Québec Cinéma is a Canadian organization based in

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, whose mission is to promote and develop the

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. The organization's programs include the

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, the annual film awards for Quebec films; the

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 ...

, an annual film festival; the Lab Québec Cinéma, which works with schools to facilitate the use of Quebec films in educational contexts; and Tournée Québec Cinéma, which presents an annual touring minifestival of Quebec films in

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cities where French-language films from Quebec would not otherwise receive theatrical distribution. The organization is also a sponsor of the

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, an educational program which engages film studies students in the province's

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s to present an annual film award. In December 2018, the organization announced a partnership with

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to launch Talent Lab, a professional development program for people entering the film industry."Québec Cinéma et Netflix veulent former la relève"

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, December 13, 2018.

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* Non-profit organizations based in Montreal Communications and media organizations based in Canada Film organizations in Canada Television organizations in Canada Film-related professional associations Cinema of Quebec {{Quebec-stub