Anne Claire Poirier is a Canadian film producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

, director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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. She is one of the most important female filmmakers in Canadian history; her documentary film De mère en fille (1968) is the first feature film ever directed by a French-Canadian woman. Her film Mourir à tue-tête

A Scream from Silence

A Scream from Silence is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Anne Claire Poirier. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Julie Vincent - Suzanne* Germain Houde - Le violeur* Paul Savoie - Philippe...

competed in the Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...

 section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival

1979 Cannes Film Festival

- Jury :*Françoise Sagan *Sergio Amidei *Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud *Luis García Berlanga *Maurice Bessy *Paul Claudon *Jules Dassin *Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács...

. Mourir à tue-tête remains Poirier's best known film.

In 1996, she directed the feature length documentary Tu as crié: Let me go to understand the events that led to the murder of her daughter. Tu as crié: Let me go received numerous awards including the Genie Award

Genie Award

Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

 for Best Feature Length Documentary.

In 1988 she was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier

Prix Albert-Tessier

The Prix Albert-Tessier is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, given to individuals for an outstanding career in Québec cinema. It is awarded to scriptwriting, acting, composing music, directing, producing and cinematographic techniques. It is named in honour of...

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Fiction

• La fin des étés (Short film, 1964)
• Le savoir-faire s'impose (Short film, 1971)
• Le temps de l'avant (1975)
• Mourir à tue-tête
  A Scream from Silence
  A Scream from Silence is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Anne Claire Poirier. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Julie Vincent - Suzanne* Germain Houde - Le violeur* Paul Savoie - Philippe...
  
  (1979)
• La quarantaine (1982)
• Salut Victor! (1988)

Documentaries

• Stampede (Short, 1962)
• Nomade de l'Ouest (Short, 1962)
• 30 Minutes, Mr. Plummer (Short, 1963)
• Les ludions (Short, 1965)
• De mère en fille (1968)
• Les filles du Roy (1974)
• Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (1989)
• Tu as crié: Let me go (1996)

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