The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra, but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of Yves Lever's biography of Jutra, which alleged that he had sexually abused children.
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.
Sara Mishara is an American-Canadian cinematographer. She has been a three-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Cinematography at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her work on the film The Great Darkened Days , at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for Drunken Birds , and at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for Viking.
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Supporting Actress to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.
Myriam Verreault is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is most noted for her 2019 film Kuessipan, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards, and two Prix Iris nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards.
The Prix Michel-Côté is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its annual Prix Iris, to honour the most popular film of the year among film audiences in Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best documentary film made within the cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Editing is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best film editing in the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Editing in a Documentary is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best film editing in documentary films made within the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best short film made within the cinema of Quebec. Starting at the 16th Jutra Awards, the award was presented to the directors and producers of the short films. Prior to that ceremony, only the directors received nominations.
The Prix Iris for Best Casting is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best casting in films made within the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Sound in a Documentary is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best film sound in documentary films made within the Cinema of Quebec.
The Prix Iris for Best Original Music is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best music in films made within the Cinema of Quebec. Unlike some other film awards, which present separate categories for scores and songs, the Prix Iris only presents a single music category inclusive of both types of film music.
The Prix Iris for Best Sound is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best sound in feature films made within the Cinema of Quebec. Unlike some film awards, Québec Cinéma does not present separate awards for overall sound and sound editing, but instead honours the full sound team in a single category; however it does also present a distinct category for Best Sound in a Documentary.
The Prix Iris for Most Successful Film Outside Quebec is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour films made within the Cinema of Quebec which have had significant success beyond the province, both in English Canada and internationally.
Étienne Roussy is a Canadian cinematographer. He is most noted for his work on the film Gulîstan, Land of Roses , for which he won the Prix Iris for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.
Alexandre Leblanc is a Canadian film editor and director, whose debut feature film Nut Jobs was released in 2022. The film premiered at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Audience Award for best Quebec film.
Beyond Paper is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Oana Suteu Khintirian and released in 2021. The film is about the contemporary transition from paper to digital record-keeping, centring in particular on the impact of that shift on the process of preserving cultural heritage.
Nathalie Cloutier is a Canadian film producer, associated with the National Film Board of Canada. The executive producer of the French and Eastern Canadian documentary units, she has been a recipient of several Canadian Screen Award and Prix Iris nominations for her work.
Renaud Lessard is a Canadian film director from Quebec. He is most noted as co-director with Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr of the 2018 film Mad Dog Labine, which was a nominee for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards, and for the Prix Iris for Best First Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards.
