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Prix Iris For Best Cinematography
The Prix Iris for Best Cinematography (french: Prix Iris de la meilleure direction de la photographie) is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best cinematography in the Cinema of Quebec. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Cinematography 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. Cinematographer André Turpin received the most nominations and wins for this category, with twelve nominations and six awards. His first two awards were consecutive: in 2001 for Denis Villeneuve's '' Maelström'' and in 2002 for his own '' Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête)''. Robert Morin received a nomination in 2009 for ''Daddy Goes Ptarmigan Hunting (Papa à la chasse aux lagopèdes)'', becoming the second cinematographer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Québec Cinéma
Québec Cinéma is a Canadian organization based in Quebec, whose mission is to promote and develop the Cinema of Quebec. The organization's programs include the Prix Iris, the annual film awards for Quebec films; the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, an annual film festival; the Lab Québec Cinéma, which works with schools to facilitate the use of Quebec films in educational contexts; and Tournée Québec Cinéma, which presents an annual touring minifestival of Quebec films in English Canadian cities where French-language films from Quebec would not otherwise receive theatrical distribution. In December 2018, the organization announced a partnership with Netflix to launch Talent Lab, a professional development program for people entering the film industry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Violin
''The Red Violin'' (french: Le Violon Rouge) is a 1998 drama film directed by François Girard and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang. It spans four centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a mysterious red-coloured violin and its many owners. The instrument, made in Cremona in 1681 with a future forecast by tarot cards, makes its way to Montreal in 1997, where an appraiser identifies it and it goes to auction. The film was an international co-production among companies in Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The screenplay was written by Don McKellar, who also acts, and Girard, inspired by a historic 1720 Stradivarius violin nicknamed the "Red Mendelssohn". The film was shot in Austria, Canada, China, England and Italy and features a soundtrack by John Corigliano, with solos performed by violinist Joshua Bell. After premiering in the Venice Film Festival, it received some positive reviews from critics and grossed $10 million in the U.S. box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Jutra Awards
The 3rd Jutra Awards were held on February 25, 2001 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2000."Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Denis Villeneuve's fish fable takes best picture, actress, director". ''Montreal Gazette'', February 26, 2001. The hosts of the ceremony were Yves Jacques and Élise Guilbault Élise Guilbault (born April 8, 1961) is a Canadian film and television actress. She won the Genie Award for Best Actress for her role in the film ''The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)'', and was a nominee for ''Cap Tourmente''. She also sta .... Winners and nominees References {{Quebec Cinema Awards 2001 in Quebec Jutra 03 2000 in Canadian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matroni And Me
''Matroni and Me'' (french: Matroni et moi) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Jean-Philippe Duval and released in 1999."Matroni and Me" '''', October 18, 1999. Based on a theatrical play by Alexis Martin, the film stars Martin as Gilles, an academic who meets Guylaine () while on vacation in |
The Eleventh Child
''The Eleventh Child'' ( vi, Nguol thùa) is a drama film, directed by Dai Sijie and released in 1998.Godfrey Cheshire"The Eleventh Child" '' Variety'', September 28, 1998. A coproduction of companies from Vietnam, France and Canada, the film stars Akihiro Nishida as Tang, a Vietnamese man who returns to his hometown upon learning that his brother is ill with leprosy. Community folklore holds when a family from the area gives birth to five sons and five daughters, they will gain the power to kill a large fish in the nearby lake whose flesh can cure the disease; Tang already has five sons and four daughters and his wife is pregnant once more, meaning that he may become the one who can fulfill the community's dreams. Critical response Godfrey Cheshire of '' Variety'' praised Dai's visual sense and Guy Dufaux's cinematography, but wrote that "the problem, from first till last, is all in the script, which gives no indication that its events connect meaningfully with anything in the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Dufaux
Guy Dufaux (; born July 18, 1943, in Lille, France) is a French-born Canadian cinematographer. The majority of his works have been in Canadian cinema; he immigrated to Canada in 1965 and became a Canadian citizen in 1971. He is also the father of Montréal-based sculptor Pascal Dufaux and the brother of the late Canadian documentary filmmaker, Georges Dufaux. Recognition * 2006 Montreal World Film Festival Best Artistic Contribution - '' The Chinese Botanist's Daughters'' - Won * 2002 Jutra Award for Best Cinematography (Meilleure Direction de la Photographie) - ''Tar Angel'' - Nominated * 2002 Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards Kodak New Century Award * 2001 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography - '' Stardom'' - Nominated * 2001 Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series - '' Haven'' - Won * 2000 Jutra Award for Best Cinematography (Meilleure Photographie) - ''The Eleventh Child'' - Nominated * 1996 Genie Award for Best Achievemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babel (1999 Film)
