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François Létourneau
François Létourneau (born 1974 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actor and writer, best known as co-creator and star of the television series ''Les Invincibles'', ''Série noire (2014 TV series), Série noire'' and ''Happily Married (TV series), Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime)''. He studied political science at Université Laval in the 1990s, while pursuing acting work in theatre as an extracurricular hobby, and then studied theatre at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, where he graduated in 1999. He was a shortlisted Governor General's Award finalist for Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2003 Governor General's Awards for his theatrical play ''Cheech, ou Les hommes de Chrysler sont en ville'', and a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay at the 23rd Genie Awards in 2006 for the film adaptation ''Cheech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Foy, Quebec
Sainte-Foy (; ) is a List of former municipalities in Quebec, former city in central Quebec, Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River. It was 2000–06 municipal reorganization in Quebec, amalgamated into Quebec City at the start of 2002. Most of the formerly independent municipality of Sainte-Foy is located in the Boroughs of Quebec City, borough () of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge — initially as one of the two constituent districts of the former borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery. On 1 November 2009, Sainte-Foy was subdivided into four separate districts: Cité-Universitaire, Plateau, Saint-Louis, Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy, when the borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery, Quebec City, Sillery–Cap-Rouge, Quebec City, Cap-Rouge was formed. Sainte-Foy is a major suburban neighbourhood west of downtown Quebec City. It plays a large part in Quebec City's economic life, with the Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport, Jean Lesage International Airport, Université Laval, multiple shoppin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed its statuette. Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the ''Genie Rules and Regulations'' booklet which were distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, met to watch the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then voted on these nominations. In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for television, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation, the Canadian Screen Awards. Broadcasting The Genie Awards were aired by CBC from 1980 to 2003, before mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Canadian Dramatists And Playwrights
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1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a parliamentary republic and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the hosts won the championship title, as well as '' The Rumble in the Jungle'', a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Rescapés
''Les Rescapés'' is a Canadian television drama series, which debuted on Télévision de Radio-Canada in the 2010-11 television season. Cyberpresse, September 1, 2010. The series stars and Guylaine Tremblay as Gérald and Monique Boivin, the patriarch and matriarch of a family from 1960s-era who f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Hauts Et Les Bas De Sophie Paquin
''Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin'' (''The Highs and Lows of Sophie Paquin'') is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which premiered on Radio-Canada in 2006. The show stars Suzanne Clément as Sophie Paquin, a single mother and businesswoman who operates her own talent agency. The cast also includes Éric Bernier, Élise Guilbault, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Pauline Martin, Isabelle Vincent, Christiane Pasquier, Catherine De Léan, Danny Blanco Hall, François Létourneau and Anthony Lemke. The show was created by Richard Blaimert and its executive producer is Jocelyn Deschênes. In 2008, CBC Television began airing an English-language adaptation, ''Sophie Sophie is a feminine given name, another version of Sophia, from the Greek word for "wisdom". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Soph ...'', which was also created by Blaimert and produced by Deschê ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Blue
''Billie Blue'' () is a Canadian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Mariloup Wolfe and released in 2023. The film stars Liliane Skelly as Billie, a teenager who is working in a summer job as a lifeguard at a water park; she develops a crush on Pierre (Joseph Delorey), a handsome cyclist, but finds herself in competition for Pierre's affections with her older sister Annette ( Camille Felton).Manon Dumais"«Cœur de slush»: plonger en amour" ''Le Devoir'', June 16, 2023. The cast also includes François Létourneau, Salma Serraji, Vivi-Anne Riel, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Gabriell Audet, Zakary Belharbi, Anthony Belsile, Lucson-Yves Claude, Elya Corbeil, Charles Fournier, Charles Kardos, Audrey Lamonde, Magalie Langrais, Alexis Lefebvre and Renaud Lefebvre in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by Sarah-Maude Beauchesne, as an adaptation of her own 2014 young adult novel. Distribution The film premiered on June 1, 2023, at the Zlín Film Festival in the Czech Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul à Québec
''Paul à Québec'' (lit. "Paul in Quebec City") is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by François Bouvier and released in 2015."Review: Paul à Québec is a moving hymn to life" '''', September 17, 2015. Based on Michel Rabagliati's graphic novel of the same title, the film stars and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funkytown (film)
''Funkytown'' is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Daniel Roby and written by Steve Galluccio."Quebec filmmakers take viewers to Funkytown of '70s Montreal" '''', March 4, 2011. starring , , Paul Doucet, Sarah Mutch and Raymond Bouchard. Plot summary Set in Montreal during the d ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Québec-Montréal
''Québec-Montréal'' is a 2002 Canadian comedy film, directed by Ricardo Trogi."Québec-Montréal – Film de Ricardo Trogi" ''Films du Québec'', March 15, 2009. Plot Nine young adults, all on the cusp of turning 30 and dealing with complex questions about life and love, whose lives intersect on four separate s from to along |
Prix Gémeaux
The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language equivalent to the Gemini Awards, the Canadian Academy's former presentation for English-language television, it remains separate from the contemporary Canadian Screen Awards despite being presented by the same parent organization. History In 1986, ACTRA transferred their awards to the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The Academy called their television awards the Gemini Awards, or Prix Gémeaux in French. After their first Gemini awards ceremony for English-language television, the academy decided to have an awards ceremony for French-language television in 1987. In 2003 the Academy added categories for digital media. The first webcast for the awards ceremony was in 2008. In 2013, the Academy decided to keep the Prix Gémeaux sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
