Dominique Cardona (born 1955) is an
Argentinian-born
Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with
Laurie Colbert
Laurie Colbert is a Canadians, Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with Dominique Cardona.Seana Stevenson"Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert" '' ...
.
[Seana Stevenson]
"Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert"
''The Muff Blog'', July 13, 2020. The duo are most noted for their 1999 short film ''
Below the Belt'', which was a
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...
nominee for
Best Live Action Short Drama at the
21st Genie Awards
The 21st Genie Awards were held in 2001 to honour films released in 2000. The ceremony was hosted by Brian Linehan.
Nominees and winners
The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold along with nominees.
References
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in 2000, and their feature film ''
Margarita'', which won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the
Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2012.
["Margarita grabs audience award at Inside Out Festival"]
''Playback
Playback or Play Back may refer to:
Film
* ''Playback'' (1962 film), a British film in the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' series
* ''Playback'', a 1996 film starring Shannon Whirry
* ''Playback'' (2012 film), an American horror film by Michael A. N ...
'', June 1, 2012.
Their other films have included the documentary shorts ''Thank God I'm a Lesbian'' (1992) and ''My Feminism'' (1997)
[Janice Kennedy, "Why the F-word is dangerous: Feminism still thrives -- although fewer people say they're feminists". '']Ottawa Citizen
The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
History
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...
'', May 27, 1998. and the feature films ''
Finn's Girl
''Finn's Girl'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert and released in 2007. '' (2007)
["Finn's Girl"]
'' Variety'', June 28, 2007. and ''
Catch and Release'' (2018).
[Chris Knight, "Catch and Release doesn't bring enough nuance to abortion debate". '']National Post
The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with M ...
'', July 16, 2020.
Separately from Colbert, Cardona has also directed episodes of the television series ''Amélie et compagnie''.
References
External links
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1955 births
20th-century Canadian screenwriters
20th-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian screenwriters
21st-century Canadian women writers
Canadian women film directors
Canadian women film producers
Canadian women screenwriters
LGBT film directors
LGBT film producers
LGBT television producers
LGBT screenwriters
Canadian lesbian writers
Algerian emigrants to Canada
Canadian television directors
Living people
Canadian women television directors
LGBT television directors
21st-century LGBT people
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