Janice Nadeau
Janice Nadeau is a Canadian illustrator, art director and animation director.
Janice Nadeau

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- Name
- Janice Nadeau
- Birthplace
- Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
- Occupation
- Illustrator, art director and animation director
- Born
- 1977 · Gatineau.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Honours
- Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration
- Languages
- French
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Janice Nadeau is a Canadian illustrator, art director and animation director.
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• Name — Janice Nadeau • Birth Name — Janice Nadeau • Birthplace — Gatineau, Quebec, Canada • Years Active — 2002–present • Occupation — Illustrator, art director and animation director • Website — http: www.janicenadeau.com Janice Nadeau is a Canadian illustrator, art director and animation director.
Biography
Biography
A native of Gatineau, Quebec, Nadeau studied graphic design at Université du Québec à Montréal and illustration at École supérieure des arts décoratifs in Strasbourg. In 2005, she created the illustrations for Corteo, Cirque du Soleil's international touring show. She has taught illustration at the School of Design of the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Animation
Animation
In 2014, she co-directed No Fish Where to Go, an animated short film adaptation of Nul poisson où aller, for the National Film Board of Canada. The film won the International Film Critics Awards (the FIPRESCI Prize) at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015. Nadeau's next film was Mamie, written and directed for the French production company Folimage in co-production with the NFB. The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards. In 2023 she directed Harvey, an adaptation of the book, which was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.
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She has written and illustrated a number of books. She is a three-time winner of the French-language children's illustration award, winning at the 2004 Governor General's Awards for Nul poisson où aller, the 2008 Governor General's Awards for Ma meilleure amie, and the 2009 Governor General's Awards for Harvey.
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- 1."La Gatinoise Janice Nadeau en compétition officielle à Clermont-Ferrand". Ici Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau, January 24, 2023.
- 2.Janice Nadeau on Illustration Mundo
- 3."Entre ciel et terre" | Mélanie Rudel-Tessier | Grafika Magazine | 06/06 | page 6
- 4."Swashbuckler, Jabberwocky take awards". Timmins Daily Press, November 17, 2004.
- 5.Pat Donnelly and Kathryn Greenaway, "Quebecers Blais, Jorisch four-time winners". Montreal Gazette, November 19, 2008.
- 6."Remise des Prix du gouverneur général". Ici Radio-Canada, November 26, 2009.
- 7.Q&A with Nicola Lemay & Janice Nadeau, directors of 'No Fish Where To Go'. Skwigly Animation Magazine. October 27, 2014.
- 8.Julie Ledoux, "Nul poisson où aller et Histoires de bus remportent des prix à Annecy". Voir, June 13, 2014.
- 9.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jutra 2015 : les nominations". Films du Québec, January 26, 2015.
- 10.Valérie Lessard, "Renouer avec l'esprit de Nul poisson où aller". Le Droit, June 7, 2014.
- 11.Écrans canadiens 2017: vers une domination québécoise?. Le Devoir. March 11, 2017.
- 12.Dolan et Nguyen dominent la course aux prix Iris. Le Devoir. April 6, 2017.
- 13.Ramin Zahed, "Director Janice Nadeau Pictures Loss Through a Child’s Eyes in ‘Harvey’". Animation Magazine, June 16, 2023.
- 14."Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
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