The Prix Albert-Tessier is an award by the

Government of Quebec The Government of Quebec (, ) is the body responsible for the administration of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. The term is typically used to refer to the executive of the day (i.e. Minister of the Crown, mini ...

that is part of the

Prix du Québec The Prix du Québec () are awards given by the Government of Quebec to individuals for cultural and scientific achievements. Founded in 1977, the government annually awards seven awards in the cultural field and six in the scientific field. Cultu ...

, given to individuals for an outstanding career in

Quebec cinema The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when the Frenchman Louis Minier inaugurated the first movie projection in North America in a Montreal theatre room. However, it would have to wait until the 1960s before a genuine Quebec ...

. It is awarded to script-writing, acting, composing music, directing, producing and cinematographic techniques. It is named in honour of

Albert Tessier Albert Tessier ((); March 6, 1895 – September 13, 1976) was a French-speaking Canadians, Canadian priest, historian and a film maker. He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Mauricie. Tessier made over seventy films. Tessier started taking ...

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{{in lang, fr Quebec film awards Albert-Tessier Awards established in 1980