Clément Perron
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Clément Perron was a Canadian film director
and screenwriter
.
in Philosophy Perron went to France
to continue his studies with the goal of becoming a teacher. Screenings at the Cinémathèque française in Paris
was what attracted him to cinema and on his return to Canada in 1957, he joined the NFB
as a writer. In 1960 he began directing documentary shorts and in 1962 found critical success with his film Jour après jour which won two Genie Award
s. Perron continued to work primarily on documentaries until the NFB decided to make an attempt at a more commercial cinema in the late sixties and early seventies. He directed 3 fiction feature-length films of moderate success during this time period but his biggest accomplishment was writing the screenplay for Mon oncle Antoine
(1971) which was based on his own childhood experiences. Perron retired from the NFB in 1986 to work in the private sector primarily as a writer.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Biography
After graduating from the University of Laval with a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Philosophy Perron went to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to continue his studies with the goal of becoming a teacher. Screenings at the Cinémathèque française in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
was what attracted him to cinema and on his return to Canada in 1957, he joined the NFB
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
as a writer. In 1960 he began directing documentary shorts and in 1962 found critical success with his film Jour après jour which won two Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
s. Perron continued to work primarily on documentaries until the NFB decided to make an attempt at a more commercial cinema in the late sixties and early seventies. He directed 3 fiction feature-length films of moderate success during this time period but his biggest accomplishment was writing the screenplay for Mon oncle Antoine
Mon oncle Antoine
Mon oncle Antoine is a 1971 National Film Board of Canada French language drama film. Québécois director Claude Jutra co-wrote the screenplay with Clément Perron and directed what is one of the most acclaimed works in Canadian film history.The film examines life in the Maurice Duplessis-era...
(1971) which was based on his own childhood experiences. Perron retired from the NFB in 1986 to work in the private sector primarily as a writer.
Fiction
- Caroline (Short Co-Directed with Georges Dufaux, 1964) (Re-Released as part of the 1964 anthology film Trois Femmes)
- C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier (Co-Directed with Georges Dufaux, 1968)
- Taureau (1973)
- Partis pour la gloire (1975)
Documentaries
- Georges-P. Vanier: soldat, diplomate, gouverneur général (Short, 1960)
- Crossbreeding for Profit (Short, Co-Directed with Pierre PatryPierre PatryPierre Patry is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Pierre Patry began his career in the theatre as an actor and a playwright and is a founding member of the Canadian Association of Amateur Theatre. He joined the NFB in 1957 as a writer on the Panoramique series...
, 1961) - Loisirs (Short, Co-Directed with Pierre PatryPierre PatryPierre Patry is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Pierre Patry began his career in the theatre as an actor and a playwright and is a founding member of the Canadian Association of Amateur Theatre. He joined the NFB in 1957 as a writer on the Panoramique series...
, 1962) - Les bacheliers de la cinquième (Short Co-Directed with Francis Séguillon, 1962)
- Jour après jour (Short, 1962)
- Marie-Victorin (Short, 1963)
- Salut Toronto! (Short, 1965)
- Cinéma et réalité (Co-Directed with Georges Dufaux, 1967)
- Fermont, P.Q. (Co-Directed with Monique Fortier, 1980)