Marc Robitaille is a Canadian screenwriter, novelist and sportswriter. He is most noted for his work on the films ''

Winter Stories ''Winter Stories'' (french: Histoires d'hiver) is a Canadian sports drama film, released in 1999."A winter's tale: Histoires d'Hiver sets coming-of-age during '66-'67 hockey season". ''Montreal Gazette'', February 26, 1999. Directed by François Bo ...

(Histoires d'hiver)'', for which he and

François Bouvier François Bouvier is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec."A paradoxical people put on quite the show". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 15, 1985. His credits have included the films ''Jacques and November (Jacques et novembre)'', ''Unf ...

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; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nomination for

Best Adapted Screenplay This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

at the

20th Genie Awards The 20th Genie Awards were held on January 30, 2000, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, to honour films released in 1999. The ceremony aired live on CBC Television, and a post-event highlights show aired on Radio Canada.Maria Topalovi ...

and a

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Best Screenplay Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

at the

2nd Jutra Awards The 2nd Jutra Awards were held on March 5, 2000 to honour films made with the participation of the Cinema of Quebec, Quebec film industry in 1999."Post Mortem snares top Jutra". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 7, 2000. The hosts of the ceremony were Y ...

, and ''

The Vinland Club ''The Vinland Club'' (french: Le Club Vinland) is a Canadian drama film that was directed by Benoît Pilon and released in 2020. The film stars Sébastien Ricard as Frère Jean, a priest teaching at a private Roman Catholic school in the Charlevoi ...

(Le Club Vinland)'', for which he was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Screenplay at the

22nd Quebec Cinema Awards The 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards were presented on 10 June 2020, to recognize talent and achievement in the cinema of Quebec. The planned 7 June ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but nominees were announced 23 April. Abenaki docume ...

. ''Winter Stories'' was an adaptation of Robitaille's own novel ''Des histoires d'hiver, avec des rues, des écoles et du hockey''."A winter's tale: Histoires d'Hiver sets coming-of-age during '66-'67 hockey season". ''

Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'', February 26, 1999. His second novel, ''Un été sans point ni coup sûr'', was subsequently adapted into the film ''

A No-Hit No-Run Summer ''A No-Hit No-Run Summer'' (french: Un été sans point ni coup sûr) is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2008.Charles-Henri Raymond"Un été sans point ni coup sûr – Film de Francis Leclerc" ''Films du Q ...

''. Robitaille has also written several non-fiction books on the history of the

Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

and the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

, including ''Une enfance bleu-blanc-rouge'' (2000), ''Une vue du champ gauche'' (2003), ''Il était une fois les Expos, Tome 1 : Les années 1969-1984'' (2009) and ''Il était une fois les Expos, Tome 2 : Les années 1985-2004'' (2011).Kamila Hinkson
"50 years ago, the Expos made their Montreal debut"

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Montreal, April 14, 2019.

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