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Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, born in Murdochville in 1978, is a Quebec director and producer of animated films. She is an associate professor at Université Laval, a theorist, and an author on women's animation cinema. [1][2][3]
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre | |
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| Born | 1978 Murdochville, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | Concordia University, Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer |
Cinematographic Career
editIn 2004, she founded the independent production company MJSTP Films, dedicated to the creation and production of her own films.[4] She specializes in animated documentaries. She notably uses the technique of rotoscoping and also incorporates archival footage into her creations.
Two themes stand out in her cinematic work: motherhood, which she explored in Post-Partum, Passages,[5][6] Femelles,[7] and Your Mother is a Thief!;[8] and artistic creation, with McLaren’s Negatives, [9][10][11]The Sapporo Project, Jutra,[12] Snowflakes, Oscar, and The Lauzon Theory. [13]
As a producer, she is also credited with The Blue Marble by Co Hoedeman and The Delian Mode by Kara Blake. [14]Her films have been showcased worldwide in competitive events, including the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival. [15]
She also served as artistic director and animator on Patricio Henríquez's feature documentary Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd.[16]
Academic Career
editMarie-Josée Saint-Pierre studied in Montreal at Concordia University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in animation cinema and a master's degree in film production.
She then obtained a doctorate in Art Studies and Practices from the Université du Québec à Montréal, with a doctoral concentration in feminist studies from the Institute of Feminist Research and Studies (IRéF). Her graduate studies were funded by the Vanier CGS Scholarship.[17][18] Associate professor at Université Laval, her academic research focuses on research-creation using artificial intelligence tools in animation, as well as on women and animation cinema. [1]
Completed Research Projects
editAs part of her research, she led the creation of two animation series, developed in collaboration with students under her supervision.
2021: Series of twenty-two documentary animated short films produced for the web documentary Les infirmières de la folie.[19]
2024: Series of four experimental animated short films ( Passer au travers, Espoir, Montages russes et Impuissance) produced for the project Visuallys For a Visual Language of Mental Health: Exploring the Power of the Image to Change Social Representations.
Filmography
editScreenwriter, director and producer
edit- 2004: Post-Partum
- 2006: McLaren's Negatives
- 2008: Passages
- 2010: The Sapporo Project
- 2012: Femelles
- 2014: Flocons
- 2014: Jutra
- 2016: Oscar
- 2018: Your Mother is a Thief!
Screenwriter and director
edit- 2022: Lauzon's Theory
Producer
edit- 2009: The Delian Mode by Kara Blake
- 2014: The Blue Marble by Co Hoedeman
Publications
editMarie-Josée Saint-Pierre is also an author on women and animated cinema: she has published books and scientific articles on the subject.
Books
edit- Saint-Pierre, Marie-Josée (2024). Women and Film Animation: A Feminist Corpus at the National Film Board of Canada 1939-1989. CRC Press. ISBN 9781032685366.
- Saint-Pierre, Marie-Josée (2022). Femmes et cinéma d'animaiton: Un corpus féministe à l'Office national du film du Canada 1939-1989. Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal. ISBN 9782760645776.
Articles
editAwards
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (March 2014) |
- Gémeaux award, Best animated television show 2015 (Canada)
- Jutra award, Best short animated film 2015 (Canada)
- Canadian Screen Awards, Best short documentary 2015 (Canada)
- Méliès "Light of Québec", Festival du Film Court de Mont-Tremblant 2014 (Canada)
- Mention best animated film from Canada, Sommets du cinéma d’animation 2014 (Canada)
Femelles (2012)
editBest Short Documentary Film, St.Louis International Film Festival 2012 (USA)
Passages (2008)
edit- Best Documentary Film, Sapporo International Shortfest 2009 (Japan)
- Best Animation Film, Brooklyn International Film Festival 2009 (USA)
- Public Award for Best Foreign Short Film Public, Créteil's Woman Film Festival 2009 (France)
- Special Jury Award, Personal Expression and Advocacy, Austin Festival 2008 (USA)
- Honorable Mention, Best Canadian Short Film, Atlantic Film Festival 2008 (Canada)
- Special Mention, Golden Key Award, Kassel Dokumentarfilm und Videofest 2008 (Germany)
- PASSAGES was nominated for the 2010 GENIE for Best Short Documentary Film (Canada)
- PASSAGES was selected for the Canada Top Ten, Best Short Films, by the Toronto International Film Festival Group, 2009 (Canada)
McLaren's Negatives (2006)
edit- Jutra Award for Best Animated Film 2007 (Québec)
- Sterling Short Honorable Mention, Silverdocs 2006 (USA)
- Best Debut Film, Animation, Message to Man International Film Festival 2006 (Russia)
- Best Short Contemporary Film, Sapporo International Shortfest 2006 (Japan)
- Bar in Gold, Festival Der Nationen 2006 (Austria)
- Best Short Documentary Film, Animation Block Party New York 2006 (USA)
