Following are highlights of this year’s Prix Gemeaux finalist list in selected categories. For the full list of nominees, check out the ACCT website at www.academy.ca.
Best Dramatic Series
* Cauchemar d’Amour – producers: Philippe Dussault, Anne-Marie Hetu (Match TV)
* La Vie, la vie – producers: Jacques Blain, Nicole Robert (Cirrus Communications/Lux Films)
* Le Dernier Chapitre – producer: Claudio Luca (Productions Tele-Action)
* Si la Tendance se maintient… – producer: Andre Dubois (Les Productions Vendome)
* Tabou – producers: Jacques Blain, Jocelyn Deschenes (Cirrus Communications/Sphere Media)
Best Teleroman
* Emma – producers: Jean-Francois Mercier, Andre Monette (Les Productions Point de Mire)
* Fred-dy – producers: Daniel Beauchesne, Jacquelin Bouchard, Claudette Viau (Productions Pixcom)
* Le Monde de Charlotte – producer: Jocelyn Deschenes (Sphere Media)
* Mon Meilleur Ennemi – producer: Celine Hallee (Radio-Canada)
Best Animation Program or Series
* Caillou – producer: Cassandra Schafhausen; director: Nick Rijgersberg (Cinar Corp.)
* Ludovic un Crocodile dans mon Jardin – producers: Therese Decary, Jean-Jacques Leduc; director: Co Hoedeman (National Film Board)
* Une Minute de Science SVP – producer: Marc Bertrand; directors: Sylvain Charbonneau, Claude Cloutier (NFB)
Best Variety Series
* Angele Dubeau…la fete de la Musique – producers: Jean-Pierre Plante, Luc Wiseman (Avanti Cine Video)
* Fun Noir – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc, Marie-Helene Roy (Zone3)
* L’Ecuyer – producers: Dominick Trudeau, Luc Wiseman (Avanti Cine Video)
* Le Grand Blond Avec un Show Sournois – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Dominique Chaloult, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc (Zone3)
* Le Plaisir Croit Avec l’Usage – producers: Luc Chatelain, Guy Latraverse (Sogestalt 2001)
Best Variety
* Au Bords de Nos Rivieres – producers: Guy Latraverse, Suzanne Lortie (Sogestalt 2001)
* Diane Dufresne – Sous Influences – producers: Guy Latraverse, Suzanne Lortie (Sogestalt 2001)
* La Fete Nationale dans la Capitale – producers: Robert Montour, Jean Remillard (Tele-Vision)
* Le Show du Refuge 2001 – producers: Guy Latraverse, Suzanne Lortie (Sogestalt 2001)
* Offenbach a l’Oratoire: La Commemoration – producers: Daniel Beauchesne, Jacquelin Bouchard, Jacques Fortin (Productions Pixcom)
* Ouverture des IVe Jeux de la Francophonie – producers: Guy Latraverse, Bernard Spickler (Sogestalt 2001)
Best Sitcom
* Catherine – producers: Claude Maher, Luc Wiseman (Avanti Cine Video)
* Histoires de Filles – producers: Philippe Dussault, Anne-Marie Hetu (Match TV)
* KM/H – producers: Andre Dubois (Les Productions Vendome)
* Un Gars, Une Fille – producers: Jean Bissonnette, Luc Wiseman (Avanti Cine Video)
Best Comedy Special or Series
* Chick’n Swell – producers: Jean Bissonnette, Guy A. Lepage, Luc Wiseman (Avanti Cine Video)
* Infoman – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Edith Desgagne, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Stephane Laporte, Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc (Zone3)
* N’ajustez pas Votre Secheuse – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Daniel Harvey, Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc (Zone3)
* Phylactere Cola – producers: Guy Latraverse, Francis Lauzon, Eric Pfalzgraf, Bernard Spickler (Sogestalt 2001/Alliage Superinteruniversel)
* Special Infoman 2001 – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Edith Desgagne, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Stephane Laporte, Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc (Zone3)
* Special KM/H 1950 – producers: Andre Dubois (Les Productions Vendome)
Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary
* Cirque Eloize – Excentricus – producers: Philippe Dussault, Anne-Marie Hetu; director: Jacques Payette (Match TV)
