Les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois
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The Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois is a festival created in 1982 to celebrate the cinematographic production of Quebec
, Canada
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The goal of the festival is to promote the Cinema of Quebec and its makers in order to support its culture and stimulate its industry. It occurs in February, to coincide with the ceremony awarding the Prix Jutra. Two editions are offered, one in Montreal and the other one in Quebec City. In Montreal, the event takes place at the Cinémathèque québécoise
, the NFB Cinema and Cinéma Beaubien. In Quebec City, the Musée de la civilisation
accommodates the festival.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The goal of the festival is to promote the Cinema of Quebec and its makers in order to support its culture and stimulate its industry. It occurs in February, to coincide with the ceremony awarding the Prix Jutra. Two editions are offered, one in Montreal and the other one in Quebec City. In Montreal, the event takes place at the Cinémathèque québécoise
Cinémathèque québécoise
The Cinémathèque québécoise is a film conservatory in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1963, its mission is to "preserve and document film and television heritage in order to make it available to an ever-growing and diversified public."...
, the NFB Cinema and Cinéma Beaubien. In Quebec City, the Musée de la civilisation
Musée de la civilisation
The Musée de la civilisation is a museum located in Quebec City. It is situated in old Québec near the Saint Lawrence River...
accommodates the festival.
Prizes
The festival awards various prizes:- Prix Pierre et Yolande Perrault - best documentary
- Prix à la création artistique of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecConseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecThe Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec is a public agency founded in 1994 by the government of Quebec .- Mission :The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec offers support and funding for art projects that exhibit artistic excellence...
- Prix OFQJ/Rendez-vous - best student creation, bursary of $5000
- Prix Coop vidéo - best fiction short film
- Prix TV5 - bursary of $1500 to best Franco-Canadian film from TV5 television network
- Prix du public Télé-Québec - bursary of $1500 from Télé-QuébecTélé-QuébecTélé-Québec is a French language public educational television network in the Canadian province of Quebec. Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec , it is a provincial crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec...
for best film chosen by the public - Prix Vox - bursary of $1000 to best student film from Vox television network
- Annual prizes of the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma (AQCC) - various categories of fiction and documentary
- Annual Prize of the Fondation Alex et Ruth Dworkin - to promote tolerance, bursary of $5000 (last awarded in 2008)
External links
- Web site of Les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois (in French only)