Festival programming

Francis Leclerc

Francis Leclerc was born in Quebec in 1971. During his studies in communications, he develops an interest for cinema and makes more than 20 short and medium-length movies in the 90s. His first full-length feature film, Une jeune fille à la fenêtre (2001) is critically acclaimed. Mémoires affectives (2004) wins several awards including the Jutra and the Genie for best direction. After leaving his mark on one of the eras of the TV series Nos étés, he directs the television film Marie-Antoinette (2006) with Yves Simoneau. Un été sans point ni coup sûr (2008) is his third feature film. In 2011, the short movie Trotteur wins several international awards, including the Jutra of the best short movie in Quebec. He has since then realized three TV series, namely Apparences, Les Rescapés II and Mon meilleur ami.

Michel Marc Bouchard

Michel Marc Bouchard was born in Saint-Coeur de Marie, in Lac-Saint-Jean. He completed his bachelor's degree in theatre at the University of Ottawa in 1980. After his studies, he works as actor, author and host for different French theatres in Ontario. In 1983, he broke onto the Montreal scene at the Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui. To this day, he has written more than twenty-five plays, which have been translated in several languages and played abroad. His best-known works are Les Feluettes and Les Muses orphelines. In 1996, the film adaptation of Les Feluettes (1996), directed by John Greyson, won the Téléfilm Canada grant at the Montreal World Film Festival, the first prize from the public at the International Film Festival in Oslo, Sweden, and Canada's prestigious Genie Award for Best Film produced in 1996. Besides the impressive list of prizes collected along the way, he was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2005, Canada’s highest honours.

Angèle Paulino

After university studies in Literacy and Foreign Civilizations, coupled with a curriculum in trilingual management, Angèle Paulino begins her career through musical productions in the EMI Group France and for independent labels. She joins TV5Monde in 1988, where she was involved, in particular, in the shows Rideau Rouge and SoDa, before concentrating on the purchasing and programming of short films for the international French-language channel. She is part of the selection committee of the prestigious Académie des Césars pour le court métrage and participates on an ad hoc basis to the Awards committee of the Centre National du Cinéma (CNC).

Normand Daneau

A graduate of the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Québec in 1992, Normand Daneau was revealed to the public through his part as Vincent in the TV series la Vie la vie directed by Patrice Sauvé, which earned him two nominations at the Gémeaux, one in 2000 and the other in 2002. More recently, viewers could see him in Les étoiles filantes, Mirador, Vertige, 30 vies and Unité 9. He could also be seen on the big screen, particularly in Niagara Motel from Gary Yates and in The Seven Streams of the River Ota directed by Francis Leclerc. Furthermore, he plays the role of Pierre in the film Suzie from Micheline Lanctôt. He has in fact been nominated at the Jutra 2010 for this role.

Marie-Josée GaumontÉtudiante UQAC, Chicoutimi

Native of Montréal and having studied in administration, she moves to Chicoutimi in 2010. Since then, she holds a job for a major company in the region. She is a part-time student in occupational safety and health at UQAC and a full-time vocational diploma student in accounting. Her free time is shared between outdoors activities and cinema viewing.

Ismaël RaymondTravailleur humanitaire, Chicoutimi

Native from the Bas-Saguenay, Ismaël is a globe-trotter, which led him to forge close ties all around the world. Some travels were made possible through his studies in political science and through his master’s degree in International Studies. Ismaël is project leader at the Centre de solidarité internationale du SLSJ. He is interested in author’s film and particularly by long and short foreign movies.

Nicole BoulianneEnseignante, Lac-Kénogami

Nicole has been living in Saguenay for many years and she has a particular interest for Aboriginal communities. Working as a teacher for over 20 years, her work gives her the chance to share her passion for cinema with her students and to stimulate their critical eye. In 2012, during a lengthy stay in a native reserve, Nicole had the occasion of seeing the “Wapikoni mobile” at work, an unforgettable experience.