The Association coopérative de productions audiovisuelles (ACPAV) is a Canadian film

cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...

, which serves as a production company for films by emerging film directors from

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 thirtee ...

. Established in 1971 in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

, the organization has played a central role in the development of the

Cinema of Quebec 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 ...

, by producing and releasing early-career films by many of the province's most prominent and successful filmmakers. Key producers associated with the cooperative have included Marc Daigle,

Bernadette Payeur Bernadette Payeur (born 1952) is a Canadian film producer. Payeur was born in La Prairie, Quebec. She is known for producing Benoît Pilon's 2008 film '' The Necessities of Life'' and Sébastien Pilote's films '' The Salesman'' (2011) and ''The D ...

and René Gueissaz.

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, ...

named the organization as the winner of its

Prix Iris Tribute Award The Iris Tribute Award (french: Prix Iris Hommage) is an annual award presented by Québec Cinéma, as part of its Prix Iris program, as a lifetime achievement award for distinguished accomplishments in the Cinema of Quebec.Paul Townend and Maurie A ...

at the

22nd Quebec Cinema Awards The 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards were presented on 10 June 2020, to recognize talent and achievement in the cinema of Quebec. The planned 7 June ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but nominees were announced 23 April. Abenaki docume ...

in 2021, to honour its 50th anniversary. This marked the first time in the history of that category that it was presented to an organization rather than an individual.

Selected filmography

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* Film production companies of Canada Media cooperatives in Canada 1971 establishments in Quebec Arts organizations established in 1971 Organizations based in Montreal Filmmaker cooperatives {{Canada-media-company-stub