Carmen Bourassa (1942 – 25 December 2021) was a French Canadian television producer from Trois-Rivières, Quebec.[1] Throughout her career, she worked on a number of children's television series, including Passe-Partout, Pin-Pon, and Toc toc toc. She was awarded the Prix Gémeaux in 2009. Bourassa died on 25 December 2021.
Carmen Bourassa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Television producer |
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Life and career
editBourassa was born the oldest of seven children in Trois-Rivières in 1942 and attended the École normale du Christ-Roi, from where she graduated with a teaching certificate in 1963.[2] She taught for a year before being recruited by the Ministry of education of Quebec, where she led the movement to introduce educational television programs for children in schools.[2] This effort contributed to the creation of the series Passe-Partout, on which Bourassa worked together with Louise Poliquin and Laurent Lachance, between 1977 and 1991.[2]
Speaking with Le Nouvelliste in 2009, Bourassa explained that she specialized in shows focused on childhood education.[2] Her later work included the series Graffiti on Télé-Québec, from 1992 to 1995; and Zap, also on Télé-Quebec, from 1993 to 1996.[2] In 1996, she joined Telefiction, where she worked on such shows as Pin-Pon (1996–2000), Cornemuse (1999–2003), Ayoye! (2001–2003), Toc toc toc (2007–2014), 1,2,3... géant! (2014–2021), and Salmigondis (2015–2021).[3]
Bourassa died on 25 December 2021, at the age of 79.[4]
Selected work
edit- Passe-Partout (1977–1991)
- Graffiti (1992–1995)
- Zap (1993–1996)
- Pin-Pon (1996–2000)
- Cornemuse (1999–2003)
- Ayoye! (2001–2003)
- Toc toc toc (2007–2014)
- 1,2,3... géant! (2014–2021)
- Salmigondis (2015–2021)
Awards
edit- Prix Gémeaux[5] (2009)
References
edit- ^ Richer, Anne (22 September 2009). "Carmen Bourassa". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Corbo, Linda (3 October 2009). "Les enfants d'abord". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Carmen Bourassa". Les Prix Gémeaux (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
- ^ "La conceptrice d'émissions jeunesse Carmen Bourassa s'est éteinte" [Youth program designer Carmen Bourassa has passed away]. Radio-Canada (in French). 26 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Carmen Bourassa". Ces femmes-là (in French). 16 December 2012.
External links
edit- Carmen Bourassa at IMDb
- Carmen Bourassa discography at Discogs