Selected Gemeaux finalists

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)