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10th Jutra Awards
The 10th Jutra Awards were held on March 9, 2008 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2007. CBC Arts
CBC Arts (french: Radio-Canada Arts) is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that creates and curates written articles, short documentaries, non-fiction series and interactive projects that represent the excellence of Canada's div ... , March 10, 2008.
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Jutra Awards
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec."Quebec film awards renamed Prix Iris after Claude Jutra sex scandal" , October 14, 2016. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award (Prix Jutra, with the ceremony called La Soirée des Jutra) in memory of influential Quebec film director , but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of |
Fernand Dansereau
Fernand Dansereau (born April 5, 1928) is a Canadian film director and film producer. Biography After five years working as a reporter for the Montreal daily Le Devoir, Dansereau joined the NFB in 1955. He was a founding member of the NFB's French Unit and until 1960, he wrote and directed several feature films and documentaries for the series ''Panorama''. He worked on the television series ''Temps présent'' from 1960 to 1964 and then returned to directing with the fiction feature ''Le festin des morts'' which won 2 Canadian Film Awards including Best Feature Film in 1966. He left the NFB in 1970 for the private sector. Among his many achievements, he wrote and directed the feature documentary ''Faut aller parmi l'monde pour le savoir'' (1971) which was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1972. His 1977 feature ''Thetford au milieu de notre vie'' (co-directed with Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol) about life in a Québécois mining town became anothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Richer
Isabel Richer (born June 14, 1966) is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec. Career Richer's television roles have included ''Les Invincibles'', '' Les Soeurs Elliot'', Jasmine (1996) and ''Trauma'', and her films have included ''Eldorado'', ''Babine'', ''Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France)'', '' The Pig's Law (La Loi du cochon)'', ''The Countess of Baton Rouge'', ''The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'', ''Audition (L'Audition)'', ''The Child Prodigy (L'Enfant prodige)'', '' Without Her (Sans elle)'', ''Ésimésac'' and ''The 3 L'il Pigs 2 (Les 3 p'tits cochons 2)''. She was a Genie Award nominee for Best Actress at the 16th Genie Awards for her performance in ''Eldorado'', and for Best Supporting Actress at the 30th Genie Awards for her performance in ''Babine''. Personal life She was formerly married to actor and film director Luc Picard Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. He was born on September 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie Léonard
Sylvie Léonard (born July 17, 1955) is a French-Canadian actress. She has acted in theater, film and television for over 40 years. Her most notable roles include Mimi Jarry in ''Rue des Pignons'', Annick Jacquemin in ''Terre Humaine'', Julie Galarneau in ''L'Héritage'', Sylvie in ''Un gars, une fille'' and most recently Madeleine in ''Lâcher prise''. Awards * Prix Gémeaux 1989 – Best actress in a drama series for ' * Prix Gémeaux 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002 – Best actress in a comedy series for ''Un gars, une fille'' * Prix Gémeaux 1999 – Best co-author in a comedy series for ''Un gars, une fille ''Un gars, une fille'' (, ''A Guy, A Girl'') is a Canadian comedy television series created by and starring Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It was one of the most successfu ...'' * Prix Gémeaux 2008 – Best actress in a drama series for ' * Prix Gémeaux 2012 – Best supporting role in a drama series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guylaine Tremblay
Guylaine Tremblay (born October 14, 1960) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Summit Circle (Contre toute espérance)'', for which she won the Prix Jutra for Best Actress at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008. She was also nominated in the same category at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2010 for ''Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi)'', at the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009 for ''Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand Départ)'' and at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011 for '' Mourning for Anna (Trois temps après la mort d'Anna)'', and for Best Supporting Actress at the 3rd Jutra Awards in 2001 for '' Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour)'' and at the 6th Jutra Awards in 2004 for '' 8:17 p.m. Darling Street (20h17 rue Darling)''.Odile Tremblay"Les Invasions barbares, La Grande Séduction et Gaz Bar Blues dominent la course aux Jutra" ''Le Devoir ''Le Devoir'' (, "Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitro (film)
