Sarah Baril Gaudet is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer from Quebec. [1] She is most noted for her films Passage , for which she was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, [2] and The Benevolents (Les Bienveillants), which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. [3]
She previously directed the short documentary films Living Here (Là où je vis) and Before Fall (Avant l'automne), and was a cinematographer on Ludovic Dufresne's short film Analogue and Justine Gauthier's short film The Apartment (L'Appartement).
Originally from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, [4] she is a 2016 graduate of the film studies program at the Université du Québec à Montréal. [5]
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2016, it was known as the Jutra Award in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra, but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of Yves Lever's biography of Jutra, which alleged that he had sexually abused children.
Janice Nadeau is a Canadian illustrator, art director and animation director.
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 Cinematography 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 cinematography in documentary films made within 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 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.
Call Me Human is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kim O'Bomsawin and released in 2020. The film is a portrait of Innu poet Joséphine Bacon.
Alisi Telengut is a Canadian artist and animator, most noted for her short films The Fourfold and The Displeasure .
The 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 6, 2021, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2020. A live gala was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt; due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, however, it was staged differently than a traditional award gala, with nominees present in the theatre but seated in a way that maintained social distancing requirements. The awards were initially numbered as the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards gala, despite being the 23rd time the awards have been presented overall, as the presentation of the 2020 awards was done by livestream instead of a traditional award ceremony; however, the awards in 2022 were numbered as the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards instead of the 23rd, indicating that the 2021 awards are now considered the 23rd.
The Prix Iris for Best Short Documentary is an annual award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the best short documentary films made in the Cinema of Quebec. The award was presented for the first time at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.
The Prix Iris for Best Original Music in a Documentary is an annual award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the best music for documentary films made in the Cinema of Quebec. The award was presented for the first time at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.
Olivier Higgins is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec. The cofounder with his wife Mélanie Carrier of the production studio Mö Films, the duo concentrate primarily on films about the relationships of the world's indigenous peoples with the wider world.
Mélanie Carrier is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec. The cofounder with her husband Olivier Higgins of the production studio Mö Films, the duo concentrate primarily on films about the relationships of the world's indigenous peoples with the wider world.
Jérémie Battaglia is a French Canadian director and cinematographer. He is best known for his documentary films Casseroles, Perfect (Parfaites) and The Brother.
Manor is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Martin Fournier and Pier-Luc Latulippe and released in 2015. The film profiles the residents of Gaulin Manor, a onetime hotel in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which has been converted into a transitional housing facility for former psychiatric patients who remain at risk of homelessness, but is about to be closed and demolished for redevelopment.
The Benevolents is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Sarah Baril Gaudet and released in 2021. An exploration of contemporary loneliness and the importance of human social connection, the film is a portrait of various people who are training to become volunteers for Tel-Aide, a crisis hotline in Montreal, Quebec.
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.
Passage is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Sarah Baril Gaudet and released in 2020. The film is a portrait of Gabrielle Goupil and Yoan Duchesne, two teenagers in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, over the summer when they are facing choices about their future as young adults; Yoan wants to move to the big city so that he can safely come out as gay, while Gabrielle is conflicted about whether she wants to leave to attend university, or stay at home.
Sarah Mannering is a Canadian film producer, who was a cofounder of Colonelle Films with Fanny Drew and Geneviève Dulude-De Celles. She is most noted as producer of the 2018 film A Colony , which was the winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.