Aimée Danis
Illustration — Aimée Danis Aimée Danis (September 19, 1929 - May 8, 2012) was a Canadian film director and producer from Quebec. She produced the films Léolo and My Friend Max (Mon amie Max), both of which were Genie Award nominees for Best Motion Picture. Originally from Maniwaki, Quebec, she worked as a script assistant for Télévision de Radio-Canada, and later for Jacques Godbout on his film YUL 871, before becoming the first woman in Quebec's film and television industry to direct television commercials.
Aimée Danis
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- 1929
- Died
- 2012
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Illustration — Aimée Danis Aimée Danis (September 19, 1929 - May 8, 2012) was a Canadian film director and producer from Quebec. She produced the films Léolo and My Friend Max (Mon amie Max), both of which were Genie Award nominees for Best Motion Picture. Originally from Maniwaki, Quebec, she worked as a script assistant for Télévision de Radio-Canada, and later for Jacques Godbout on his film YUL 871, before becoming the first woman in Quebec's film and television industry to direct television commercials.
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- 1.Guy Fournier, "Aimée Danis, une femme si effacée". Le Journal de Montréal, May 16, 2012.
- 2.Carole Corbeil, "The indiscreet charm of Jean-Claude Lauzon". Saturday Night, December 3, 1992.
- 3."Ad firm wins prize". Montreal Gazette, November 28, 1987.
- 4.Michel Coulombe and Marcel Jean (eds.) Le dictionnaire du cinéma québécois, 4e édition. Éditions Boréal, 2006.
- 5.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 89-91.
- 6."Death of the Film Awards". Cinema Canada, October 1973/January 1974 (Number 10-11).
- 7.Murray, Karen. 'Lunch' eats up 8 Canadian Genies. Variety. November 22, 1992.
- 8.Playback Staff. The 1994 Genie nominees. Playback. November 7, 1994.
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