The film 'Few Words' was released in 2012. It was an immediate success. The French cable TV channel Canal+ immediately purchased the exclusive rights to the film in Candide's home country for a period of 2 years, showing it a countless number of times. It was also a bestseller worldwide on iTunes, and in 2013 received the highest honors on offer at the renowned Powder Awards put on by the American ski magazine of the same name; best male performance, best documentary, best cinematography, and the most prestigious of all, the "Full Throttle" award for the most outstanding all around performance of the season. The film was also played to sold out theatres on a 24-country world tour.