Paul Émile d'Entremont is a

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documentary filmmaker, best known for his 2012 film about

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refugees, '' Last Chance''."Award-winning doc on queer refugees fleeing to Canada screening for free on NFB website"
. '' The Gazette'', December 7, 2012. His other films include ''Alone, Together'' (2000), ''Le Confessionnal réinventé'' (2004) and ''Reema, There and Back'' (2006). His film ''Naufrages'' (2009, Productions Phare-est) was nominated for three Prix Gémeaux (the French language equivalent of Gemini awards), including Best Social Documentary, Best Cinematography (documentary), and Best Music in a Documentary. He won the awards for Best New Director at the Atlantic Film Festival in 2000 for ''Alone, Together'', and the Golden Sheaf for Best Film at the

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in 2007 for ''Reema, There and Back''. His work has been distributed by the

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, Télévision de Radio-Canada and RDI. In December 2012, the National Film Board offered free viewing of ''Last Chance'' on its website for the international

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. His newest film, '' Standing on the Line'', premiered in 2019.Nathan Caddell
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'', May 6, 2019. He is currently a news director with

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's investigative newsmagazine and documentary series '' Enquête''.

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