CFWE spoke with Eric Janvier, and he shares why he decided to produce the film a decade later, after he finished the script, and the importance of timing when releasing a film. He also explains why Physical Media has been growing in popularity again due to more unsatisfied Streaming service users.
Janvier gives a quick summary of what his film is about and what it was inspired from.
Here he talked about how people were getting upset when they thought the Movie World store was closing down, but it was only temporary due to the filming.
Janvier talks about what it was like to work on a film with people he was close to, as well as a general experience, and how it feels to be part of an indie film compared to bigger films.
Janvier gives some great Advice to younger filmmakers on getting into the industry and what they should expect.
Janvier is nonetheless finding his own momentum. In addition to the Telefilm funding and recognition, he served as a producer for Cody Lightning’s Hey, Viktor back in 2023.
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