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22nd Quebec Cinema Awards
The 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards were presented on 10 June 2020, to recognize talent and achievement in the cinema of Quebec. The planned 7 June ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but nominees were announced 23 April. Abenaki documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin was also selected as the recipient of the Iris Tribute at the unanimous recommendation of Québec Cinéma's Comité de représentation professionnelle. Following the ceremony's cancellation, Québec Cinéma announced that on 10 June, most winners would be announced by webcast by Radio-Canada and ARTV, with the webcast hosted by Élise Guilbault, Guillaume Lambert and Mani Soleymanlou; following this, Jean-Philippe Wauthier hosted his show '' Bonsoir Bonsoir!'' where the winners for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress and the Public Prize were announced. ''Antigone'' by Sophie Deraspe won Best Film. Although the awards were ordinated as the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards at the time of presentation, due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris
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with the ceremony called La Soirée des Jutra) in memory of influential Quebec film director , but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of |
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] |
Fabulous (film)
''Fabulous'' (french: Fabuleuses) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Mélanie Charbonneau and released in 2019. The film centres on Laurie ( Noémie O'Farrell), Clara (Juliette Gosselin) and Élisabeth ( Mounia Zahzam), three young female friends who document the ups and downs of their lives on social media. The characters originated in ''Les Stagiares'', a web series Charbonneau created in the mid-2010s. Charbonneau cowrote the screenplay with novelist Geneviève Pettersen. Accolades The film won the Busan Bank Award at the 24th Busan International Film Festival. The film received five Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards, including for Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F .... References External links * 2019 films 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Grant
Nancy Grant is a French-Québécois Canadian film producer. She was born in the small village of Petit-Matane, on the Gaspé Peninsula in the north of Quebec, Canada. She has produced multiple projects with several Quebec filmmakers including Maxime Giroux, Xavier Dolan, Denis Côté, and Anne Émond. Her recent productions include ''Tom at the Farm'' (2013), ''Mommy'' (2014), and '' Félix et Meira'' (2014), which have received numerous awards at institutions including the Toronto International Film Festival, Alfred Bauer Berlin International Film Festival, Academy Awards, and Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, she was awarded Best Motion Picture for ''Mommy'' at the Canadian Screen Awards. Career Grant went to McGill University in Montreal, Canada in the early 2000s, studying psychology and international development.A rising star in Quebec film'', McGill News, April 14, 2015. She graduated in 2005, and shortly after realized her true passion of cinema. With Sylvain Corbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvain Corbeil
Sylvain Corbeil is a Canadian film producer. He is known for working with producer Nancy Grant and directors Xavier Dolan, Anne Émond, Maxime Giroux and Denis Côté. Corbeil and Grant lead the Montreal-based company Metafilm. ''The Huffington Post'' credited Corbeil with expertise in Quebec's cinema business, and seeing potential in giving Quebec films international exposure. To that end, he took Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie's film ''Laurentie'' to the Berlin Film Festival. He has been nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture for Giroux's ''Felix and Meira'' (2014), Émond's ''Our Loved Ones'' (2015), and Dolan's ''It's Only the End of the World'' (2016). ''It's Only the End of the World'' won Best Motion Picture, and Corbeil accepted awards and read statements by Dolan, who was unable to attend while working on ''The Death and Life of John F. Donovan'' in Paris. References External linksSylvain Corbeilat the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Brother's Love
''A Brother's Love'' (french: La femme de mon frère, lit=My Brother's Wife) is a 2019 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Monia Chokri. It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was released theatrically in Canada on 7 June 2019 by Les Films Séville. The film stars Anne-Élisabeth Bossé as Sophia, an immature university graduate student who is forced to reassess her life when her brother Karim (Patrick Hivon), with whom she has always had a very close and codependent relationship, falls in love with her gynecologist Éloise (Evelyne Brochu). Plot Sophia earns her PhD for her thesis on Antonio Gramsci, but discovers a lack of teaching positions available in her field and is saddled with student debt. At age 35, she lives rent-free with her brother Karim and leads tours at a local art gallery. Pregnant, Sophia seeks an abortion and she and Karim meet Eloïse, a doctor. Eloïse recognizes Karim as a man she me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And The Birds Rained Down
