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My Aunt Aline
''My Aunt Aline'' (french: Ma tante Aline) is a 2007 Canadian comedy film directed by Gabriel Pelletier. Plot Geneviève Saint-Louis ( Sylvie Léonard) is a successful career woman who does nothing but work. One day, her aunt Aline (Béatrice Picard) shows up unexpectedly on her doorstep penniless and just one step away from a retirement home. Determined to stay out, Aline turns Geneviève's life upside-down as she takes her on the ride of her life that includes a stop in Cuba. Awards Picard received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 28th Genie Awards. The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 10th Jutra Awards, for Best Hair ( Réjean Forget) and Best Makeup (Kathryn Casault Kathryn Casault is a Canadian make-up artist. She is most noted for her work on the film ''Babine'', for which she won the Jutra Award for Best Makeup at the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Pelletier
Gabriel Pelletier (born 1958 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film and television director. He is best known for his 1996 film ''Karmina'', for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Screenplay and Best Director at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997. His other credits have included the films '' L'Automne sauvage'', '' Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour)'', ''My Aunt Aline'', '' Shadows of the Past'', '' Karmina 2'' and '' Fear of Water (La Peur de l'eau)'', and episodes of the television series ''War of the Worlds'', ''Sirens'', ''Emily of New Moon'' and ''The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne''. He has also directed music videos for Luc de Larochellière, Richard Séguin, Pierre Flynn, Marie-Denise Pelletier, René Simard and Daniel Lavoie. In 2014, he signed to direct a film adaptation of Robert Girardi's 1997 novel ''Vaporetto 13 ''Vaporetto 13'' is a mystery novel set mainly in Venice, Italy, by Robert Girardi. The title refers to the ''Vaporetto'', which is a motor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Actress
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards. From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actresses were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actresses appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and from 1986 both Canadian and foreign actresses were eligible for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. In August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Gabriel Pelletier
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Comedy Films
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2007 Comedy Films
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2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of ''Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century s ... [...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] |
Kathryn Casault
Kathryn Casault is a Canadian make-up artist. She is most noted for her work on the film ''Babine'', for which she won the Jutra Award for Best Makeup at the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009."Jutra 2009" '''', March 30, 2009. She has also been a Jutra/Iris nominee for 13 other films, and a three-time Genie Award and Canadian Screen Award
The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and ...
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Prix Iris For Best Makeup
The Prix Iris for Best Makeup (french: Prix Iris du meilleur maquillage) is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best makeup work in films made within the Cinema of Quebec. The award was presented for the first time at the 6th Jutra Awards in 2004. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Makeup 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. 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations Multiple wins Three or more nominations See also *Canadian Screen Award for Best Makeup References {{Quebec Cinema Awards Awards established in 2004 Film awards for makeup and hairstyling Makeup The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réjean Forget
Réjean or Rejean is a French masculine given name. Notable people with this name include: *Réjean Cloutier (born 1960), former professional hockey player *Réjean Cournoyer (born 1971), Canadian actor and singer *Réjean Ducharme (1941–2017), Quebec novelist and playwright *Réjean Génois (born 1952), former professional and Davis Cup tennis player from Quebec City * Réjean Houle (born 1949), retired Canadian ice hockey forward *Réjean Lefebvre (born 1943), member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000 *Réjean Lemelin (born 1954), former National Hockey League goaltender *Réjean Savoie Réjean Savoie (born September 15, 1952) is a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick. He is the Progressive Conservative Party MLA for Miramichi Bay-Neguac since 2022 in a by-election to replace Lisa Harris, having previously repres ... (born 1952), businessman and former political figure in New Brunswick * Rejean Stringer (born 1974), retired Canadian ice hockey fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris For Best Hair
The Prix Iris for Best Hair (french: Prix Iris de la meilleure coiffure) is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best hairstyling in films made within the Cinema of Quebec. The award was presented for the first time at the 7th Jutra Awards in 2005. Prior to its creation, hairstylists could receive nominations in the Best Makeup category. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Hair 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. 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Canadian Screen Award for Best Hair References {{Quebec Cinema Awards Awards established in 2005 Film awards for makeup and hairstyling Hair Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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