The Prix Luc-Perreault, formerly known as the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson, is an annual

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

film award, presented by the

Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma The Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma (AQCC) is a Canadian organization of film critics from Quebec. Formed in 1973, the organization currently presents two annual awards, the Prix Luc-Perreault for best Quebec film of the year and ...

to a film deemed to be the best film of the year 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 ...

, from among the films screening at that year's

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma The Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (formerly known as Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois) is a festival created in 1982 to celebrate the cinematographic production of Quebec, Canada. The goal of the festival is to promote the Cinema of Quebec and i ...

Winners

1970s

* 1974 — ''

Orders Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

(Les Ordres)'',

Michel Brault Michel Brault, OQ (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National ...

"Prix L.E. Ouimet-Molson". ''

Ciné-Bulles ''Ciné-Bulles'' is a quarterly French-language film magazine published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by the Association des cinémas parallèles du Québec, an association of Quebec independent theatre operators. History and profile ''Ciné-Bull ...

'', Vol. 4, No. 5, February/March 1985. p. 17. * 1975 — '' Ntesi nana shepen (On disait que c'était notre terre)'',

Arthur Lamothe Arthur Lamothe, (December 7, 1928 – September 18, 2013) was a French-Canadian film director and film producer. Biography Born in Saint-Mont, France, Lamothe immigrated to Canada in 1953 and immediately got a job as a lumberjack in the Abitibi ...

* 1976 — ''

Little Tougas ''Little Tougas'' (french: Ti-Cul Tougas) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Jean-Guy Noël and released in 1976.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 128. The film stars Claude Maher as Rémi Tougas, ...

(Ti-Cul Tougas)'', Jean-Guy Noël * 1977 — ''

24 heures ou plus ''24 heures ou plus'' (also written as ''24 heures ou plus...'' or ''Vingt-quatre heures ou plus...'') is a radical political documentary about Quebec society, shot in 1971 and completed by director by Gilles Groulx by mid-January 1973. However, t ...

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Gilles Groulx Gilles Groulx (August 30, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec – August 22, 1994) was a Canadian film director. He grew up in a working-class family with 14 children. After studying business in school, he went to work in an office but found the white-col ...

* 1978 — '' The Backstreet Six (Comme les six doigts de la main)'',

André Melançon André Melançon (February 18, 1942 - August 23, 2016) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for directing and writing several installments in the Tales for All series of children's films. Career The versatile André M ...

* 1979 — '' Blue Winter (L'Hiver bleu)'',

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1980s

* 1980 — ''

A Wives' Tale ''A Wives' Tale'' (french: Une histoire de femmes) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Sophie Bissonnette, Martin Duckworth and Joyce Rock and released in 1980. The film explores the role of women in the community during the 1978 Inco str ...

(Une histoire de femmes)'',

Sophie Bissonnette Sophie Bissonnette is a Canadian director, editor, writer, and producer in the Quebec film industry. After graduating from Queen's University, she began creating films in Montreal. She released most of her documentary films in the 1980s. In the ...

Martin Duckworth Martin Duckworth (born March 8, 1933) is a Canadian documentary director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 20 ...

and Joyce Rock * 1981 — '' The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe)'',

Gilles Carle Gilles Carle, (July 31, 1928As fully funny, Carle had pleasure to always give himself one year less, and to let people think wrongly that he was born in 1929, "The Year of the Big World Crash": see on the Quebec French newspapers that many writer ...

* 1982 — ''

Comfort and Indifference ''Comfort and Indifference'' (french: Le confort et l'indifférence) is a 1982 documentary film by Denys Arcand, offering an analysis of the 1980 Quebec referendum, in which "sovereignty-association The Quebec sovereignty movement (french: M ...

(Le Confort et l'indifférence)'',

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...

* 1983 — ''

The Ballad of Hard Times ''The Ballad of Hard Times'' () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Richard Boutet and Pascal Gélinas and released in 1983. The film documents the effects of the Great Depression in Quebec through the testimonies of survivors of the per ...