''And the Birds Rained Down'' (french: Il pleuvait des oiseaux) is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Louise Archambault. An adaptation of the novel by Jocelyne Saucier, the film centres on a group of senior citizens living off-the-grid in a wilderness setting, whose orderly and quiet lives are threatened by changes in their personal group dynamics after the death of the group leader and the arrival of a new outsider. The film's cast includes Rémy Girard, Gilbert Sicotte, Andrée Lachapelle, Ève Landry, Louise Portal, Éric Robidoux, Marie-Ginette Guay and Kenneth Welsh. It was Lachapelle's final film role before her death, and one of the last film roles for Welsh before his. Premise Ted (Welsh), Charlie (Sicotte) and Tom (Girard) are three elderly men who have withdrawn from society, and are living off-the-grid at a wilderness cabin. Their only connection to the outside world is Steve (Éric Robidoux), the manager of a hotel in the nearby town who visits weekly to bring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris For Best Director
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Director (french: Prix Iris de la meilleure réalisation) to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Director 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 Director References {{Quebec Cinema Awards Awards established in 1999 Awards for best director Director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ... Quebec-related lists 1999 establishments in Canada * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to the conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site offers content posted directly on the site as well as user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. Founded by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005 as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVA Nouvelles
TVA Nouvelles is the news division of TVA, a French language television network in Canada. Programs produced by the division include nightly local and national newscasts branded as ''TVA Nouvelles'', as well as the news magazine program ''JE''. The division also owns and operates the 24-hour news channel Le Canal Nouvelles. In September 2020, the Group announced that Serge Fortin, who was managing the activities of TVA Nouvelles and LCN since 2004, would be replaced by Martin Picard, vice president and chief content officer. Mornings In the mornings, ''TVA Nouvelles'' airs as headline news segments during the network's breakfast television program ''Salut, Bonjour!''. These segments are anchored by Gino Chouinard weekdays from Montreal, and Ève-Marie Lortie on weekends from Quebec City. Noon At noon, ''TVA Nouvelles'' airs for one hour weekdays and half an hour on weekends. Two weekday editions are produced, with Pierre Bruneau anchoring from Montreal for stations in wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23rd Quebec Cinema Awards
The 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 6, 2021, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2020. A live gala was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt; due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, however, it was staged differently than a traditional award gala, with nominees present in the theatre but seated in a way that maintained social distancing requirements. The awards were initially numbered as the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards gala, despite being the 23rd time the awards have been presented overall, as the presentation of the 2020 awards was done by livestream instead of a traditional award ceremony; however, the awards in 2022 were numbered as the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards instead of the 23rd, indicating that the 2021 awards are now considered the 23rd. Additionally, in light of the effects that the pandemic had on film distribution in 2020, the organization did not limit its public-voted Prix Public to the five most commercially successful films of the year, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Quebec Cinema Awards
The 24th Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 5, 2022, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2021. The ceremony was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt. Actress Hélène Florent won both Best Actress for ''Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres)'' and Best Supporting Actress for ''Maria Chapdelaine'', becoming the first actress in the history of the awards to win both categories in the same year. Nominees and winners Nominations were announced on April 14, 2022.Geneviève Bouchard"Gala Québec Cinéma : Les oiseaux ivres et Maria Chapdelaine grands favoris" ''Le Soleil Le Soleil ("The Sun") is the name of several newspapers: * ''Le Soleil'' (Quebec), a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, founded in 1896 * ''Le Soleil'' (French newspaper), a defunct daily newspaper based in Paris fro ...'', April 14, 2022. References {{Quebec Cinema Awards Quebec Cinema 2021 in Canadian cinema 2022 in Quebec 24 2021 awards in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |