title: All You Can Eat Buddha
text: # All You Can Eat Buddha
  
  All You Can Eat Buddha is a 2017 French-language Canadian fantasy black comedy film directed by Ian Lagarde. It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The film centres on Mike, a mysterious guest at a vacation resort in Cuba who appears to have the ability to perform miracles.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * David La Haye as Jean-Pierre Villeneuve / J-P Newtown
  * Richard Jutras as Bert
  * Ludovic Berthillot as Mike
  * Sylvio Arriola as Valentino
  * Yaité Ruiz as Esmeralda
  * Alexander Guerrero as Santiago
  
  ## Accolades
  
  The film received six Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.
  
  | Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Directors Guild of Canada | 2017 | DGC Discovery Award | Ian Lagarde | Nominated |
  | Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Director | Ian Lagarde | Nominated |
  | Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Sylvio Arriola | Nominated |
  | Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Costume Design | Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette | Nominated |
  | Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Sound | Sylvain Bellemare, Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon, Hans Laitres | Nominated |
  | Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Sound Editing | Sylvain Bellemare, Claire Pochon, Simon Meilleur | Nominated |
  | Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Make-Up | Bruno Gatien | Nominated |
  | Prix Iris | 3 June 2018 | Best Sound | Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon, Sylvain Bellemare, Hans Laitres | Nominated |
  | Prix Iris | 3 June 2018 | Most Successful Film Outside Quebec | Ian Lagarde | Nominated |
  | Prix Iris | 3 June 2018 | Best Make-Up | Bruno Gatien | Nominated |
  | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 18 December 2017 | Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Yaité Ruiz | Nominated |
  