Dominique Cardona

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Dominique Cardona
Born1955
Algeria
Citizenship Algeria,
Canada
Occupation(s)Film director,
Screenwriter

Dominique Cardona (born 1955) is an Argentinian-born [1] Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with Laurie Colbert. [2] The duo are most noted for their 1999 short film Below the Belt , which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 21st Genie Awards in 2000, [3] and their feature film Margarita , which won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2012. [4]

Their other films have included the documentary shorts Thank God I'm a Lesbian (1992) [5] and My Feminism (1997) [6] and the feature films Finn's Girl (2007) [7] and Catch and Release (2018). [8]

Separately from Colbert, Cardona has also directed episodes of the television series Amélie et compagnie.

References

  1. ↑ Eisner, Ken (2008-06-04). "How Laurie Colbert raised Finn's Girl on a shoestring". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. ↑ Seana Stevenson, "Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert". The Muff Blog, July 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Maelstrom leads Genie nominations with 10 including best picture". Moose Jaw Times-Herald , December 13, 2000.
  4. ↑ "Margarita grabs audience award at Inside Out Festival". Playback , June 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ Lindsay Brown, "Thank God I'm a Lesbian: Fascinating look at gay issues". Halifax Daily News , October 1, 1993.
  6. ↑ Janice Kennedy, "Why the F-word is dangerous: Feminism still thrives -- although fewer people say they're feminists". Ottawa Citizen , May 27, 1998.
  7. ↑ "Finn's Girl". Variety , June 28, 2007.
  8. ↑ Chris Knight, "Catch and Release doesn't bring enough nuance to abortion debate". National Post , July 16, 2020.


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