(La Turlute des années dures)'',

Richard Boutet Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

and

Pascal Gélinas Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, Frenc ...

* 1984 — ''

A Woman in Transit ''A Woman in Transit'' (french: La Femme de l'hôtel) is a 1984 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Léa Pool.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 243. Plot Andrea Richler ( Paule Baillargeon) is a ...

(La Femme de l'hôtel)'',

Léa Pool Léa Pool C.M. (born 8 September 1950) is a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker who taught film at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the ...

* 1985 — '' Caffè Italia, Montréal'', Paul Tana * 1986 — ''

The Decline of the American Empire ''The Decline of the American Empire'' (french: Le Déclin de l'empire Américain) is a 1986 Canadian sex comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Pierre Curzi and Dorothée Berryman. The film follows a group of in ...

(Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'',

* 1987 — ''

Train of Dreams ''Train of Dreams'' is a 1987 Canadian film directed by John N. Smith and starring Jason St. Amour, Christopher Neil and Frederick Eugene Ward as a popular teacher. In this documentary-style drama, a delinquent teenager tries to put his life on ...

'',

John N. Smith John N. Smith OC (born July 31, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Career Smith graduated with a B.A. in political science from McGill University in 1964. He joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1 ...

* 1988 — ''

Kalamazoo Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...

'',

André Forcier André Forcier (born Marc-André Forcier on July 19, 1947) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to Latin American magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality. His unromanticized, e ...

* 1989 — ''

Lessons on Life ''Lessons on Life'' (french: Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1989.Charles-Henri Ramond"Trois pommes à côté du sommeil – Film de Jacques Leduc" ''Films du Québec'', March ...

(Trois pommes à côté du sommeil)'',

Jacques Leduc Jacques Leduc (born November 25, 1941) is a Canadian film director and cinematographer. Biography Leduc began his career in 1961 working as a film critic for the magazine ''Objectif''. The following year, at the age of 21, he was hired as a came ...

1990s

* 1990 — '' The Moving Statue (La Liberté d'une statue)'',

Olivier Asselin Olivier Asselin is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. He is most noted for his films '' The Moving Statue (La Liberté d'une statue)'', which was the winner of the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson from the Association québécoise des c ...

* 1991 — '' The Company of Strangers'',

Cynthia Scott Cynthia Scott (born January 1, 1939) is a Canadian award-winning filmmaker who has produced, directed, written, and edited several films with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Her works have won the Academy Awards, Oscar and Canadian Fil ...

* 1992 — ''

Requiem for a Handsome Bastard ''Requiem for a Handsome Bastard'' (french: Requiem pour un beau sans-cœur) is a 1992 Canadian film written and directed by Robert Morin. The film depicts the downfall of a Montreal criminal following his escape from prison. It was nominated fo ...

(Requiem pour un beau sans-cœur)'',

Robert Morin Robert Morin (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. In 2009, he received Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. Biography Robert Morin is known for his very personal, dark, and pessimistic ...

* 1993 — '' Two Can Play (Deux actrices)'',

Micheline Lanctôt Micheline Lanctôt (born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian actress, film director, screenwriter, and musician. Biography Lanctôt was born in Frelighsburg, Quebec. Her post-secondary education was in music, fine arts, and theatre at École de musique ...

* 1994 — '' Octobre'',

Pierre Falardeau Pierre Falardeau (December 28, 1946 – September 25, 2009) was a Québécois film and documentary director, pamphleteer and noted activist for Quebec independence. Falardeau wrote at least one book, ''Rien n'est plus précieux que la libert� ...

* 1995 — '' Rural Route 5 (Rang 5)'', Richard Lavoie * 1996 — '' The Human Plant (La Plante humaine)'', Pierre Hébert * 1997 — '' Tu as crié: Let me go'',

Anne-Claire Poirier Anne Claire Poirier O.C. (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter. Biography Poirier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. She was the only female filmmaker on the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s and ...

