Janice Nadeau

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Janice Nadeau
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Nadeau in 2017
Born
Janice Nadeau

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Illustrator, art director and animation director
Years active2002–present
Website www.janicenadeau.com

Janice Nadeau is a Canadian illustrator, art director and animation director. [1]

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Biography

A native of Gatineau, Quebec, [1] Nadeau studied graphic design at Université du Québec à Montréal and illustration at École supérieure des arts décoratifs in Strasbourg. [2] In 2005, she created the illustrations for Corteo , Cirque du Soleil's international touring show. [3]

She has taught illustration at the School of Design of the Université du Québec à Montréal.

Literature

She has written and illustrated a number of books. She is a three-time winner of the French-language children's illustration award, winning at the 2004 Governor General's Awards for Nul poisson où aller, [4] the 2008 Governor General's Awards for Ma meilleure amie, [5] and the 2009 Governor General's Awards for Harvey. [6]

Animation

In 2014, she co-directed No Fish Where to Go , an animated short film adaptation of Nul poisson où aller, for the National Film Board of Canada. [7] The film won the International Film Critics Awards (the FIPRESCI Prize) at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, [8] and was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015. [9]

Nadeau's next film was Mamie , written and directed for the French production company Folimage in co-production with the NFB. [10] The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, [11] and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards. [12]

In 2023 she directed Harvey , an adaptation of the book, [13] which was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "La Gatinoise Janice Nadeau en compétition officielle à Clermont-Ferrand". Ici Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau, January 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ Janice Nadeau on Illustration Mundo Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Entre ciel et terre" | Mélanie Rudel-Tessier | Grafika Magazine | 06/06 | page 6
  4. ↑ "Swashbuckler, Jabberwocky take awards". Timmins Daily Press , November 17, 2004.
  5. ↑ Pat Donnelly and Kathryn Greenaway, "Quebecers Blais, Jorisch four-time winners". Montreal Gazette , November 19, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Remise des Prix du gouverneur général". Ici Radio-Canada, November 26, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Q&A with Nicola Lemay & Janice Nadeau, directors of 'No Fish Where To Go'". Skwigly Animation Magazine. October 27, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ Julie Ledoux, "Nul poisson où aller et Histoires de bus remportent des prix à Annecy". Voir , June 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jutra 2015 : les nominations". Films du Québec, January 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ Valérie Lessard, "Renouer avec l'esprit de Nul poisson où aller". Le Droit , June 7, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Écrans canadiens 2017: vers une domination québécoise?". Le Devoir (in French). March 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dolan et Nguyen dominent la course aux prix Iris". Le Devoir (in French). April 6, 2017.
  13. ↑ Ramin Zahed, "Director Janice Nadeau Pictures Loss Through a Child’s Eyes in ‘Harvey’". Animation Magazine , June 16, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
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