 "Kuproquo" is 's fourth short film, the third following his debut "Kopps", which won two prizes at the Vidéaste competition in 1997.The project received funding from both provincial and federal levels of government, including SODEC, Telefilm Canada, and Radio-Canada.Rivard said that in most of his previous films, he enjoys putting his characters into embarrassing situations and watching them try to extricate themselves from them.