Perreault Dancer

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Perreault Dancer
French Danser Perreault
Directed by Tim Southam
Written byAndrée Martin
Produced byIan Boyd
Cinematography Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
Edited byJean-Pierre Cereghetti
Heidi Haines
Music byBertrand Chénier
Production
company
Les Films de l'Isle
Distributed byFilmoption International
Release date
  • March 13, 2005 (2005-03-13)(IFFA)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
French

Perreault Dancer (French : Danser Perreault) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Tim Southam and released in 2005. [1] The film profiles the life and career of influential Canadian choreographer Jean-Pierre Perreault.

Contents

The film premiered in March 2005 at the Montreal International Festival of Films on Art, [2] before being broadcast on television by Télé-Québec in French, [1] and on Bravo in English. [3]

Awards

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Gemini Awards 2006 Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or SeriesIan BoydNominated [4]
Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series Tim Southam Won [5]
Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series Bertrand Chénier Won [6]
Jutra Awards 2006 Best Documentary Film Tim Southam, Ian BoydNominated [7]
Montreal International Festival of Films on Art2005Best Canadian WorkTim SouthamWon

References

  1. 1 2 Gaetan L. Charlebois, "Tele-Quebec pays tribute to dance-maker Perreault". Montreal Gazette , March 26, 2005.
  2. John Griffin, "The art of the films about art in a festival". Montreal Gazette , February 24, 2005.
  3. "Montreal dance legend and Six Feet Under's demise highlight coming TV". Alaska Highway News , August 19, 2005.
  4. Michael Posner, "Tommy Douglas biopic gets Gemini nods". The Globe and Mail , August 30, 2006.
  5. "Gemini Awards for drama, variety and comedy handed out in Toronto". Canadian Press, October 18, 2006.
  6. "CBC scoops news Geminis amid CTV boycott". Waterloo Region Record , October 18, 2006.
  7. Marc-André Lussier, "C.R.A.Z.Y. et Maurice Richard mènent la course". La Presse , February 8, 2006.