- Best Animation Film, Dokufest 2006 (Kosovo)
- Best International Documentary, Santiago International Short Film Festival 2006 (Chile)
- Best Director Animation, Monstramundo 2006 (Brazil)
- Best Script Animation, Monstramundo 2006 (Brazil)
- Youth Jury Award for Most Inspirational Short Film, Real 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth 2007 (Canada)
- First Prize in the Documentary Section, 10 Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges de Sagunt 2007 (Spain)
- Best Documentary, PA Film Institute Festival 2007 (USA)
- Platinum Remi, Best Animation, Worldfest Houston 2007 (USA)
- Special Jury Prize, Outstanding Direction Documentary, Indianapolis Film Festival 2007 (USA)
- Best Documentary, Arizona International Film Festival 2007 (USA)
- Special Jury Award for Best Animated Film, Ismailia International Film Festival 2007 (Egypt)
- Best Documentary, Filmest Badalona Festival 2007 (Spain)
- Honorable Mention, Best Short International Film, Festival International de Curtas de Belo Horizonte 2006 (Brazil)
- Honorable Mention, International Animation Competition, Monterrey International Festival 2006 (Mexico)
- Special Mention Animation, Seddicorto International Festival 2006 (Italia)
- Special Mention Animation, Luciana Film Festival 2006 (Italia)
Post-Partum (2004)
edit- Special Jury Prize for Most Innovative Approach, Guangzhou International Documentary Festival 2005 (China)
- Gold Special Jury Award, Worldfest Houston 2005 (USA)
- GAIA Award, Moondance International Film Festival 2005 (USA)
- Shoestring Award, Rochester International Film Festival 2005 (USA)
- Artistic Development Award, Imperial Tobacco Canada Arts Council 2004
- J.A. De Sève Graduate Award 2004, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Canada)
References
edit- ^ Dessureault, Matthieu (6 May 2020). "Une nouvelle professeure en animation". ULaval Nouvelles. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Han, Grace (27 June 2019). "GoCritic! Interview: Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre. Director, scholar, founder of MJSTP FIlms". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Andrysiak, Lou (6 June 2024). "Portrait : Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre's Animated Cinema. For a Positive Depiction of Female Desire". Labo Ciné Média. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Jutra, dossier de presse de l'Office national du film du Canada, à propos de la réalisatrice et productrice, p. 4.
- ^ Bergeret, Marie (12 November 2009). "Passages de Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre". Format Court. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Barbosa Macêdo, Silvana; Queiroz Araújo, Pamella Emília (2019). "ROMPENDO O SILÊNCIO: ANIMAÇÃO PASSAGES DE MARIE-JOSÉE SAINT-PIERRE". Revista Interdisciplinar Internacional de Artes Visuais. Vol.06. No.2 (in portugese). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Réalisatrices Équitables (6 February 2016). "Les dames du doc : Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre". Vimeo. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Cannes Short Film Corner 2018: Your mother is a thief!". We are moving stories. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Gagnon, Alexis (18 November 2006). "Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre; Droit de cité pour le documentaire animé". lienmultimedia.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Ben (3 February 2015). "Interview with Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, director of "Jutra" & "McLaren's Negatives"". skwigly.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ airelibre.tv (24 February 2015). "Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre. De qui ? De quoi ? Êtes-vous le contemporain ?". youtube.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "2 true stories by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre". realisatrices-equitables.com. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Lightbox: Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (MJSTP FIlms/ National Film Board of Canada) – Interview". Skwigly, Online Animation Magazine. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Fontaine-Rousseau, Alexandre (2 November 2011). "Intimités animées : le cinéma de Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre". panorama-cinema.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Jutra, le film, sur la croisette". ici.radio-canada.ca. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Ouighours prisonniers de l'absurde". collection.nfb.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Caza, Pierre-Etienne (4 October 2016). "Boursière Vanier. La doctorante Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre obtient la plus prestigieuse bourse d'études supérieures au Canada". actualites.uqam.ca. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Tremblay, Marie-Claude (10 January 2020). "La réalisatrice Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre en voie de terminer son doctorat". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Alexandra Perron (1 August 2022). "Les infirmières de la folie: l'animation pour démocratiser l'information". nouvelles.ulaval.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
External links
editProfesseur at Université Laval