* 1998 — ''

Whoever Dies, Dies in Pain ''Whoever Dies, Dies in Pain'' (french: Quiconque meurt, meurt à douleur) is a 1998 Canadian docufiction film, directed by Robert Morin. Exploring the issue of addiction and starring a cast of predominantly non-professional actors, the film centr ...

(Quiconque meurt, meurt à douleur)'',

* 1999 — ''

Post Mortem An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death or to evaluate any dis ...

'',

Louis Bélanger Louis Bélanger (born 1964 in Beauport, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has a degree in communications from UQAM. He is a close friend and collaborator of filmmaker Denis Chouinard; both men created several short films ...

2000s

* 2000 — ''

The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge ''The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge'' (french: La Moitié gauche du frigo) was the first full-length feature film by Canadian film director Philippe Falardeau, released in 2000.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . ...

(La Moitié gauche du frigo)'',

Philippe Falardeau Philippe Falardeau (born February 1, 1968 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Early life Falardeau was born and raised in Hull, Quebec. He later studied political science at the University of Ottawa, before travellin ...

* 2001 — ''

Marriages Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

(Mariages)'', Catherine Martin * 2002 — ''

Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the ...

'',

Rodrigue Jean Rodrigue Jean (born in Caraquet, New Brunswick) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer of Acadian origin. He has been a theatre director, dancer and choreographer. Life and Work While pursuing university studies, he developed i ...

* 2003 — ''

Gaz Bar Blues ''Gaz Bar Blues'' is a 2003 Québécois comedy-drama film written and directed by Louis Bélanger. The film is set in 1989 in the outskirts of an unspecified Québécois city. Plot François Brochu (Serge Thériault), named "the boss", is the ow ...

'',

* 2004 — '' What Remains of Us (Ce qu'il reste de nous)'', François Prévost and Hugo Latulippe * 2005 — ''

The Novena ''The Novena'' (french: La Neuvaine) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Bernard Émond and released in 2005. An exploration of faith, the film centres on the interaction between Jeanne ( Élise Guilbault), an atheist doctor who is suffering fro ...

(La Neuvaine)'',

Bernard Émond Bernard Émond (born 1951) is a Canadian director, screenwriter, novelist and essayist working in the French-language. He studied anthropology at university and lived for several years in the Canadian north where he worked for the Inuit Broadcastin ...

* 2006 — ''

Congorama '' Congorama '' is a French-Belgian-Canadian film directed by Philippe Falardeau, released in 2006. Plot Michel is a Belgian inventor. He cares for his father, a paralysed writer, is married to a Congolese woman and is the father of an interraci ...

'',

* 2007 — ''

Continental, a Film Without Guns ''Continental, a Film Without Guns'' (french: Continental, un film sans fusil) is a 2007 Canadian comedy-drama film directed and written by Stéphane Lafleur. Plot The lives of four people intertwine after the disappearance of a man who wanders ...

(Continental, un film sans fusil)'',

Stéphane Lafleur Stéphane Lafleur (born 1976) is a French-Canadian film director, editor and musician.The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)'',

Benoît Pilon Benoît Pilon (born July 27, 1962) is a francophone Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative films and documentaries on the human condition. He is also the co-founder of ''"Les Films de l'autre" productions'', which ...

* 2009 — ''

The Legacy The Legacy may refer to: * '' Le Legs'' or ''The Legacy'', a play by Pierre de Marivaux * The Legacy (professional wrestling), a former professional wrestling faction in World Wrestling Entertainment * ''The Legacy'' (album), an album by Testament ...

(La Donation)'',

2010s

* 2010 — ''

Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...

'',

Denis Côté Denis Côté (born November 16, 1973) is an independent filmmaker and producer living in Quebec, of Brayon origin. His experimental films have been shown at major film festivals around the world. Life and career Côté was born in Perth-Andover ...

