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Hélène Girard
Hélène Girard is a Canadian film editor. She is most noted as co-winner with Jean Beaudin of the Canadian Film Award for Best Editing at the 28th Canadian Film Awards in 1977, for their work on the film ''J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe)''."Ceremony dominated by two feature films: NFB Triumphs at Film Awards". ''The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...'', November 21, 1977. Filmography Awards References External links * Canadian film editors Canadian women film editors Best Editing Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-film-editor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Beaudin
Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film ''J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress. The film also won best Film, he won best Director, and Mercure won best Actress awards at the 1977 Canadian Film Awards. He was nominated (but did not win) for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction in 1986, 1992 and 2003 for his films '' The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'', '' Being at Home with Claude'' and '' The Collector (Le Collectionneur)'', respectively. Actress Domini Blythe (1947–2010) was his partner of more than 20 years.Domini Blythe obituary '' London Independent'', 23 February 201/ref> Early career Jean Beaudin received a diploma from Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Montreal and studied at the School of Design in Zurich. He first joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1964, working initially in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karmen Geï
''Karmen Geï'' is a musical drama film, directed by Joseph Gaï Ramaka and released in 2001. A coproduction of companies from Senegal, France and Canada, the film is an adaptation of Georges Bizet's opera ''Carmen'' in a Senegalese setting, with Karmen portrayed as a seductive bisexual criminal who escapes prison to revive her smuggling ring. The film stars Djeïnaba Diop Gaï as Karmen Geï, with a supporting cast including Magaye Niang, Stephanie Biddle, Thierno Ndiaye Doss, Dieynaba Niang, El Hadj Ndiaye, Aïssatou Diop, Widemir Normil, Yandé Codou Sène, Massamba Madieye, Ibrahima M'Baye, Coly Mbaye, Abasse Wade, Ibrahima Khalil Paye, Patricia Gomis, Fatou Sow, Awa Sène Sarr, Mayanne Mboup, Oumi Samb, Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Ndèye Thiaba Diop, Samba Cisse, Jo Couly Bouschanzi, Elian Wilfrid Mayila, Abdoulaye Gnagna N'Diaye, Mor Ba, Ndèye Maguette Niang, Malik Niasse and Mouhamadou Gueye. Distribution The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight stream at the 2001 Canne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Film Awards
The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s they were also sometimes known as the Etrog Awards for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed the statuette. The awards were succeeded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema's Genie Awards in 1980; beginning in 2013 the Academy merged the Genie Awards with its separate Gemini Awards program for television to create the contemporary Canadian Screen Awards. History The award was first established in 1949 by the Canadian Association for Adult Education, under a steering committee that included the National Film Board's James Beveridge, the Canadian Foundation's Walter Herbert, filmmaker F. R. Crawley, the National Gallery of Canada's Donald Buchanan and diplomat Graham McInnes. The initial jury consisted of Hye Bossin, managing editor of ''Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Wedding
''Third Wedding'' () is a comedy-drama film, directed by David Lambert and released in 2018. A coproduction of companies from Belgium, Canada and Luxembourg, the film stars Bouli Lanners as Martin, a gay man grieving the recent death of his husband; in need of money to keep the house they shared, he decides to enter a marriage of convenience with Congolese immigrant Tamara ( Rachel Mwanza) so that she can stay in the country, with the two unexpectedly falling into a sort of love as they try to convince the authorities that their relationship is real. The cast also includes Jean-Luc Couchard, Virginie Hocq, Eric Kabongo, Nele Kestens, Catarina Reverendo, Lionël Ruzindana, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Benoit Moureaux, André Pasquasy and Denis Simonetta. The film was adapted from Tom Lanoye's 2006 novel ''Het derde huwelijk''.Caroline Renard"Troisièmes Noces: un mariage blanc pour Bouli Lanners" ''RTBF The ("Belgian Radio-television of the French Community"), shortened to RTBF ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manic (2017 Film)
''Manic'' is a 2017 Canadian documentary film directed by Kalina Bertin. The film depicts Bertin's efforts, in response to a family history of bipolar disorder, to investigate parts of her father's prior life in Montserrat that she did not know about; she ultimately uncovers the revelations that her father was a cult leader who also suffered from bipolar disorder, and who had, unbeknownst to Bertin until making the film, also fathered at least 12 other children with four other women.T'Cha Dunlevy"'So exposed': Filmmaker's debut, Manic, mines her family's mental health history" ''Montreal Gazette'', February 1, 2018. The film premiered at the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Awards When Daniel Cross won Hot Docs' Don Haig Award, he selected Bertin as the recipient of a $5,000 grant for emerging women documentary filmmakers. The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Feature Length Documentary an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Yours (2014 Film)
