Catherine Martin (born 1958) is a

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screenwriter and film director."Les fines antennes de Catherine Martin"
''

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'', February 10, 2018. Martin was born in

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. A graduate of the film studies program at

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, she made a number of short films, including the "Shirley Bear" segment of the anthology film '' Five Feminist Minutes'', before releasing her debut feature film ''

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(Mariages)'' in 2001. The film was named to the

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's annual

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list for 2001, and Martin received a

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nomination for Best Screenplay at the 22nd Genie Awards. She followed up with the documentary film ''

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(Océan)'' in 2002, which was again named to that year's Canada's Top Ten list. In 2006 she released both the documentary film '' The Spirit of Places (L'Esprit des lieux)'' and the narrative feature film '' In the Cities (Dans les villes)''. In 2010 she released '' Mourning for Anna (Trois temps après la mort d'Anna)'', which again made the Canada's Top Ten list for 2010. In 2011 she collaborated with musicians

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and

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on a short film about the

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, as part of the

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'', February 3, 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Catherine 1958 births Living people 21st-century Canadian screenwriters Canadian women film directors Canadian documentary film directors Canadian screenwriters in French Film directors from Quebec Writers from Gatineau Concordia University alumni Canadian women documentary filmmakers Screenwriters from Quebec