Fernand Dansereau
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Fernand Dansereau is a Canadian film director
and film producer
.
, Dansereau joined the NFB
in 1955. He was a founding member of the NFB's French Unit and until 1960, he wrote and directed several feature films and documentaries for the series Panorama. He worked on the television series Temps présent from 1960 to 1964 and then returned to directing with the fiction feature Le festin des morts which won 2 Canadian Film Award
s including Best Feature Film in 1966. He left the NFB in 1970 for the private sector. Among his many achievements, he wrote and directed the feature documentary Faut aller parmi l'monde pour le savoir (1971) which was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival
in 1972. His 1977 feature Thetford au milieu de notre vie (co-directed with Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol) about life in a Québécois mining town became another career highlight. His dramatic feature Doux aveux (1982) garnered 4 Genie Award
nominations in 1983. Most recently Dansereau made the dramatic feature La brunante (2007) which was nominated for best film and best director at the 2008 Jutra Award
s.
In 2005 he was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier
. In 2003 he received the Prix Lumière for his outstanding contribution to the profession and in 2009 received the Jutra Lifetime Achievement Award
.
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 film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Biography
After five years working as a reporter for the Montreal daily Le DevoirLe Devoir
Le Devoir is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and the rest of Canada. It was founded by journalist, politician, and nationalist Henri Bourassa in 1910....
, Dansereau 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...
in 1955. He was a founding member of the NFB's French Unit and until 1960, he wrote and directed several feature films and documentaries for the series Panorama. He worked on the television series Temps présent from 1960 to 1964 and then returned to directing with the fiction feature Le festin des morts which won 2 Canadian Film Award
Canadian Film Award
The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually except in 1974 when Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation that year....
s including Best Feature Film in 1966. He left the NFB in 1970 for the private sector. Among his many achievements, he wrote and directed the feature documentary Faut aller parmi l'monde pour le savoir (1971) which was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
in 1972. His 1977 feature Thetford au milieu de notre vie (co-directed with Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol) about life in a Québécois mining town became another career highlight. His dramatic feature Doux aveux (1982) garnered 4 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...
nominations in 1983. Most recently Dansereau made the dramatic feature La brunante (2007) which was nominated for best film and best director at the 2008 Jutra Award
Jutra Award
The Jutra Award is a Canadian annual cinema award that recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in the province of Quebec...
s.
In 2005 he was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier
Prix Albert-Tessier
The Prix Albert-Tessier is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, given to individuals for an outstanding career in Québec cinema. It is awarded to scriptwriting, acting, composing music, directing, producing and cinematographic techniques. It is named in honour of...
. In 2003 he received the Prix Lumière for his outstanding contribution to the profession and in 2009 received the Jutra Lifetime Achievement Award
Jutra Award
The Jutra Award is a Canadian annual cinema award that recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in the province of Quebec...
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Fiction
- Le maître du Pérou (Short, 1958)
- Pays neuf (Short, 1958)
- La Canne à pêche (Short, 1959)
- Astataïon ou Le festin des morts (1965)
- Ça n’est pas le temps des romans (Short, 1966)
- Contrat d’amour (Short, 1973)
- Simple histoire d’amours (1974)
- Thetford au milieu de notre vie (Co-Directed with Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol, 1978)
- Doux aveux (1982)
- La brunante (2007)
Documentaries
- La communauté juive de Montréal (Short, 1956)
- Pierre Beaulieu, agriculteur (Short, 1959)
- John Lyman, peintre (Short, 1959)
- Les Administrateurs (Co-Directed with Jacques Godbout, 1960)
- Congrès (Short Co-Directed with Jean Dansereau and Georges Dufaux, 1961)
- Éducation populaire (Series of 30 Shorts, 1968)
- Saint-Jerome (1968)
- Jonquière (Short, 1969)
- Québec ski (Short, 1970)
- Tout le temps, tout le temps, tout le temps...? (1970)
- Comité d’expression populaire (1971)
- Faut aller parmi l’monde pour le savoir (1971)
- Vivre entre les mots (1972)
- Quotidien series (Series of 28 Shorts Co-Directed with Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol, 1975–1977)
- L’autre côté de la lune (1994)
- Quelques raisons d’espérer (2001)
- Les porteurs d'espoir (2010)