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Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre

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Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Born1978
Murdochville, Quebec, Canada
EducationConcordia University, Université du Québec à Montréal
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer

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]

Cinematographic Career

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In 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][14]

As a producer, she is also credited with The Blue Marble by Co Hoedeman and The Delian Mode by Kara Blake. [15]Her films have been showcased worldwide in competitive events, including the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival. [16]

She also served as artistic director and animator on Patricio Henríquez's feature documentary Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd.[17]

Academic Career

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Marie-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.[18][19] 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

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As 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.[20]

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

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Screenwriter, director and producer

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  • 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

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  • 2022: Lauzon's Theory[14]

Producer

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Publications

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Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre is also an author on women and animated cinema: she has published books and scientific articles on the subject.[21][22][23]

Books

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  • Saint-Pierre, Marie-Josée (2024). Women and Film Animation: A Feminist Corpus at the National Film Board of Canada 1939-1989. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-0326-8536-6.

Scientific publications

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Book Chapter

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Other publications

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Awards

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Lauzon's Theory (2022)

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Your Mother is a Thief! (2018)[24][25]

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Oscar (2016)

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  • Animation, Yorkton Film Festival, 2017 (Canada)[26]
  • Audience Choice Award for Program A, New York City Short Film Festival 2016 (USA)[26]
  • Nomination at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois (Canada)[27]
  • Nomination for best animated short film at the 2016 Quebec Cinema Gala (Canada) [28]
  • Official selection Regard - Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2017 (Canada)[29]

Jutra (2014)[2]

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Femelles (2012)

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Best Short Documentary Film, St.Louis International Film Festival 2012 (USA)[35]

Passages (2008)[36]

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  • Best Documentary Film, Sapporo International Shortfest 2009 (Japan)[37]
  • 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)
  • Nomination for Best Short Documentary Film, Genie Award 2010 (Canada)
  • Selection for the Canada's Top Ten, Best Short Films, by the Toronto International Film Festival, 2009 (Canada)

McLaren's Negatives (2006)

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  • Jutra Award for Best Animated Film 2007 (Québec) [38]
  • 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)[39]
  • 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)

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Dessureault, Matthieu (6 May 2020). "Une nouvelle professeure en animation". ULaval Nouvelles. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Han, Grace (27 June 2019). "GoCritic! Interview: Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre. Director, scholar, founder of MJSTP FIlms". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jutra, dossier de presse de l'Office national du film du Canada, à propos de la réalisatrice et productrice, p. 4.
  5. ^ Bergeret, Marie (12 November 2009). "Passages de Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre". Format Court. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ 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 Portuguese). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ^ Réalisatrices Équitables (6 February 2016). "Les dames du doc : Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre". Vimeo. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Cannes Short Film Corner 2018: Your mother is a thief!". We are moving stories. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ Gagnon, Alexis (18 November 2006). "Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre; Droit de cité pour le documentaire animé". lienmultimedia.com.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Ben (3 February 2015). "Interview with Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, director of "Jutra" & "McLaren's Negatives"". skwigly.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  11. ^ airelibre.tv (24 February 2015). "Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre. De qui ? De quoi ? Êtes-vous le contemporain ?". youtube.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  12. ^ "2 true stories by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre". realisatrices-equitables.com. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Lightbox: Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (MJSTP FIlms/ National Film Board of Canada) – Interview". Skwigly, Online Animation Magazine. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  14. ^ a b Racine, D. (Automne 2022). Recension: La Théorie Lauzon, Séquences, No. 332.
  15. ^ Fontaine-Rousseau, Alexandre (2 November 2011). "Intimités animées : le cinéma de Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre". panorama-cinema.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Jutra, le film, sur la croisette". ici.radio-canada.ca. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Ouighours prisonniers de l'absurde". collection.nfb.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Tremblay, Marie-Claude (10 January 2020). "La réalisatrice Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre en voie de terminer son doctorat". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  20. ^ Alexandra Perron (1 August 2022). "Les infirmières de la folie: l'animation pour démocratiser l'information". nouvelles.ulaval.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  21. ^ Desjardins, D. (Automne 2022). Recension: Femmes et cinéma d’animation. Séquences, No. 332.
  22. ^ Lemieux Lefebvre, C. (Automne 2022). L’histoire officielle revisitée. Recension. Ciné-Bulles, Volume 40, numéro 4.
  23. ^ Pageau, P. (14 juin 2022). Femmes et cinéma d’animation : Recension. KinoCulture Montréal.
  24. ^ https://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-films/2018/5/17/your-mother-is-a-thief
  25. ^ https://travellingdistribution.com/en/film/your-mother-is-a-thief-331
  26. ^ a b https://www.onf.ca/distribution/film/oscar_fr
  27. ^ https://espacemedia.onf.ca/comm/lonf-aux-rendez-vous-du-cinema-quebecois-2017-une-forte-presence-avec-douze-films-dont-neuf-en-competition-un-nomme-aux-oscars-une-premiere-mondiale-et-une-premiere-quebecoise/
  28. ^ https://www.canada.ca/fr/office-national-film/nouvelles/2017/07/le_court_metragedanimationoscardemarie-joseesaint-pierrelancegra.html
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  33. ^ a b https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/03/nfb-co-productions-win-two-awards-17th-annual-jutra-gala.html
  34. ^ https://ridm.ca/uploads/document/catalogue_planches_lowres.pdf
  35. ^ https://realisatrices-equitables.com/dames-des-vues/films/femelles/
  36. ^ https://realisatrices-equitables.com/dames-des-vues/films/passages-mjstp-films/
  37. ^ https://sapporoshortfest.jp/09/en/awards/awards.html
  38. ^ "La 9e soirée des Jutra". La presse: c3. 19 February 2007 – via Collections de BAnQ.
  39. ^ https://sapporoshortfest.jp/06/en/pre_award/index.html
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Professeur at Université Laval


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