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Antoine Bertrand
Antoine Bertrand (born September 13, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Les Bougon'' and the films ''Louis Cyr'', a role that earned him the Iris Award for Best Actor, and '' Starbuck'', for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 2012 Genie Awards."‘Café de Flore’, ‘A Dangerous Method’ lead Genie Awards race" . '''', January 17, 2011. Career Antoine Bertrand became famous from his role as Junior in the popular TV series ''Les Bougon'' in 2003. He was also acclaimed for his role as Yannick in the TV series ''C.A.'', for ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granby, Quebec
Granby is a town in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 69,025. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the second most populated city in Estrie after Sherbrooke. The town is named after John Manners, Marquess of Granby; today it is most famous for the Granby Zoo and its landmark fountain of Lac Boivin. History The territory on which Granby is found was described as natural prairies and forests composed of ash, fir, maple, hemlock and birch, there was also a small swamp a kilometre and half uphill. The area was inhabited sporadically by nomadic First Nations. In 1792, Loyalists were granted permission to colonize the Eastern Townships. On January 29, 1803, the Executive Council of Quebec conceded the ''Township of Granby'' to Colonel Henry Caldwell and his 97 associates.Aimé Laurion, Un siècle d’histoire : Les bâtisseurs de Granby 1859-1959, La Voix de l'Est, 1959, 160 p Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Presse (Canadian Newspaper)
, founded in 1884, is a French-language digital newspaper published daily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is owned by an independent nonprofit trust. ' was formerly a broadsheet daily, considered a newspaper of record in Canada. Its Sunday edition was discontinued in 2009, and the weekday edition in 2016. The weekend Saturday printed edition was discontinued on 31 December 2017, turning ' into an entirely digital newspaper. Audience and sections ' is published on its website, .ca, and its mobile app, . The newspaper targets an educated, middle-class readership. Its main competitors are two Montreal print dailies, the tabloid-format ', which aims at a more populist audience, and the more left-leaning broadsheet . ' comprises several sections, dealing individually with arts, sports, business and economy and other themes. Its Saturday print edition (now discontinued) contained over 10 sections. The newspaper's archives from 2000 to 2019 are available on its website. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Scott (filmmaker)
Ken Scott (born in 1970 in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian screenwriter, actor, director, and comedian. He is best known as a member of the comedy group Les Bizarroïdes with Martin Petit, Stéphane E. Roy and Guy Lévesque, and as screenwriter of the films ''Seducing Doctor Lewis'', ''The Little Book of Revenge (Guide de la petite vengeance)'', and '' Starbuck'', as well as television series ''Le Plateau''. Life and career Scott gained a degree in cinematography at the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1991. His first widely seen work was a series of commercials for cheese made between 1995 and 1998. In 2000, he played the theatrical role of Monsieur Pearson in the play ''Propagande'', written by Stéphane E. Roy. In 2002, he wrote episodes for the television series ''Le Plateau'', in which he also played the role of François Chamberland. In 2008, Scott produced his first feature film, ''Sticky Fingers'', which he also wrote. It has been announced he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Houle
Pierre Houle is a Canadian film and television director. He is best known for the 2004 film ''Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)'', for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 25th Genie Awards. He was also nominated for Best Original Song, as cowriter with Lorraine Richard and Michel Cusson of the song "Le Blues de Monica". He was also a director of the television drama series ''Scoop'' and '' Omerta'', and won Gémeaux Awards for Best Director of a Drama Series in 1996 and 1998."Drama Omerta tops TV awards in Quebec". ''Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...'', September 29, 1998. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Houle, Pierre Film directors from Quebec Canadian television directors Canadian male songwrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josée Dayan
Josée Dayan (born 6 October 1943 in Toulouse, France) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life Dayan grew up in Algiers, Algeria, where her father Albert Dagnant, who came from a Jewish family, worked as a television director; her grandmother was the owner of a cinema. Since 1974 she directed mainly movies for television. In 1979, under her direction, a documentary about Simone de Beauvoir appeared. Her most successful works are the 1998 TV mini-series ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' with Gérard Depardieu in the lead role, and the 2002 mini-series ''Les Misérables'' with Depardieu and John Malkovich. Then there is '' Balzac: A Passionate Life'' (1999) and ''Cet amour-là'' (2001), both with Jeanne Moreau, and '' Raspoutine'' (2011) with Depardieu. A major success was ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (2003) with Catherine Deneuve and Nastassja Kinski Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (; , ; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Picard
Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. He was born on September 24, 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He has played numerous characters in diverse roles. Early life and education Picard was born in Lachine, Quebec. He trained at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, and quickly became a favourite with Quebec audiences with his frequent appearances on television. Career During the 1990s, following his debut performance in '' Letters of Transit (Les Sauf-conduits)'' he slowly developed as a film star with character roles in a variety of films, especially those by Pierre Falardeau. In 2002, Picard scored a double triumph with a Genie Award for his performance as the psychotic cult leader in '' Savage Messiah'' and a Prix Jutra for ''The Collector'', directed by Jean Beaudin. In 2005, he directed his first feature, ''Audition'', which was followed by ''Babine'' in 2008, ''Ésimésac'' in 2012, ''9'' in 2016, and '' Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babine (film)
''Babine'' is a Canadian fantasy drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2008. Adapted from Fred Pellerin's book ''Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes'', the film stars Vincent-Guillaume Otis as Babine, the village idiot of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec. A lifelong outcast because his mother (Isabel Richer) was believed to be the town witch, he becomes the immediate suspect when the town's church catches fire, killing the parish priest (Julien Poulin). However, he will receive the support of the village's merchant, Toussaint Brodeur (Luc Picard), as he attempts to prove his innocence. The film's cast also includes Alexis Martin, Gildor Roy, Marie Brassard and Antoine Bertrand. A sequel film, ''Ésimésac'', was released in 2012. Cast Reviews ''Babine'' received generally favourable reviews by the critics. It also received similar ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, with a 69% approval rating, and an average rating of 3.7 out of 5. Overall, the movie was quite suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Pilon
Benoît Pilon (born July 27, 1962) is a francophone Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative films and documentaries on the human condition. He is also the co-founder of ''"Les Films de l'autre" productions'', which produces, promotes and helps the development of independent films throughout North America. Career Benoît Pilon earned a B.A. in film studies at Concordia University. He went on to form Les Films de l'Autre in 1988 with Manon Briand and others, an independent production co-op dedicated to auteur-driven films. His short 2003 short, ''Roger Toupin, épicier variété'', won a Prix Jutra for best documentary, His debut feature, ''The Necessities of Life'', which was written in collaboration with Bernard Émond, was a multi-award winner – four Genies, including best director for Pilon, and three Prix Jutras, including best picture and screenplay. Filmography Director * ''La Rivière rit'' - 1987 * '' Rap sur la « Main »'' - 1994 * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Necessities Of Life
''The Necessities of Life'' (french: Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Benoît Pilon and starring Natar Ungalaaq, Éveline Gélinas and Paul-André Brasseur. Told in both French and Inuktitut, the film is about an Inuit man who is sent to Quebec for tuberculosis treatment. The film was shot in Iqaluit, Nunavut and Quebec City. It received positive reviews and won four Genie Awards, including Best Direction for Pilon, and the Special Grand Prize of the Jury of the Montreal World Film Festival. Plot In 1952, a tuberculosis epidemic is sweeping Northern Canada, and numerous Inuit are compelled by the government to seek treatment in the lower provinces. One Inuit man from Baffin Island, Tiivii, arrives at a sanatorium in Quebec City. He is treated by a French Canadian nurse, Carole. An orphaned boy, Kaki, also spends time with Tiivii in the institution. Tiivii struggles with the language barrier, being unable to speak French. Kaki speaks both Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyne Charlebois
Lyne Charlebois is a Canadian film and television director, most noted as the director and cowriter of the 2008 film ''Borderline (2008 film), Borderline''."Borderline director aims for provocative, not perverse; Charlebois's debut is dark portrait of troubled soul". ''The Gazette (Montreal)'', February 4, 2008. Charlebois began her career as a photographer, who had one of her first jobs in the film industry shooting promotional stills for Jean-Claude Lauzon's 1987 film ''Night Zoo''. She then became a music video director for artists including Daniel Bélanger and Laurence Jalbert. She won a Félix Award, Prix Félix for Best Video in 1991 for Marjo (singer), Marjo's "Je sais, je sais", and was a three-time Juno Award nominee for Juno Award for Video of the Year, Best Music Video for Spirit of the West's "Political (song), Political" at the Juno Awards of 1992, Mae Moore's "Bohemia" at the Juno Awards of 1993 and for Gogh Van Go's "Tunnel of Trees" at the Juno Awards of 1995. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borderline (2008 Film)
''Borderline'' is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Lyne Charlebois and co-written with Marie-Sissi Labrèche, based on her novels ''Borderline'' and ''La Brèche''. Synopsis The film follows Kiki, a graduate student in Montreal living with borderline personality disorder. Through flashbacks, the viewer learns of her past: an unknown father and a mentally ill mother who was later institutionalized. While she was raised by her grandmother, the effects of Kiki's family trauma show in her using physical intimacy to avoid emotional intimacy. With her grandmother being on the verge of death, Kiki tries to cope with how her actions have wrecked her relationships with friends, alongside the emptiness of her current affair with her thesis advisor. As she turns thirty, Kiki meets her most painful love: herself. Cast * Isabelle Blais as Kiki (20 & 30 years old) * Jean-Hugues Anglade as Tcheky * Angèle Coutu as Mémé * Sylvie Drapeau as Mère de Kiki / Kiki's Mother * Laurence Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Courtemanche
Michel Courtemanche (; born December 11, 1964) is a Canadian comedian and actor from Quebec, performing in Quebec, France, Belgium and Switzerland. Career His debut one-man show, ''A New Comic is Born'', ran for more than five hundred performances and earned him two Felix nominations. It was first performed in Montreal in 1989. His second, ''The New Adventures of Michel Courtemanche'', first performed in 1992, filled theatres in both North America and Europe and spawned his second international hit video (1993). Courtemanche has internationally sold out large theatres, and has inspired a hardcover comic book. Courtemanche appeared in ''Québécois'' films '' Nuit de Noces'' and ''Karmina 2'', and on the '' Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' television series, on American pay television channel Syfy. His style of comedy can be described as mime combined with sound effects, as he is most often seen interacting with invisible objects or even people and using his voice to comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
