Fernand Dansereau (born April 5, 1928) is a Canadian

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Biography

After five years working as a reporter for the Montreal daily Le Devoir, Dansereau joined the NFB in 1955. He was a founding member of the NFB's French Unit and until 1960, he wrote and directed several feature films and documentaries for the series ''Panorama''. He worked on the television series ''Temps présent'' from 1960 to 1964 and then returned to directing with the fiction feature ''Le festin des morts'' which won 2 Canadian Film Awards including Best Feature Film in 1966. He left the NFB in 1970 for the private sector. Among his many achievements, he wrote and directed the feature documentary ''Faut aller parmi l'monde pour le savoir'' (1971) which was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1972. His 1977 feature ''Thetford au milieu de notre vie'' (co-directed with Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol) about life in a Québécois mining town became another career highlight. His dramatic feature ''Doux aveux'' (1982) garnered 4

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nominations in 1983. Most recently Dansereau made the dramatic feature ''La brunante'' (2007) which was nominated for best film and best director at the 2008 Jutra Awards. In 2005 he was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier. In 2003 he received the Prix Lumière for his outstanding contribution to the profession and in 2009 received the Jutra Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2019, Dansereau was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada and, in 2020, and Officer in the National Order of Quebec.

Selected filmography

Fiction

*''Le maître du Pérou'' - Short, 1958 *''Pays neuf'' - Short, 1958 *''La Canne à pêche'' - Short, 1959 *'' Mission of Fear (Astataïon ou Le festin des morts)'' - 1965 *''

This Is No Time for Romance ''This Is No Time for Romance'' (french: Ça n'est pas le temps des romans) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Fernand Dansereau and released in 1967. An exploration of the changing role of women in the early years of feminism, the film ...

(Ça n'est pas le temps des romans)'' - Short, 1966 *''Contrat d’amour'' - Short, 1973 *''Simple histoire d’amours'' (1974) *''Thetford au milieu de notre vie'' - Co-Directed with Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol, 1978 *''

Sweet Lies and Loving Oaths ''Sweet Lies and Loving Oaths'' (french: Doux aveux) is a 1982 Canadian drama film, directed by Fernand Dansereau. A study of the generation gap, the film centres on Rose-Alma (Hélène Loiselle), a grandmother who wants to reestablish her indepen ...

(Doux aveux)'' - 1982 *'' Twilight (La Brunante)'' - 2007

Documentaries

*''La communauté juive de Montréal'' - 1956, short *''Pierre Beaulieu, agriculteur'' - 1959, short *''John Lyman, peintre'' - 1959, short *''Les Administrateurs'' - 1960, co-directed with Jacques Godbout *''Congrès'' - 1961, short co-directed with Jean Dansereau and Georges Dufaux *''Éducation populaire'' - 1968, series of 30 shorts *''Saint-Jerome'' - 1968 *''Jonquière'' - 1969, short *''Québec ski'' - 1970, short *''Tout le temps, tout le temps, tout le temps...?'' - 1970 *''Comité d’expression populaire'' - 1971 *''It Is Necessary to Be Among the Peoples of the World to Know Them (Faut aller parmi l'monde pour le savoir)'' - 1971 *''Vivre entre les mots'' - 1972 *''Quotidien series'' - 1975-77, series of 28 shorts co-directed with Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol *''L’autre côté de la lune'' - 1994 *''Quelques raisons d’espérer'' - 2001 *''

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(Les porteurs d'espoir)'' - 2010

References

External links

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Watch films by Fernand Dansereau at NFB.ca
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dansereau, Fernand 1928 births Living people Film directors from Montreal Writers from Montreal Canadian documentary film directors Canadian documentary film producers Canadian screenwriters in French French Quebecers National Film Board of Canada people Prix Albert-Tessier winners Members of the Order of Canada