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Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay 2009 / Two NFB films win awards
Two of the five short films presented by the NFB during the 13th edition of the Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay international short film festival have been singled out for awards.
► Best Screenplay Award (including $1,000 in cash from SARTEC)
Best Canadian screenplay in French
Rosa Rosa, by Félix Dufour-Laperrière (NFB, Folimage, ARTE France, Noir sur Blanc Animation)
Producers: Pascal Le Nôtre, Julie Roy, René Chénier, Félix Dufour-Laperrière
► National Grand Prize ($5,000 in cash from CTVglobemedia Bravo!FACT)
Best Canadian short film in the official competition
Rains, by David Coquard-Dassault (NFB, Folimage)
Producers: Pascal Le Nôtre, Julie Roy, René Chénier
The jury was made up of Jacques Kermabon (Cannes film festival and César awards), Jean Châteauvert (director) and Pascale Bussière (actor).
Congratulations!
Gemini Award winners
► Confessions of an Innocent Man, by David Paperny (Paperny Films, NFB)
Producers: Terence McKeown, David Paperny, Tracey Friesen
Executive producers: Cal Shumiatcher, Trevor Hodgson, Catherine Tait, Rina Fraticelli
Gemini Award for Best Biography Documentary Program
► Léon in Wintertime, by Pierre-Luc Granjon and Pascal Le Nôtre (NFB, Folimage, Divertissement Subséquence Inc., Tps Jeunesse)
Producers: Emmanuel Bernard, Pascal Le Nôtre, Laurence Bégeot, François Deplanck, Marie-Josée Corbeil, Christine Côté, Marc Bertrand
Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series
► Wapos Bay — The Guardians, by Dennis Jackson (Wapos Bay Productions Inc., NFB)
Producers: Dennis Jackson, Melanie Jackson, Anand Ramayya, Derek Mazur
Executive producer: Derek Mazur
Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series
► Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny, by Mark Sandiford (Beachwalker Films Inc., NFB)
Producers : Mark Sandiford, Kent Martin
Executive producer: Robin Johnston
Canada Award
Congratulations!
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