Claire Wojas (April 13, 1949 – May 19, 2018) was a Canadian screenwriter and film producer. She was most noted for the 1991 film '' Love Crazy (Amoureux fou)'', for which she received

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nominations for both Best Original Screenplay and

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at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991. Her other credits included the films ''

Cruising Bar ''Cruising Bar'' is a 1989 Canadian comedy film, directed by Robert Ménard (director), Robert Ménard. The film stars Michel Côté (actor), Michel Côté as four separate characters – Serge, a shy nerd; Patrice, a drug-addicted film and televi ...

'', ''

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(T'es belle Jeanne)'', '' Water Child (L'enfant d'eau)'', '' Cruising Bar 2'' and '' Stay with Me (Reste avec moi)'',Brendan Kelly, "Interconnected vignettes ebb and flow". ''

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'', November 5, 2010. and the television series ''Un amour de quartier'', '' Jean Duceppe'' and ''

Chartrand et Simonne ''Chartrand et Simonne'' is a French-Canadian biographical drama television mini-series about social activists Michel Chartrand and Simonne Monet. The series lasted for a total of twelve episodes, with the first six airing in 2000 on Radio-Canada ...

''. She was married to

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, her cowriter and director of virtually all of her films.

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