Justine Héroux (1942 – June 25, 2021) was a Canadian film and television producer,Monique Polak, "Film reunites all other arts, Montreal film-maker says". ''

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'', October 2, 1995. who was a partner with her husband

Denis Héroux Denis Héroux, (; 15 July 1940 – 10 December 2015) was a Canadian film director and producer. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was the older brother of prolific Quebec film and television producer Claude Héroux. Héroux wanted to beco ...

in Cite Internationale du Cinema et de L'Audiovisuel, later known as Ciné-Vidéo. She is most noted as a two-time

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nominee as producer of the

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finalists '' The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe)'' at the

3rd Genie Awards The 3rd Genie Awards were presented on March 3, 1982, to honour Canadian films released in 1981. The film ''Les Plouffe'' ''( The Plouffe Family)'' won the most awards overall, although ''Ticket to Heaven'' won Best Picture. Those two films wer ...

in 1982 and '' The Alley Cat'' at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986, and an

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

nominee as producer of the television miniseries '' Little Gloria... Happy at Last''. Her other credits included the television miniseries '' The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe)'' and ''Tales of the Wild'', and the theatrical feature film '' In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan)''.Matthew Fraser, "Quebec's 'enfant terrible' pulls off heist movie". ''

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'', April 4, 1986.

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