Regarded by his old neighborhood of Montreal, the ‘Ridge’ boss gave the debut $25,000 prize to Clara Milo for her short film ‘Aska’ on Friday night.

Denis Villeneuve, the Dune chief, was close by to grant the namesake Denis Villeneuve Coup de Coeur prize to Clara Milo for her short film Aska on Friday night in Montreal.

The honor was passed out as a component of the Gala Prix Prends CA Court! Grants and incorporating $25,000 in real money, chased after Villeneuve making a decision about 55 Quebec-made shorts to track down a champ.

“On the whole, one film torment me since I’ve seen it. My absolute first Coup de Cœur grant goes to Clara Milo and her film Aska.

Congrats to Clara, it’s really a heavenly film! A subsequent movie moved me, significantly contacted my heart and again spooky me since, Nuit Blonde, by Gabrielle Demers, which gets my extraordinary notice,” Villeneuve told  in a proclamation as the Quebec business perceives his executive achievements in Hollywood.

Aska, by Montreal-based Milo, follows two youthful sisters through the scenes of Iceland in their mission to conciliate a cranky well of lava.

Villeneuve’s most recent film is his variation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel Dune.

He got his filmmaking start in Quebec, where his French-language motion pictures incorporated his 2010 advancement non mainstream Incendies, in view of an acclaimed stage play by Wajdi Mouawad.

Once in Hollywood, Villeneuve coordinated Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, which collected two Academy Awards.

A Dune continuation is underway and is set for a dramatic delivery in October 2023.