Christian Larouche is a

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film and television producer from

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. He is most noted as producer of the film '' Louis Cyr (Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde)'', which was the winner of the

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at the

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in 2014. He began his career in the 1970s as a driver for

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, the production firm of John Dunning and

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, working his way into greater roles with the company until making his debut as a producer with '' The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal)'' in 1996. In 2000 he launched his own company, Christal Films.Etan Vlessing
"Christal in bankruptcy protection"
''

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'', May 16, 2008. The company made an aggressive push into film distribution in 2007; although its distribution arm put the company into bankruptcy by 2008, the studio arm survived as a division of

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, with Larouche remaining president of the division. In addition to his Jutra Award win for ''Louis Cyr'', he was producer of the Best Film nominees '' The Collector (Le collectionneur)'' at the

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in 2003 and ''

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(Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' at the

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.

in 2008, and of '' Just a Breath Away (Dans la brume)'', a

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nominee for Best Picture at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.Barry Hertz
"2019 Canadian Screen Awards lean toward Quebec and the obscure, and thank goodness for that"
''

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'', February 7, 2019.

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