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Pin-Pon (TV Series)
''Pin-Pon'' is a Canadian children's television series, which aired on Canal Famille from 1996 to 1998.Brendan Kelly, "Strictly kids' stuff: Pin-Pon, le Film is a howl for preschoolers, but the slapstick humour and sight gags will bore parents". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 23, 1999. The series starred Yves Soutière and Thomas Graton as Pin-Pin and Pon-Pon, two firemen who lead children in various songs, stories and games in their fire station. The supporting cast also included Philippe Lambert as Pin-Pin's brother Pouet-Pouet, who was ordinarily featured in a smaller capacity but stood in as one of the main stars for a few episodes in the final season when Soutière was away on paternity leave. The series ended production in 1998, but aired in reruns until 2001, and was subsequently also rebroadcast on Télé-Québec. In 2022, Soutière and Graton reunited to create a short social media video in character as Pin-Pin and Pon-Pon, to promote the new non-fiction book ''Générati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrak
Vrak (stylized as VRΔK) is a Television in Canada, Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcasts live-action programming aimed at youth audiences. History Background The youth channel TVJQ () went on the air in 1982 and was distributed by a subsidiary of Vidéotron. It was originally available only in the Montreal and Quebec City areas. In 1986, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) granted a license to Vidéotron for its TVJQ channel to be carried over by other cable companies elsewhere. This made Vidéotron the first cable company in Canadian history to simultaneously be a producer of television content. However, TVJQ was intended to be temporary until a permanent channel for children would succeed it. Le Canal Famille Licensed by the CRTC in 1987, Le Canal Famille was launched on September 1, 1988 as a replacement to TVJQ. Le Canal Famille was created by Super Écran, Premier Choix TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Gazette
The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of the 20th century. It is one of the French-speaking province's last two English-language dailies; the other is the ''Sherbrooke Record'', which serves the anglophone community in Sherbrooke and the Eastern Townships southeast of Montreal. Founded in 1778 by Fleury Mesplet, ''The Gazette'' is Quebec's oldest daily newspaper and Canada's oldest daily newspaper still in publication. The oldest newspaper overall is the English-language '' Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph'', which was established in 1764 and is published weekly. History Fleury Mesplet founded a French-language weekly newspaper called ''La Gazette du commerce et littéraire, pour la ville et district de Montréal'' on June 3, 1778. It was the first entirely French-language newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Télé-Québec
The Société de télédiffusion du Québec (; en, Quebec Television Broadcasting Corporation), branded as Télé-Québec (), is a Canadian French-language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. It is a provincial Crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec. The network's main studios and headquarters are located at the corner of de Lorimier Street and East René Lévesque Boulevard in Montreal. Télé-Québec is equivalent to Ontario's TVOntario and TFO, and British Columbia's Knowledge Network, and similar to the American Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) and its affiliated state networks, in that it is somewhat modest in scope, runs mostly educational or cultural programming, and does not try to compete with privately owned television networks or with the Ici Radio-Canada Télé network owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. However, unlike TFO and the anglophone educational networks, it does run commercials during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghyslaine Côté
Ghyslaine Côté (born September 6, 1955) is a Canadian director, screenwriter and actor. She is best known for directing ''The Five of Us'' (), which won the Prize for most popular Canadian film and the prize for best artistic contribution at the 2004 Montreal World Film Festival. Filmography * ''Effusion'' - 1985 * ''Femmes sans frontières'' - 1985 * ''Jeanne & Jeanne'' - 1985 * ''Coup de chance'' - 1992 * ''Aux voleurs!'' - 1993 * ''Meanwhile (Pendant ce temps...)'' - short, 1998 * ''Pin-Pon, le film'' - 1999 * ''Bliss'' - 2002 * ''The Five of Us ''The Five of Us'' (french: Elles étaient cinq) is a Québécois drama film, distributed by Remstar Distribution and Remstar Films. The film was directed and co-written by Ghyslaine Côté, and stars Jacinthe Laguë, Julie Deslauriers, Ingrid ... (Elles étaient cinq)'' - 2004 References External links * Canadian women film directors Film directors from Quebec Canadian women screenwriters Canadian film actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle—officially the Volkswagen Type 1, informally in German (meaning "beetle"), in parts of the English-speaking world the Bug, and known by many other nicknames in other languages—is a two-door, rear-engine economy car, intended for five occupants (later, Beetles were restricted to four people in some countries), that was manufactured and marketed by German automaker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. The need for a ''people's car'' ( in German), its concept and its functional objectives were formulated by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network ( Reichsautobahn). Members of the National Socialist party, with an additional dues surcharge, were promised the first production, but the Spanish Civil War shifted most production resources to military vehicles to support the Nationalists under Francisco Franco. Lead engineer Ferdinand Porsche and his team took until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Poulin
Julien Poulin (born April 20, 1946) is Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He has portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series. Elvis Gratton films His most memorable role was Elvis Gratton in which his character impersonates rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The series of Elvis Gratton films appeared between 1981 and 2004. The most recent of these films were ''Elvis Gratton II: Miracle à Memphis,'' filmed in 1999, in which Elvis was resuscitated from the first film of the series, and ''Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong,'' which was filmed in 2004.Blackburn, Roger (21 February 2014)Le conseil de Julien Poulin: "Think big" ''Le Quotidien (Saguenay)'' (in French)Auger, Samuel (29 September 2008)Julien Poulin : mon métier, my life ''Le Quotidien (Saguenay)'' (in French)(11 August 2012)Julien Poulin: une longue feuille de route ''La Voix de l'Est'' He also co-directed some of the films along with Pierre Falardeau.Vigneault, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jutra Award
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec."Quebec film awards renamed Prix Iris after Claude Jutra sex scandal" CBC News, October 14, 2016. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award (Prix Jutra, with the ceremony called La Soirée des Jutra) in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra, but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Jutra Awards
The 2nd Jutra Awards The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Quebec film industry in 1999."Post Mortem snares top Jutra". '' The Globe and Mail'', March 7, 2000. The hosts of the ceremony were Yves Jacques and Élise Guilbault. Winners and nominees Reference ...
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Prix Iris For Best Art Direction
The Prix Iris for Best Art Direction (french: Prix Iris de la meilleure direction artistique) is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best art direction in the Cinema of Quebec. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Art Direction in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra. Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma. The Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016. André-Line Beauparlant received the most nominations, ten, while François Séguin won four awards from four nominations, a rare perfect score. Normand Sarazin has won two awards in consecutive years, first in 2004 for ''The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares)'' and then in 2005 for ''Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope)''. Eight art directors received two nominations in the same year: Stéphane Roy in 1999, Jean Morin in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris For Best Editing
The Prix Iris for Best Editing (french: Prix Iris du meilleur montage) is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best film editing in the Cinema of Quebec. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra. Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma. The Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016. 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing References {{Quebec Cinema Awards Awards established in 1999 Film editing awards Editing Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, ... Quebec-related lists 1999 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permanent destination for film culture operating out of the TIFF Bell Lightbox, located in Downtown Toronto. TIFF's mission is "to transform the way people see the world through film". Year-round, the TIFF Bell Lightbox offers screenings, lectures, discussions, festivals, workshops, industry support, and the chance to meet filmmakers from Canada and around the world. TIFF Bell Lightbox is located on the north west corner of King Street and John Street in downtown Toronto. In 2016, 397 films from 83 countries were screened at 28 screens in downtown Toronto venues, welcoming an estimated 480,000 attendees, over 5,000 of whom were industry professionals. TIFF starts the Thursday night after Labour Day (the first Monday in September in Canada) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Canadian Children's Television Series
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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