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Pool Léa
Originally from Switzerland, Léa Pool (Director, Writer) emigrated to Quebec in 1975, where her filmmaking career began soon after. Pool made an astonishing feature debut in 1984 with La femme de l'hôtel (A Woman in Transit), which won several international awards. In 1986, Anne Trister, which Pool wrote and directed, was selected for the Official Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 1990, Pool shot her first feature documentary, Hotel Chronicles, and in 1994, she was distinguished with the title "Chevalier" by the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Pool's Emporte-moi (Set Me Free) was awarded the Special Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival. In 2006, she was honoured with three lifetime achievement awards: the Prix Reconnaissance from the Université du Québec à Montréal, the Prix Femmes de mérite from the Women's Y Foundation, and the Prix Albert-Tessier, the Quebec Government's top honour, recognizing of her exceptional talent and contribution to Quebecois cinema.
