Patricia Bailey

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Invincibles sweeps TV awards

Final season of Radio-Canada show takes six Gémeaux trophies

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Béraud arrives at SRC by way of Paris and… Rimouski

Radio-Canada’s director of television is swooning over her latest hire, André Béraud, who is returning from a stint in Paris to fill one of Quebec TV’s most important jobs: head of drama and feature films at SRC.

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What’s up with the Montreal World Film Festival?

After attending yet another bizarre press conference launching Serge Losique’s once-reputed Montreal World Film Festival, I wondered if anyone atagencies SODEC and Telefilm Canada, or the federal government is paying attention.

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New name, direction for TQS

The black sheep of Quebec TV is no longer.

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Court hands $5.2M to animator Robinson

David has bested Goliath in the protracted legal battle between the children’s producer formerly known as Cinar Corp. and the lone animator who accused the company of ripping him off.

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Quebec doc sparks debate at WFF

While the federal politicians invited to the Montreal World Film Festival premiere of National Matters – a documentary that explores why Quebec isn’t independent yet – were no-shows, the province’s sovereignty movement had front-row seats.

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V skews young, TVA targets families

Number one network changes strategy with rollout of five new dramas, facing re-energized and news-light competition

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Top honors for Korkoro, Weaving Girl at WFF

Montreal festival also fetes Quebec filmmaker Roger Cantin and thesp Pierre Lebeau at closing ceremony

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Père rules Quebec box office

Cop comedy closing in on $10 million mark, as province enjoys robust sales at the summer box

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Iodine’s Wise move

Popular character actor Ray Wise bolsters support for Canuck helmer’s debut feature

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Special Presentation: The Trotsky

With his comedy The Trotsky, which premieres at TIFF, 29-year-old director Jacob Tierney provides a glimpse of a little-known piece of Canada’s cultural mosaic: English Montreal

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Special Presentation: J’ai tué ma mère

Now that Xavier Dolan’s J’ai tué ma mère (I Killed My Mother) was the surprise hit of this year’s Cannes film festival and racked up $800,000 at the box office in its native Quebec, its distributor plans to use TIFF to gauge the boutique film’s potential in English Canada.