''Forever Quebec'' () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

Jean-Claude Labrecque Jean-Claude Labrecque, (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a Film director, director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada. Career Jean-Claude Labrecque was born in Quebec City, Quebec, a ...

and released in 2008.Isabelle Porter
"Infiniment Québec, un regard impressioniste sur la capitale provinciale"
''

Le Devoir (, ) is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. is one of few independent large-circulation newspapers in Quebec ...

'', May 28, 2008. The film is a portrait of life in

Quebec City Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...

, made as part of the city's 400th anniversary celebrations that year. The film had originally been planned for 75 minutes in length and commercial distribution, but Labrecque had to revise his plans following the financial difficulties facing

Christal Films Christal Films (also known as Les Films Christal) was a film distribution company, specializing in Quebec, French and international cinema. Christal Films is a former subsidiary of Entertainment One Lionsgate Canada is a Canadian entertainm ...

.Julie Lemieux, "Documentaire Infiniment Québec - Cure minceur". ''

Le Soleil Le Soleil ("The Sun") is the name of several newspapers: * ''Le Soleil'' (Quebec), a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, founded in 1896 * ''Le Soleil'' (French newspaper), a defunct daily newspaper based in Paris fro ...

'', May 28, 2008. It received a theatrical screening at the city's Agora du Vieux-Port as part of the

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; ) is a Canadian public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and altern ...

's free screening series of documentary films about the city on July 2 and 3,Julie Lemieux, "L'ONF présentera quatre films pour souligner le 400e". ''

'', February 19, 2008. but was otherwise distributed primarily through television broadcast on Télévision de Radio-Canada and

ARTV Ici ARTV (stylized as ICI artv) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada). The channel broadcasts the arts and culture including music, dance, theatr ...

. The film received 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), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...

nomination for Best Documentary at the

29th Genie Awards The 29th Genie Awards were held on April 4, 2009, to honour Canadian films released in 2008. The ceremony was held at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, and was broadcast on Global and IFC. The ceremony was hosted by Dave Foley. ...

in 2009."Prix Genie: 8 nominations pour Ce qu’il faut pour vivre, 7 pour Tout est parfait"
''

Voir ''Voir'' was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later o ...

'', February 10, 2009.

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catalog 2008 films 2008 documentary films Canadian documentary films Films directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque Documentary films about Quebec National Film Board of Canada documentaries French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-documentary-film-stub