* Gala 20e Anniversaire de l’Orchestre Metropolitain – director: Manon Brisebois; director of culture and variety: Brigitte Lemonde (SRC)
* La Bottine Souriante – Comme des Demons! – producers: Ian Boyd, Peter Haynes; director: Renald Bellemare (Les Films de l’Isle)
* 50 Ans du TNM – director: Claude Desrosiers; director of culture and variety: Brigitte Lemonde (SRC)
* Macadam Tango – producer: Jean-Yves de Banville; director: Lyne Charlebois (ECP – Entreprises de Creation Panacom)
Best Social Magazine
* Cultive et Bien Eleve – producers: Daniel Beauchesne, Jacquelin Bouchard, Jacques Fortin (Productions Pixcom)
* Enjeux – producer: Carole-Anne Petit (SRC)
* Les Francs Tireurs – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc, Jean-Pierre Paiement (Zone3)
* Sortie Gaie – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Jean Fugazza, Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc (Zone3)
* Vivre a Deux – producers: Jacques Bonin, Claude Veillet, Louise Viens (Telefiction)
Best Documentary Series
* Dossiers Justice – producers: Jacques W. Lina (Orbi-XXI Productions)
* Extremis – producers: Robert Cornellier, Patricio Henriquez, Raymonde Provencher (Macumba International)
* La Famille – producers: Sophie Deschenes, Vincent Gabriele (Les Productions Sovimage)
* Maux d’Amour – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Andre Larin, Pierre Lawrence, Vincent Leduc (Zone3)
* Technopolis – producers: Mary Armstrong, Daniel Beauchesne, Jacquelin Bouchard, Nicolas Goldzahl (Productions Pixcom/VM Group)
Best Documentary: Portrait or Biography
* Anna Malenfant d’Acadie – producer: Cecile Chevrier; director: Ginette Pellerin (Productions du Phare Est)
* Destin Tordu – Guy Bertrand – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc, Jean-Pierre Paiement; director: Andre St-Pierre (Zone3)
* Jean-Claude Labrecque, Cineaste Contemporain – producers: Jacques Bonin, Micheline Loiselle, Sylvie Roy, Claude Veillet; director: Jerome Labrecque (Telefiction)
* Lauzonlauzone – producers: Lyse Lafontaine, Pierre Latour; directors: Louis Belanger, Isabelle Hebert (Lyla Films)
* Les Couleurs du Sang – producer: Nathalie Barton; director: Philippe Baylaucq (InformAction)
* Real Caouette, le Tonnerre de l’Abitibi – producers: Pierre Brochu, Raymond Gauthier, Martin Metivier; director: Jean-Claude Marion (Les Productions Point de Mire)
Best Documentary
* Le Bien Commun – l’Assaut Final – producer: Isaac Isitan; producer/director Carole Poliquin (Les Productions Isca)
* Le Premier Sens – producers: Roger Frappier, Jean Lemire; director: Kun Chang ( (Max Films Television)
* Mourir pour Soi – producer: Nicole Lamothe; director: Lina B. Moreco (NFB)
* Partition Pour Voix de Femmes – producers: Nicole Lamothe, Marcel Simard, Monique Simard; director: Sophie Bissonnette (ONF/Les Productions Virage)
* Salam Iran, une Lettre Persane – producer: Nathalie Barton; director: Jean-Daniel Lafond (InformAction)
Best Youth Program or Series, 3 to 5 years, All Categories
* Bonjour Madame Croque-Cerise – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Andre Larin, Andre Lauzon, Vincent Leduc (Zone3)
* Cornemuse – producers: Jacques Bonin, Carmen Bourassa, Claude Veillet, Lucie Veillet (Telefiction)
* Les Chatouilles – producer: Maryse Piuze (SRC)
* Les Frimousses – producers: Daniel Beauchesne, Jacquelin Bouchard, Marie-Helene Tremblay (Productions Pixcom)
Best Youth Program or Series, 6 to 12 Years, All Categories
* Bouledogue Bazar – producer: Martine Boyer (SRC)
* Hugo et le Dragon – producer: Rene Chenier (Arico Film Communication)
* Les Debrouillards – producers: Michel Bissonnette, Diane England, Paul Dupont-Hebert, Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc (Zone3)
* Macaroni Tout Garni – producers: Marjolaine Bourgeois, Jean-Pierre Morin (Vivaclic)
* Ramdam – producers: Jean-Pierre Morin, Sylvie Tremblay (Vivaclic)