The Canadian invasion of the Cannes Film Festival continues.

Three more Canuck films — one feature and two shorts, all from Quebec — have been announced for Cannes 2014, which runs from May 14 to 25.

Tu dors Nicole, a dark comedy by Stéphane Lafleur, has been selected to premiere in the Director’s Fortnight, a parallel Cannes program that showcases new and bold auteurs.

This third film by Quebec auteur Lafleur (En terrains connus, Continental, un film sans fusil) is described as a dark comedy with a girls vs. boys theme.

Here’s the Telefilm Canada synopsis:

“Enjoying the family home while her parents are away, Nicole (Julianne Côté) is quietly spending the first weeks of her year off until her older brother Rémi (Marc-André Grondin) shows up with his music group. The summer then takes an unexpected turn for Nicole and her best friend Véronique (Catherine St-Laurent). Tu dors Nicole tells the week they spend together in this house.”

The Fortnight, running May 15 to 25, will also premiere the short Jutra, directed by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre. The animated documentary tells the story of the late Quebec filmmaking legend Claude Jutra, who has an annual awards event named after him in la belle province.

Over at International Critics’ Week, another Cannes sidebar, the short film Petit frère by Rémi St-Michel has been included in the screenings that run from May 15 to 23. It’s about a rebellious 14-year-old and his Russia-bound school tutor.

Cannes selectors have previously announced a record three films by Canuck directors — David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars, Atom Egoyan’s The Captive and Xavier Dolan’s Mommy — to contend against 15 other films for the Palme d’Or at the 67th annual celebration of cinema on the French Riviera.

And there’s still more Canadian content in Ryan Gosling, the Ontario-born actor, who will make his directorial debut with Lost River (formerly titled How to Catch a Monster) in the Un Certain Regard sidebar program, which has its own set of awards.

Meanwhile, the trailer has dropped for Egoyan’s The Captive, which stars Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson and Mireille Enos. It’s a child kidnapping mystery that looks a lot like Denis Villeneuve’s recent Prisoners.

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