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Prix Collégial Du Cinéma Québécois
The Prix collégial du cinéma québécois is an annual Canadian film award, presented to a film from Quebec judged as the best of the year by a jury of students in film studies programs at the province's CEGEPs.Léa Carrier"Je m’appelle humain remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois" '' La Presse'', March 30, 2021. The award is presented in conjunction with Québec Cinéma, and headed by filmmaker Micheline Lanctôt. The award was presented for the first time in 2012, honouring films released in 2011. The initial slate of shortlisted nominees for the award is selected by a provincewide committee and announced in January, following which the participating schools integrate the films into their programs so that students can view, discuss and debate them. During the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma festival in February, events are also organized with each of the nominated directors, allowing participating students to meet the filmmakers and ask questions about the films. Final ...
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Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ...
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The Salesman (2011 Film)
''The Salesman'' (french: Le vendeur) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Sébastien Pilote. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and had a theatrical release in Quebec on 11 November 2011. Shot in the small city Dolbeau-Mistassini, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of the province of Quebec, the film looks at the effects of a declining economy on a sexagenarian car salesman. Distinctions The film was included in the list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2011, selected by a panel of experts organized by TIFF. The film won the FIPRESCI Prize at the San Francisco International Film Festival and two prizes (the Silver Gateway and the prize for best actor) at the Mumbai Film Festival. The film had five Jutra Award nominations, winning in the Best Actor category (Gilbert Sicotte) At the 2011 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, ''The Salesman'' won the FIPRESCI international film critics' prize, as well as a special jury prize. At the 2011 T ...
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Vic And Flo Saw A Bear
''Vic and Flo Saw a Bear'' (french: Vic+Flo ont vu un ours) is a 2013 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Côté. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. The film stars Romane Bohringer and Pierrette Robitaille as Vic and Flo, lesbian lovers and former convicts who settle in the countryside of Quebec after Vic is released from prison."Quebec film Vic and Flo Saw a Bear premieres in Berlinale competition"
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Kim Nguyen
Kim Nguyen is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his 2012 film ''War Witch (Rebelle)''. The film was the top winner at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards;"Canadian Screen Awards raises the star wattage"
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in addition to being named and winning acting awards for two of its stars, Nguyen himself won the awards for

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War Witch
''War Witch'' (french: Rebelle) is a 2012 Canadian dramatic war film written and directed by Kim Nguyen and starring Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien and Serge Kanyinda. It is about a child soldier forced into a civil war in Africa, and who is believed to be a witch. The film was primarily shot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in French and Lingala. After premiering at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, the film received positive reviews. It won several honours, including ten at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, notably Best Motion Picture. ''War Witch'' was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Plot During a civil war in sub-Saharan Africa, a 12-year-old girl named Komona is abducted by rebel forces to become a child soldier under a warlord known as the Great Tiger. The rebels compel Komona to kill her own parents. Then, she is sailed to a deserted island with many more children. They are taught to use large weapons ...
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Ivan Grbovic
Ivan Grbovic (born 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian cinematographer, film director and screenwriter, most noted for his film ''Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres)''. The film was the top winner at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022, including winning Best Film and garnering awards for Grbovic for Best Director and Best Screenplay, and was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. He released his debut feature film ''Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze)'' in 2011, for which he was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013. He was also previously a Jutra nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for ''La Chute'', and a Prism Prize nominee in 2014 for his music video for Young Galaxy's "New Summer".
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Romeo Eleven
''Romeo Eleven'' (french: Roméo Onze) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Ivan Grbovic, and written by Grbovic and Sara Mishara. Set in Montreal's Lebanese Christian community, the film is a coming-of-age story about a physically handicapped 20-year-old man who must face his insecurities about his disability when he is invited out on a date by a woman he has been chatting with on the internet. The film had its theatrical premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2011, and its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival The 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 8 and September 18, 2011. Buenos Aires, Argentina was selected to be showcased for the 2011 City to City programme. The opening film ..., before going into commercial release in 2012.Charles-Henri Ramond"Roméo Onze – Film d’Ivan Grbovic" ''Films du Québec'', February 9, 2012. Cast * Ali Am ...
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Brigitte Poupart
Brigitte Poupart is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Ravenous'' (''Les Affamés'') and for directing the 2012 film '' Over My Dead Body.'' Early life Poupart was accepted both to law school and the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal. Following her mother's advice, she attended the Conservatoire until 1990. Career She has also appeared in the television series ''Les Masques'', ''Catherine'', ''François en série'', ''Musée Eden'' and ''Mémoires vives'', and the films ''Congorama'', ''Monsieur Lazhar'', ''Tuktuq'', ''Fake Tattoos'', '' Les Salopes, or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin'', ''Before We Explode (Avant qu'on explose)'' and '' Bootlegger''. She directed the 2012 documentary film '' Over My Dead Body'', which was shortlisted for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2012. In 2016 she directed the show Luzia by Cirque du Soleil. She was ...
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Over My Dead Body (2012 Canadian Film)
''Over My Dead Body'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Brigitte Poupart and released in 2012."Over My Dead Body: retenir son souffle"
'' La Presse'', February 25, 2012.
The film is a portrait of Dave St-Pierre, a dancer and choreographer from Montreal who is urgently awaiting a lung transplant due to his lifelong battle with



Rafaël Ouellet
Rafaël Ouellet is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Dégelis, Quebec. He is most noted for his 2012 film '' Camion'', for which he received Jutra Award nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013. He launched his career as a cameraman, editor and director for MusiquePlus from 1998 to 2004. He received a Juno Award nomination for Music DVD of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004, for his work on Our Lady Peace's concert DVD ''Our Lady Peace Live in Alberta''. He then directed episodes of the television series ''Le Groulx Luxe'' and '' Canadian Case Files'', and was the editor of Denis Côté's 2005 film '' Drifting States (Les États nordiques)'', before releasing his debut feature film, '' Mona's Daughters (Le cèdre penché)'', in 2007.Kevin Laforest"Le Cèdre penché : Là, maintenant" ''Voir'', June 12, 2008. His newest film, '' Family Game (Arsenault et fils)'', entered the production process in 2020.André ...
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Camion
''Camion'' is a 2012 Canadian drama film directed by Rafaël Ouellet. The film centres on a truck driver who is suffering from severe depression after a woman kills herself by crashing her car into his truck; although he was not at fault, the incident has left him suicidal, resulting in the mending of his strained relationships with his sons Sam () and Alain ( Stéphane Breton) after he reaches out to them for help. Cast * Julien Poulin as Germain * as Samuel * Maude Giguère as Manu * Jacob Tierney as Jacob * Stéphane Breton as Alain * as Rebecca * Cindy Sampson as Jade Release The film was first released at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Crystal Globe, won the Award of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Director Award for Ouellet. Awards The film received eight Jutra Award nominations at the 15th Jutra Awards The 15th Prix Jutra ceremony was held on March 17, 2013 at the Salle Pierre-Mercure theatre in Montreal, Quebec, ...
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Voir
''Voir'' was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later on the newspaper developed various local issues with more targeted content. In 2013, the newspaper dropped from weekly to biweekly publication. On April 29, 2015, it was announced that all shares owned by Paquet were purchased by a group of buyers composed of XPND Capital, a Quebec-based private equity firm, and two members of ''Voirs management team, Michel Fortin and Hugues Mailhot. Starting 2016, it commenced publishing as a free monthly magazine. In February 2019, the owners Mishmash Média announced that it was discontinuing the monthly paper edition to concentrate on the digital online edition. The paper format however may be used occasionally and very selectively on certain special issues and supplements of the publication. Chain Th ...
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