Anne-Marie Gélinas
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Anne-Marie Gélinas is a Montreal
-based film, documentary and television producer. She is the President and CEO of EMA Films, a production company that she founded in 2008.
, Gélinas co-founded Productions Jeux d’Ombres in 1990 along with her husband Andrew Noble, and went on to produce critically acclaimed features such as André Turpin's Zigrail; Eugene Garcia’s Burnt Eden, which won ‘Best Canadian Independent Film’ at the Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media in 1997; and Méchant Party, starring Roc LaFortune and David La Haye
.
Gélinas’ other features include Simon Lacombe's Ne dis rien; John l'Écuyer's Le Goût des jeunes filles (based on the novel by Dany Laferrière
), starring Luck Mervil
and Dan Bigras; John Hazlett's These Girls
, starring David Boreanaz
and Caroline Dhavernas
; and Hassan Benjelloun’s Où vas-tu Moshé ?. She was executive producer on The Bend and the short films Big Money and Avant-goût de printemps.
Anne-Marie Gélinas also produced the documentaries Oh Mother!, Change From Within and Le doigt dans l’œil, which won the Best Film and Public Choice awards at the Festival de Films de Portneuf sur l'environnement. Her television work includes the series Hakuna Matata and De Dakar à Bandiagara for Quebec’s specialty television channel, Évasion
.
More recently, she worked as line producer on Kim Nguyen's Rebelle, shot in the DRC-Congo, as well as co-producer on A bottle in the Gaza sea. She is also producer on Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril, starring Jacques Languirand
and Caroline Dhavernas
.
She has completed an Advanced Graduate Diploma in Management of Cultural Organizations from HEC Montréal
. She is a member of the Association des producteurs de film et de télévision du Québec (APFTQ) and she holds a seat on the Board of Directors of Women in Film and Television – Montreal (WIFTM). Anne-Marie has been a member of Montreal’s Cinéma Parallèle since 1996, and in 1997 and 2007 she headed the organization of the events surrounding the institution’s 30th and 40th anniversaries.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-based film, documentary and television producer. She is the President and CEO of EMA Films, a production company that she founded in 2008.
Biography
After obtaining her B.A. in Communication Studies from Concordia UniversityConcordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
, Gélinas co-founded Productions Jeux d’Ombres in 1990 along with her husband Andrew Noble, and went on to produce critically acclaimed features such as André Turpin's Zigrail; Eugene Garcia’s Burnt Eden, which won ‘Best Canadian Independent Film’ at the Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media in 1997; and Méchant Party, starring Roc LaFortune and David La Haye
David La Haye
David La Haye is a Canadian actor. He won the 1996 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Water Baby.- Filmography :* 1989 Dans le ventre du dragon Lou...
.
Gélinas’ other features include Simon Lacombe's Ne dis rien; John l'Écuyer's Le Goût des jeunes filles (based on the novel by Dany Laferrière
Dany Laferrière
Dany Laferrière is a francophone Haitian and Canadian novelist and journalist.Born in Port-au-Prince, Haïti, and raised in Petit Goâve, Laferrière worked as a journalist in Haïti before moving to Canada in 1976...
), starring Luck Mervil
Luck Mervil
Luck Mervil is a Haitian-Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is known for his belief in Quebec independence, and was named Patriot of the Year by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society in 2005....
and Dan Bigras; John Hazlett's These Girls
These Girls
These Girls is a 2005 film by John Hazlett, based upon the play of the same name by Vivienne Laxdal. With David Boreanaz and Caroline Dhavernas Holly Lewis, Amanda Walsh, Colin C...
, starring David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
and Caroline Dhavernas
Caroline Dhavernas
Caroline Dhavernas is a Canadian actress. Dhavernas is best known in the United States as "Jaye" from the short-lived television series Wonderfalls on Fox. She starred as Dr. Lily Brenner in the ABC medical drama Off the Map.-Life and career:...
; and Hassan Benjelloun’s Où vas-tu Moshé ?. She was executive producer on The Bend and the short films Big Money and Avant-goût de printemps.
Anne-Marie Gélinas also produced the documentaries Oh Mother!, Change From Within and Le doigt dans l’œil, which won the Best Film and Public Choice awards at the Festival de Films de Portneuf sur l'environnement. Her television work includes the series Hakuna Matata and De Dakar à Bandiagara for Quebec’s specialty television channel, Évasion
Evasion
Evasion may refer to:*Évasion, a Canadian French-language travel and adventure television channel*Evasion , a deceptive act*Evasion , to avoid government mandate through specious means...
.
More recently, she worked as line producer on Kim Nguyen's Rebelle, shot in the DRC-Congo, as well as co-producer on A bottle in the Gaza sea. She is also producer on Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril, starring Jacques Languirand
Jacques Languirand
Jacques Languirand is a radio host, writer, actor and director.He has been at the microphone for the same radio show, Par 4 chemins, for more than 40 years. He was awarded the C.M. on December 21, 1987 and the O.C...
and Caroline Dhavernas
Caroline Dhavernas
Caroline Dhavernas is a Canadian actress. Dhavernas is best known in the United States as "Jaye" from the short-lived television series Wonderfalls on Fox. She starred as Dr. Lily Brenner in the ABC medical drama Off the Map.-Life and career:...
.
She has completed an Advanced Graduate Diploma in Management of Cultural Organizations from HEC Montréal
HEC Montréal
HEC Montréal , is the independent affiliated business school of the Université de Montréal, and the oldest management School in Canada. It holds accreditations from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, one of three schools in North America to hold triple accreditation in management education...
. She is a member of the Association des producteurs de film et de télévision du Québec (APFTQ) and she holds a seat on the Board of Directors of Women in Film and Television – Montreal (WIFTM). Anne-Marie has been a member of Montreal’s Cinéma Parallèle since 1996, and in 1997 and 2007 she headed the organization of the events surrounding the institution’s 30th and 40th anniversaries.
Selected filmography
- Zigrail (1995)
- Burnt Eden (1997)
- Oh Mother! (1998, documentary)
- Méchant Party (2000)
- Ne dis rien (2001)
- Des enfants de trop… (2001, short)
- Change From Within (2003, documentary)
- Le Goût des jeunes filles (2004)
- Big Money (2005, short)
- These GirlsThese GirlsThese Girls is a 2005 film by John Hazlett, based upon the play of the same name by Vivienne Laxdal. With David Boreanaz and Caroline Dhavernas Holly Lewis, Amanda Walsh, Colin C...
(2005) - Où vas-tu Moshé ? (2007)
- Hakuna Matata (2007, TV Series)
- Le doigt dans l’œil (2007, documentary)
- Avant-goût de printemps (2008, short)
- The Bend (2009)
- A Flesh Offering (2010)
- De Dakar à Bandiagara (2010, TV Series)
- Une bouteille à la mer (2011)
- Rebelle (2012)
- Mars et Avril (2012)
External links
at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database
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