Alain Chartrand

Alain Chartrand
Born(1946-02-02)February 2, 1946
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
DiedDecember 11, 2023(2023-12-11) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Film and television director
SpouseDiane Cailhier
Parent(s)Michel Chartrand
Simonne Monet-Chartrand

Alain Chartrand (February 2, 1946 – December 11, 2023) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] The son of prominent Quebec social activists Michel Chartrand and Simonne Monet-Chartrand, he was most noted for several film and television works about his parents, including the theatrical documentary films A Man of His Word (Un homme de parole) and My Life Is a River (Une vie comme rivière),[2] and the television miniseries Chartrand et Simonne.[3]

He was also active in developing and supporting trade unions for film production crew, taught in the film studies programs at the Institut national de l'image et du son and the Université du Québec à Montréal, and published the memoirs Le métier d'assistant-réalisateur au cinéma (1990) and Chartrand, cinéaste (2007) about his filmmaking career.[1]

He died on December 11, 2023, at the age of 77.[4][5]

Filmography

Director

Film

Television

  • 1992 – Montréal ville ouverte
  • 1996 – Innocente
  • 1997 – Paparazzi
  • 2000–2003 – Chartrand et Simonne

Screenwriter

Actor

Producer

Editor

Awards

Award Year Category Work Result Ref(s)
Anik Award 1983 Best Original Drama L'Étau-bus Won [6]
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 1985 Prix du Public de la compétition internationale Won
Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival 1992 Grand Prix Hydro-Québec Anna's Garden (Le Jardin d'Anna) Won
Genie Awards 1996 Best Feature Length Documentary My Life Is a River (Ma vie comme rivière) Nominated [7]
Gémeaux Awards 1993 Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Anna's Garden (Le Jardin d'Anna) Nominated
1995 Scoop IV Nominated
1996 Innocence Nominated
2000 Chartrand et Simonne Won [8]

References

  1. ^ a b Diane Cailhier, "Alain Chartrand". The Canadian Encyclopedia, September 23, 2008.
  2. ^ Bill Brownstein, "Film-maker Chartrand knows his subject". Montreal Gazette, March 11, 1996.
  3. ^ "Le Point de Vue de Simonne". Voir (in French). October 22, 2003.
  4. ^ "Le réalisateur et scénariste Alain Chartrand est décédé (1946–2023)". Le Droit. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Le réalisateur Alain Chartrand est décédé". La Presse. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Kevin Tierney, "L'Étau-bus". Cinema Canada, September 1984.
  7. ^ "Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996.
  8. ^ Jacques Bensimon, "Prix Gémeaux a Quebec family affair". The Globe and Mail, October 31, 2000.