Louise Abbott (born 1950) [1] is a Canadian non-fiction writer, photographer, and filmmaker living in Quebec's Eastern Townships.
Abbott graduated from McGill University in 1972. [2]
Her work has appeared in the Montreal Gazette , The Globe and Mail , The Canadian Encyclopedia , Canadian Heritage and Photo Life. [3]
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party.
Claude Jutra was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Claude Fournier was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer. He is one of the forerunners of the Cinema of Quebec. He was the twin brother of Guy Fournier.
The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Canadian sex comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Pierre Curzi and Dorothée Berryman. The film follows a group of intellectual friends from the Université de Montréal history department as they engage in a long dialogue about their sexual affairs, touching on issues of adultery, homosexuality, group sex, BDSM and prostitution. A number of characters associate self-indulgence with societal decline.
William Weintraub was a Canadian documentarian/filmmaker, journalist and author, best known for his long career with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake spans both Quebec and Vermont, but is mostly in Quebec. Most of the watershed that feeds the lake is located in Vermont, and is a source for accumulated phosphorus, sediments, and other pollutants. Cleanup efforts since the late 1980s have improved the water quality. The lake furnishes potable water for 200,000 people.
Charles William Foran is a Canadian writer in Toronto, Ontario.
Rawi Hage is a Lebanese-Canadian journalist, novelist, and photographer based in Canada.
Stéphan Bureau is a Canadian journalist, TV interviewer and producer of TV shows and documentary series.
Boyce Richardson, was a journalist, author and filmmaker.
Jean-Claude Labrecque, was a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada.
Michel Brault, OQ was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s. Brault was a pioneer of the hand-held camera aesthetic.
Gilles Carle, was a French Canadian director, screenwriter and painter.
Pierre Perrault was a Canadian documentary film director with the National Film Board of Canada. Over his 40-year career, he directed 32 films and was one of Canada's most important filmmakers, although he was largely unknown outside of Québec.
Kim Thúy Ly Thanh, CQ is a Vietnamese-born Canadian writer, whose debut novel Ru won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2010 Governor General's Awards.
Véronique Morin is a Canadian science journalist who has worked for over 25 years to the dissemination and popularization of science.
Geneviève Rioux is a Québécoise television host and actor in theatre, television and film.
Jacques Giraldeau (1927-2015) was a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec. He spent most of his career at the National Film Board of Canada and became known primarily for his films about the history of Quebec as seen through the eyes of its artists. He had a fondness for the avant-garde and many of his films are considered to be experimental.
Léandre Bergeron is a Québécois writer, historian, linguist, and cartoonist.