''Babel'' is a fantasy adventure film, directed by Gérard Pullicino and released in 1999. The film centres on the Babels, a strange race of trolls who once lived alongside human beings but have been secretly living underground since the Tower of Babel; one day, their map to the secret location of the tower is stolen by a dog who takes it to his human master Patrick Carat (Michel Jonasz), forcing the Babels to team up with Patrick's son David (Mitchell David Rothpan) and David's schoolteacher Alice ( Maria de Medeiros) to recover the map before the evil Nemrod (Tchéky Karyo) can steal it to control the world. The cast also includes Bronwen Booth, Sheena Larkin, Garry Robbins, Maxim Roy, Mark Camacho, Nagui Fam, Maggie Castle, Dino Tosques, Frank Fontaine, Hassan Hamdani, Bruno Ledez, Claude Giroux, Christopher Heyerdahl, Al Vandecruys, Daniel Emilfork and Maurice Chevit in supporting roles. Awards Éric Cayla received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Cayla
Éric Cayla is a Canadian cinematographer. He is most noted as a two-time Genie Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography, receiving nods at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996 for ''A Cry in the Night (1996 film), A Cry in the Night (Le Cri de la nuit)'' and at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997 for ''Karmina (film), Karmina'', and a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Prix Iris for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography, receiving nods at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2000 for ''Babel (1999 film), Babel'' and at the 5th Jutra Awards in 2003 for ''The Baroness and the Pig''. He has also been a four-time Gemini Award and Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series, receiving nominations at the 18th Gemini Awards in 2003 for ''Silent Night (2002 film), Silent Night'', at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for ''Bomb Girls'', at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for ''Bomb Girls'', and dual nominations at the 3rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memories Unlocked
''Memories Unlocked'' (french: Souvenirs intimes) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Beaudin and released in 1999. Based on the novel ''Homme invisible à la fenêtre'' by Monique Proulx, the film stars James Hyndman as Max, a paraplegic artist whose ex-girlfriend Lucie (Pascale Bussières) returns several years after their breakup to accuse him of rape. The film's cast also includes Pierre-Luc Brillant, Yves Jacques, Louise Portal, Michel Charette, Marcel Sabourin and Sébastien Huberdeau. The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 20th Genie Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay (Beaudin, Proulx), Best Cinematography (Pierre Gill), Best Art Direction/Production Design (François Séguin) and Best Overall Sound (Serge Beauchemin, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl)."The Nominees". ''Edmonton Journal'', December 8, 1999. It received five Prix Jutra nominations at the 2nd Jutra Awards, for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Jacques), Best Cinematograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Gill
Pierre Gill is a Canadian cinematographer and film and television director. A Montreal native, he is closely associated with Quebecois cinema, and has collaborated with directors like Jean-Marc Vallée, Charles Binamé, Christian Duguay, Allan Moyle, and Denis Villeneuve, working on such films as ''Black List'', ''The Art of War'', '' Lost and Delirious,'' '' The Rocket'', '' Polytechnique'', and ''Upside Down''. He served as the second unit director of photography on Villeneuve's '' Blade Runner 2049'', which won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. He has also directed episodes of the television series ''Charlie Jade'' and the made-for-television film ''The Last Casino''. Filmography Film Short films Television TV movies * ''In the Presence of Mine Enemies'' (1997) * ''Salem Witch Trials'' (2002) * ''Fakers'' (2010) * ''Cyberbully'' (2011) Other credits Awards and nominations ASC Awards * Nominated: ASC Award for Outstanding Achievemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Jutra Awards
The 2nd Jutra Awards were held on March 5, 2000 to honour films made with the participation of the Cinema of Quebec, Quebec film industry in 1999."Post Mortem snares top Jutra". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 7, 2000. The hosts of the ceremony were Yves Jacques and Élise Guilbault. Winners and nominees References {{Quebec Cinema Awards 2000 in Quebec 1999 film awards, Jutra Quebec Cinema Awards, 02 1999 in Canadian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 32nd On Earth
''August 32nd on Earth'' (french: Un 32 août sur terre, and also known as ''32nd Day of August on Earth'') is a 1998 Canadian drama film directed and written by Denis Villeneuve, in his feature film directorial debut, and produced by Roger Frappier. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Alexis Martin won the Prix Jutra for Best Actor. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Plot In the aftermath of a highway mishap, photo model Simone (Pascale Bussières) decides that conceiving a baby with her best friend Philippe (Alexis Martin) is the only way to give her vacant life some meaning. Philippe reluctantly agrees with the proviso that they conceive in a desert. Cast Reception Brendan Kelly of Variety praised the film's visuals, the lead performances, the "sparing but effective" use of musical tracks by Quebec icons Robert Charlebois and Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
