PALM Festival
PALM FESTIVAL
Fly fishing film festival
A festival spotlighting Quebec filmmakers
The PALM Festival is made possible with the financial assistance of the Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs and with the support of Saumon Québec's partners.
The PALM Festival is presented by Saumon Québec and the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) in collaboration with Hooké. In its annual 2025 tour, the Festival de film de pêche à la mouche (PALM) features Quebec filmmakers selected by a committee in the spring of 2024.
This year, the selected videographers received $5,000 grants from Saumon Québec to support the production of their films. Through their projects, they share their passion, their way of life and the culture of fly fishing, while taking you on a voyage of discovery of new territories.
The PALM Festival is also an opportunity for fishing, nature and film enthusiasts to meet and talk with various organizations working in the field.
The evening screenings offer the public the opportunity to view short films by selected video artists, as well as non-competition films, including a presentation by Saumon Québec, a Hooké production, and a documentary presented by ASF and Hooké.
Official spokesperson
Fabien Cloutier will host the 2025 edition of the PALM Festival, and will also star in the film Leaf River, presented by Hooké!
He is the creator, writer and lead actor of the TV series Léo, presented on Club Illico and TVA. Thanks to this series, he won the Prix Gémeaux for Best Comedy Lead Actor two years running. He is also the recipient of two Prix Gémeaux for Best Supporting Role in 2015 and 2021 for his performance in Les Beaux Malaises. In 2018, he won the Prix Gémeaux for Best Leading Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of the one and only Mike Pratt in Faits Divers.
He has appeared in over twenty theatrical productions in both Quebec City and Montreal. On the big and small screens, he has appeared in Le Club Vinland, La Chasse-Galerie, La Maison du pêcheur, Karl/Max, Blue Moon, Les pays d'en haut, Plan B and Boomerang, to name but a few. As a columnist, he has spiced up the programs Paparagilles, Esprit critique, Je viens vers toi and the radio shows Plus on est fous, plus on lit and Puisqu'il faut se lever with Paul Arcand.
Fabien Cloutier is also the author and performer of Scotstown and Cranbourne, which have been performed on stages across Quebec, as has his first comedy show, Assume. His play Billy (Les jours de hurlement) won the Prix Gratien-Gélinas in 2011, while Pour réussir un poulet won the prestigious Governor General's Literary Award in fall 2015. Fabien hosts several ComédiHa! galas, the daily Ça va bien aller, the urban road trip 99 raisons d'aimer Montréal and the documentary series Mononcle, Là pour rester and Prendre le bois.
His show Délicat is currently on tour across Quebec.
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MONTEUR ÉRIC TREMBLAY