''All Yours'' () is a comedy drama film, directed by David Lambert and released in 2014. The film stars Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as Lucas, a hustler from Argentina who moves to Belgium in a gay version of a mail-order bride arrangement at the behest of Belgian baker Henry (Jean-Michel Balthazar), but in reality is a heterosexual gay-for-pay worker who instead begins to fall for Henry's employee Audrey ( Monia Chokri). The cast also includes Augustin Legrand, Vittoria Scognamiglio, Achille Ridolfi, Anne-Marie Loop, Jean-Michel Charlier, Michel Adam, Philippe Burette, Karim Ait Ahmed, Alex Schelstraete, Axel Cornil, Benjamin Boutboul, Jean-Sebastien Biche, Jeremy Bridoux, Caroline Dujardin and Benjamin Landenne. The film was a Belgian-Canadian coproduction.Etan Vlessing"David Lambert's Je suis a toi debuts in competition in Karlovy Vary" '' Playback'', 7 July 2014. It debuted in competition at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The 49th Karlovy Vary International Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Walls (2012 Film)
''Beyond the Walls'' () is a 2012 French / Belgian / Canadian drama film directed by David Lambert. The film centres on a romance between Paulo (Matila Malliarakis) and Ilir ( Guillaume Gouix), complicated by the bisexual Paulo’s relationship with his girlfriend Anka ( Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin). The film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it was in contention for the Queer Palm. Cast * Guillaume Gouix as Ilir * Matila Malliarakis as Paulo * David Salles as Grégoire * Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as Anka * Flonja Kodheli as Ilir's sister * as Ilir's mother Awards At the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, Hélène Girard was a nominee for Best Editing. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hole Story
''The Hole Story'' () is a 2011 documentary film and web documentary directed by Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie about mining in Canada and its impact on the environment and workers' health. The film focuses primarily on the mining communities of the Northeastern Ontario and Abitibi-Témiscamingue regions, including Sudbury, Timmins, Cobalt, Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or and Malartic. The film includes interviews with figures such as federal Member of Parliament Charlie Angus, former Ontario MPP Elie Martel, former Sudbury mayor John Rodriguez, Rouyn-Noranda mayor Mario Provencher and former Val-d'Or mayor and Quebec MNA André Pelletier. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the film had its world premiere in October 2011 at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, before opening in Quebec theatres. References External links *''The Hole Story Interactive'' web documentaryInterview with Richard Desjardins ''Morning North'', CBCS-FM CBCS-FM is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mokhtar (film)
''Mokhtar'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Halima Ouardiri and released in 2010.Bruce Kirkland, "Short film Mokhtar stands tall". ''Toronto Sun'', September 8, 2010. Shot in Morocco, the film centres on a young boy from a family of goatherds, who brings home an injured owl but must confront his superstitious father's belief that the bird is an omen of bad luck. The film was based on a true story, told to Ouardiri by the handyman who worked for a family she was staying with on a trip to Morocco, about his own childhood experience. The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival, where Ouardiri won the award for Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film. The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010, and was a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011.Marc Cassivi"Soirée des Jutra: Inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falardeau (film)
''Falardeau'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by German Gutierrez and Carmen Garcia and released in 2010. The film profiles Pierre Falardeau, a filmmaker who was an important figure in the Cinema of Quebec.André Duchesne"Falardeau : un homme debout" ''La Presse'', October 20, 2010. The film premiered at the 2010 Festival du nouveau cinéma. The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Documentary Film at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011. CBC News
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I Killed My Mother
''I Killed My Mother'' () is a 2009 Canadian drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Xavier Dolan, in his directorial debut. Loosely autobiographical, it follows the complicated relationship between a young man Hubert Minel (Dolan) and his mother ( Anne Dorval). The film attracted international press attention when it won three awards from the Director's Fortnight program at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival."Québécois filmmaker electrifies Cannes" . '''', 25 May 2009. After being shown, the film received a standing ovation. It was shown in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight (2007 Film)
''Twilight'' () is a 2007 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Fernand Dansereau. The film stars Monique Mercure as Madeleine, a woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease who travels to the Gaspé region of Quebec where she plans to commit suicide, and Suzanne Clément as Zoé, a troubled younger woman whom she befriends with transformative effects on both of their lives. The film was Dansereau's first narrative fiction film since ''Sweet Lies and Loving Oaths (Doux aveux)'' in 1982, after having concentrated on making documentary films for virtually all of the intervening 25 years. It premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in August 2007, before going into commercial release in November. The film received three Prix Jutra nominations at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008, for Best Film, Best Director (Dansereau) and Best Supporting Actress (Clément). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |