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How To Conquer America In One Night
''How to Conquer America in One Night'' (french: Comment conquérir l'Amérique en une nuit) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Dany Laferrière and released in 2004. The film centres on the relationship between Fanfan (Maka Kotto), a Haitian Canadian man who has resided in Montreal for 20 years but still does not feel entirely at home in Canada, and his nephew Gégé (Michel Mpambara), who has recently come to Montreal to visit his uncle before moving to the United States to pursue his vision of the American Dream, which mainly involves eating hamburgers and seducing large-breasted blonde women.Brendan Kelly, "Montreal seen from Haiti". ''Montreal Gazette'', September 10, 2004. The cast also includes Sonia Vachon, Sophie Faucher, Maxime Morin, Widemir Normil, Michel Barrette, Pascale Montpetit, Pierre Curzi, Claude Charron and Fabienne Colas. Fanfan is a character who frequently recurs in Laferrière's work, including the concurrent film ''On the Verge of a Fever (Le Goût ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dany Laferrière
Dany Laferrière (born Windsor Kléber Laferrière, 13 April 1953) is a Haitian-Canadian novelist and journalist who writes in French. He was elected to seat 2 of the Académie française on 12 December 2013, and inducted in May 2015. Life Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in Petit-Goâve, Laferrière worked as a journalist in Haiti before moving to Canada in 1976.Brian Busby"Dany Laferrière" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', November 16, 2009. He also worked as a journalist in Canada, and hosted television programming for the TQS network. Laferrière published his first novel, ''How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer)'' in 1985. The novel was later adapted into a screenplay by Laferrière and Richard Sadler, earning a Genie Award nomination for best adapted screenplay at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990. The film adaptation of the novel starred Isaach De Bankolé and was directed by Jacques W. Benoit. Lafe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabienne Colas
Fabienne Colas Joseph, (born March 18, 1979), is a Haitian-Canadian actress, director and producer. She is head of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, which is dedicated to the promotion of film, art and culture as it organizes many festivals. Fabienne is also a recipient for the 2018 Canada's 40 under 40 award. Biography Fabienne Colas was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. At a very young age, discovered her aptitude for theater, dance and a great sense of leadership. Standing at 5'8" tall, with a slender figure and waist, she became also a model at the age of 16 years. She started modeling with Academy Perfection, one of the largest schools of fashion modeling in Haiti, led by Magalie Racine. Colas is an activist for cultural diversity upon her arrival in Canada, and she is the guest of many panel discussions, lectures, debates, interviews and consultations on issues of representation of diversity in the Quebec media and the labor force. She is among the business women in Quebec an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Canadian Films
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Quebec Films
The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when the Frenchman Louis Minier inaugurated the first movie projection in North America in a Montreal theatre room. However, it would have to wait until the 1960s before a genuine Quebec cinema industry would emerge. Approximately 620 feature-length films have been produced, or partially produced by the Quebec film industry since 1943. Due to language and cultural differences between the predominantly francophone population of Quebec and the predominantly anglophone population of the rest of Canada, Quebec's film industry is commonly regarded as a distinct entity from its English Canadian counterpart. In addition to participating in Canada's national Genie Awards, the Quebec film industry also maintains its own awards ceremony, the Prix Iris (formerly known as Jutra). In addition, the popularity of homegrown French language films among Quebec audiences, as opposed to English Canadians' preference for Hollywood films, mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Comedy Films
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2004 Comedy Films
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2004 Films
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Jutra Awards
The 7th 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 industry in 2004. '' Playback'', January 31, 2005. Winners and nominees References {{Quebec Cinema Awards[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris For Best Editing
The Prix Iris for Best Editing (french: Prix Iris du meilleur montage) is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best film editing in the Cinema of Quebec. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor 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 Editing References {{Quebec Cinema Awards Awards established in 1999 Film editing awards Editing Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ... Quebec-related lists 1999 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jutra Award
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 |
John L'Ecuyer
John L'Ecuyer (born November 15, 1964) is a Canadian film and television director. Biography John L'Ecuyer's first feature, '' Curtis's Charm'' (1995), was an adaptation of a Jim Carroll story. The film received a Special Jury Citation as Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. and had a limited theatrical release in North America. Executive produced by Atom Egoyan and Patricia Rozema the film's budget was 125K (CDN). Also at TIFF that year, L'Ecuyer's short film ''UseOnceAndDestroy'' (1995)* received another Special Jury Citation at the festival, as Best Canadian Short Film. L'Ecuyer's other feature film credits include ''Saint Jude'' (2000- TIFF plus multiple international festivals), ''Confessions of a Rabid Dog'' (TIFF and HOTDOCS + multiple international festivals) his French-language feature ''Le Gout Des Jeunes Filles'', (''On the Verge of a Fever'') (2006 - TIFF plus multiple international festivals). L'Ecuyer directed the feature fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Verge Of A Fever
''On the Verge of a Fever'' (french: Le Goût des jeunes filles) is a 2004 Canadian drama film, directed by John L'Ecuyer. An adaptation of Dany Laferrière's novel ''Dining with the Dictator (Le Goût des jeunes filles)'', the film is set in Haiti over the weekend in 1971 when François Duvalier died and was succeeded as president of Haiti by his son Jean-Claude Duvalier. It centres on Fanfan (Lansana Kourouma), a teenage boy who is hiding from the Tonton Macoute after being drawn into trouble by his friend Gégé (Urly Darly), and who loses his virginity to Miki (Koumba Ball), the young woman sheltering him at her home. Fanfan is a character who frequently recurs in Laferrière's work, including the concurrent film ''How to Conquer America in One Night (Comment conquérir l'Amérique en une nuit)'', which was Laferrière's own directorial debut. The film's cast also includes Mireille Metellus, Daphnée Desravines, Néhémie Dumay, Maïta Lavoie and Maka Kotto, as well as cameo ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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