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| Directed by | Eli Batalion |
| Written by | Eli Batalion |
| Produced by | Eli Batalion |
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| Cinematography | Benoit Beaulieu |
| Edited by | Mark Bendit |
| Music by | Joe Barrucco, Eli Batalion |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Appiness is a Canadian comedy film written, directed and produced by Eli Batalion. The film stars Eli Batalion as Eric Newman, who, upon being laid off from his stuffy corporate job, starts to pursue tech entrepreneurial start-up dreams with long-lost high school friend Raj Patel (Varun Saranga). The film premiered on the festival circuit in 2018, with its domestic premiere at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma in 2019.
Appiness was released by distributor Gravitas Ventures in early 2020.
Cast
- Eli Batalion as Eric
- Varun Saranga as Raj
- Amber Goldfarb as Jeanine
- Kathleen Stavert as Nila
- Derek Johns as Jack
- Jayne Heitmeyer as Sierra
- Mike Paterson as Schlein
- Larry Day as Jeffrey
- Daniel Brochu as Chet
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
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| 2018 | Calcutta International Cult Film Festival | Debut Filmmaker | Eli Batalion | Won |
| 2019 | Canada China International Film Festival | Best Actress | Amber Goldfarb | Won |
References
- "Eli Batalion's new comedy Appiness makes its big screen premiere Feb. 21 in Montreal". thesuburban.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- "Appiness". eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- "Varun Saranga & Eli Batalion Build in App in 'Appiness' Comedy Trailer". firstshowing.net. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- "La 37e édition des Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma - Une programmation anglophone bien présente au festival". ctvm.info. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- "Gravitas Uploads Eli Batalion's APPINESS to Digital HD January 28th". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- "CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER". hlc-cicff.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.