* 2011 — '' The Salesman (Le Vendeur)'',

Sébastien Pilote Sébastien Pilote (born 1973 in Saint-Ambroise, Quebec)War Witch ''War Witch'' (french: Rebelle) is a 2012 Canadian dramatic war film written and directed by Kim Nguyen and starring Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien and Serge Kanyinda. It is about a child soldier forced into a civil war in Africa, an ...

(Rebelle)'',

Kim Nguyen Kim Nguyen is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his 2012 film ''War Witch (Rebelle)''. The film was the top winner at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards;The Meteor ''The Meteor'' was an internal newspaper written, edited, printed and published by the patients of the Alabama Insane Hospital, soon renamed as the Bryce Hospital after superintendent Dr. Peter Bryce, from 1872 to 1881. It was originally intended ...

(Le Météore)'',

François Delisle François Delisle (born March 22, 1967) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, actor, and composer. Career Between 1987 and 1990, Delisle directed several experimental short films. Some were selected for v ...

* 2014 — '' Mommy'',

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

* 2015 — '' The Demons (Les Démons)'',

Philippe Lesage Philippe Lesage is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.Before the Streets ''Before the Streets'' (french: Avant les rues) is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Chloé Leriche. Set among the Atikamekw people of northern Quebec, the film stars Rykko Bellemare as Shawnouk, a man undertaking the process of restorat ...

(Avant les rues)'',

Chloé Leriche Chloé Leriche is a Canadian film director from Montreal, Quebec.

* 2017 — '' Ravenous (Les Affamés)'',

Robin Aubert Robin Aubert (born May 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director.

* 2018 — '' The Devil's Share (La Part du diable)'',

Luc Bourdon Joseph Luc Bourdon (February 16, 1987 – May 29, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League from 2006 until 2008. After overcoming childhood arthritis, he was selec ...

* 2019 — ''

The Twentieth Century ''The Twentieth Century'' was a documentary television program sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company that ran on the CBS network from 20 October 1957 until 4 January 1970. It was hosted by Walter Cronkite. The opening and closing theme ...

'',

Matthew Rankin Matthew Rankin is a Canadian experimental filmmaker. He is most noted for his 2014 film '' Mynarski Death Plummet'', which was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards and a s ...

2020s

* 2020 — ''

Nadia, Butterfly ''Nadia, Butterfly'' is a 2020 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Pascal Plante and released in 2020. The film stars Katerine Savard as Nadia, an Olympic swimmer struggling to redefine her life after retiring from the sport at the conclusion ...

'',

Pascal Plante Pascal Plante is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec, whose debut feature film, ''Fake Tattoos (Les faux tatouages)'', premiered in 2017. He won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Canadian Screenplay at the Vancouv ...

* 2021 — ''

Archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Archi ...

(Archipel)'',

Félix Dufour-Laperrière Félix Dufour-Laperrière (born 1981) is a Canadian animator, film director and screenwriter from Chicoutimi, Quebec. He is most noted for his 2021 film ''Archipelago (2021 film), Archipelago (Archipel)'', which was the winner of the Prix Luc-Perr ...

* 2022 — ''

Geographies of Solitude ''Geographies of Solitude'' is a Canadian documentary film by Jacquelyn Mills that was released in 2022. The film is guided by Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who lives on Nova Scotia's Sable Island, where she catalogues the island' ...

'',

Jacquelyn Mills Jacquelyn Mills is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. She is best known for her films '' In the Waves'' and ''Geographies of Solitude''. Early life Mills was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Career In 2008, Mills' short film, ''For Wendy'', won 5 ...

Alice Girard-Bossé
"Geographies of Solitude remporte le prix Luc-Perreault"
'' La Presse'', March 5, 2023.

References

{{Cinema of Canada Quebec film awards