Pierre Gang

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Pierre Gang is a Canadian film and television director, best known for his 1996 feature film Sous-sol [1] and the television miniseries More Tales of the City [2] and Further Tales of the City . [3]

His other credits have included a 1999 telefilm adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow , the miniseries Samuel et la mer [4] and En thérapie , [5] the television film Selling Innocence and the feature film Black Eyed Dog. [6]

He won a Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996 for Sous-sol. [7]

Since 2008, he has been programming director for TV5 Québec Canada. [8]

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References

  1. "From the basement to the top: Sous-Sol wins Quebec director international acclaim". Montreal Gazette , June 1, 1996.
  2. "Acclaimed Canadian miniseries invisible; More Tales of the City, despite five Emmy nominations, has never been seen in this country". Edmonton Journal , August 6, 1998.
  3. "Still more Tales of the City: Part 3 coming up". Montreal Gazette , April 10, 2000.
  4. "Miniseries will showcase Eastern New Brunswick". Telegraph-Journal , June 17, 2002.
  5. "Television : la 2e saison d'«En therapie» sera realisee par Louis Belanger". Canadian Press, June 27, 2013.
  6. "Fargo with a Miramichi accent; Producer Sam Grana says film could be a breakthrough for New Brunswick talent". Telegraph-Journal , October 25, 2005.
  7. "1996 Genie Award winners". Toronto Star , December 1, 1996.
  8. "Yves Pelletier succédera à Bruno Blanchet à la barre de «Partir autrement»: Yves Pelletier animera «Partir autrement» en 2012". Canadian Press, April 14, 2011.