''Nitro'' is a Canadian action drama film, directed by Alain DesRochers and released in 2007. The film stars Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Max, a former drag racer who is forced to return to his criminal past when his girlfriend (Myriam Tallard) requires a heart transplant. The film also stars Lucie Laurier as Morgane, a female drag racer who assists Max in his quest to locate a suitable organ for his girlfriend's surgery. The film opened in theatres on June 29, 2007. Despite showing only in Quebec theatres at that point, it was so popular in its opening weekend that it ranked fifth at the Canadian box office. A sequel film, ''Nitro Rush'', was released in 2016.Brendan Kelly"Movie review: Nitro Rush has action highs but the hangover is painful" ''Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge (born February 28, 1976) is a Canadians, Canadian actor and film producer best known for major roles in Quebec films ''Nitro (film), Nitro'' and ''The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' in 2007. Profile After participating in a first commercial ad at the age of 6, Thivierge's career started very early at the age of eight when he had his first minor television and film roles on ''Épopée rock'', ''Manon'', ''Les annees des reves'', ''Le Matou'' and ''La Dame en couleurs'' in 1984 and 1985. However, it was in the mid-2000s where Thivierge started to play lead roles in ''Nitro'' as well as in the ''3 L'il pigs'', two of the biggest box-office Quebec hits in 2007. Another notable role was in Lance et Compte: Le Revanche in 2006, where he played a paraplegic lawyer defending one of the fictional National de Quebec hockey who was charged with second degree murder and later for involuntary homicide following an on-ice incident where a player died from his i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Legault
Claude Legault (born May 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor and television writer from Quebec. Biography Legault was a star (2000-2003) of the Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation and has since appeared regularly on television, stage and film. He was part of the cast of the T.V. series ''450 chemin du Golf'' and '' Annie et ses Hommes'' and of ''Le retour''. He also plays in ''Minuit, le soir'' and '' Dans une galaxie près de chez vous'', two series that he developed and wrote with his old partner in crime Pierre-Yves Bernard. Together, they also wrote the movie '' Dans une galaxie près de chez vous'', in which he portrays Flavien Bouchard. Moreover, Legault was co author of ''Le monde selon Dieu'', in which he played at Espace GO and at the Vieux-Clocher in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He has been seen on stage in '' Durocher le milliardaire'' and '' Propagande'' and on the big screen in ''Gaz Bar Blues'', '' Les 7 Jours du Talion'' and '' 10½''. He also starred in the series 19-2. He receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Labrèche
Marc Labrèche (born November 20, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actor, comedian and host. Background The son of Quebec comedian Gaetan Labrèche, Marc Labrèche had an interest in stage acting from his childhood. His career began in live theatre, but Labrèche's television career started in 1980 when he performed in several television shows and soap-operas including his first TV role in Claude Jasmin's ''Boogie-woogie 47''. His first appearance in a movie was in 1987 when he appeared in ''If Only''. In total, Labrèche has appeared in more than 30 movies and TV series, including '' Matusalem'', ''Ding et Dong'', ''La Petite Vie'', ''Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)'', '' L'Odysée d'Alice Tremblay'' and ''Les Bougon''. Labrèche had a leading role in '' Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)'' directed by Denys Arcand. Labrèche has also performed in the French versions of Toy Story and Toy Story II as Slinky, and on The Simpsons as Krusty the Clown since 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake Hands With The Devil (2007 Film)
''Shake Hands with the Devil'' is a 2007 Canadian war drama film starring Roy Dupuis as Roméo Dallaire, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in August 2007. Based on Dallaire's autobiographical book '' Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda'', the film recounts Dallaire's harrowing personal journey during the 1994 Rwandan genocide and how the United Nations didn’t heed Dallaire's urgent pleas for further assistance to halt the massacre. The film received 12 nominations at the 28th Genie Awards and tied with the film ''Eastern Promises'' for most nominations. Film production and planned release A co-production of Barna-Alper Productions, of Toronto, and Halifax Film Company, of Nova Scotia, the movie was directed by Roger Spottiswoode (''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''And the Band Played On'') and filmed in part on location in Kigali, Rwanda, from mid-June to early August 2006 before returning to Halifax for its "final shoot". A press c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Dupuis
Roy Michael Joseph Dupuis (; born April 21, 1963) is a Canadian actor best known in America for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series '' La Femme Nikita''. In Canada, specifically Quebec, he's known for numerous leading roles he's played in film. He portrayed Maurice Richard on television and in film and Roméo Dallaire in the 2007 film '' Shake Hands with the Devil''. Early life and education Dupuis was born in New Liskeard, Ontario to French-Canadian parents. From early infancy until he was 11 years old, Dupuis lived in Amos, Quebec in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. Over the next three years he lived in Kapuskasing, Ontario, where he learned to speak English. His father was a travelling salesman for Canada Packers; his mother was a piano teacher. He has a younger brother and an older sister. When he was 14, after his parents divorced, his mother moved the family to Sainte-Rose, Laval, where he finished high school. After h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris For Best Actress
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Actress (french: Prix Iris de la meilleure interprétation dans un premier rôle féminin) to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Actress in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra. Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma. The Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016. 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress References {{Quebec Cinema Awards Awards established in 1999 Film awards for lead actress Actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ... Quebec-related lists 1999 establishments in Canada * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |