Fernand Dansereau: In a Lifetime

20225 min 17 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Sylvie Lapointe

Production: Pierre-Mathieu Fortin (National Film Board of Canada)Nathalie Cloutier (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Danic Champoux

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation.

Fernand Dansereau is one of Quebec’s most prolific filmmakers, having produced, directed and written more than sixty documentaries, fiction films and television serial dramas. Over the course of his career, he has helped forge new filmmaking practices such as cinéma de relation and direct cinema. This short film traces a long journey, during which Dansereau has constantly travelled the pathways of creativity, with kindness as his guide, giving voice to people seeking to define the essence of a nation. In the process, it affords the viewer a glimpse into the filmmaker’s own soul.

Subject categories


  • Film and Video Arts > FictionPortraits

Credits


recipient
Fernand Dansereau
writer
Danic Champoux
direction
Sylvie Lapointe
editing
Vincent Guignard
location sound
Sylvain Vary
technical support - editing
Pierre Dupont
Marie-Josée Gourde
Patrick Trahan
titles
Cynthia Ouellet
online editing
Serge Verreault
colourization
Serge Verreault
sound design
Sandy Pinteus
foley
Alexis Farand
foley recording
Luc Léger
re-recording
Jean Paul Vialard
translation
Trans & Sub Coop
subtitling
Trans & Sub Coop
filming of original images
Sylvie Lapointe
original music
Francine Beaudry
piano
Francine Beaudry
program coordinator
Sylvie Azoulay
studio coordinator
Stéphanie Lazure
administrator
Sia Koukoulas
senior production coordinator
Chinda Phommarinh
production coordinator
Alexandra Bourque
Alexandra Levert
technical coordinator
Luc Binette
Daniel Claveau
Jean-François Laprise
Mira Mailhot
line production
Mélanie Lasnier
producer
Pierre-Mathieu Fortin
executive producer
Nathalie Cloutier