Manon Barbeau

Manon Barbeau
CM OQ
Born (1949-05-08) 8 May 1949 (age 75)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, director, writer, general director of Wapikoni Mobile
PartnerPhilippe Lavalette
ChildrenAnaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
Parent(s)Marcel Barbeau
Suzanne Meloche

Manon Barbeau CM OQ (born 1949) is a Québécois filmmaker, director, writer, and co-founder of Wapikoni Mobile, an organisation that helps First Nations youth learn the art of filmmaking.[2] She has been Wapikoni Mobile’s general director since 2004.[3][4]

Personal life

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Barbeau was born in Montreal, Quebec, on May 8, 1949.[5] Her father is painter and sculptor Marcel Barbeau and her mother, Suzanne Meloche, is a poet and painter.[6] She and her partner, cinematographer Philippe Lavalette,[7] have a daughter, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, who is an actor and film director.[8]

While doing research in the archives of the Université de Montréal for her documentary, Les Enfants de Refus global, Barbeau found correspondence detailing her mother’s love affair with Paul-Émile Borduas, the dissolution of her parents’ romantic relationship, as well as evidence that they had abandoned her at the age of three.[9][6]

Career

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Barbeau graduated in cinema and communications from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). She has written for TV and, in 1991, published a novel, Merlyne, with Boréal.[10][11] For over thirty years, Barbeau has been working as a filmmaker, screenwriter and producer for numerous organizations, including Télé-Québec, the National Film Board of Canada, Vidéo Paradiso, La Maison des Cultures Nomades, Totam and Wapikoni Mobile.[12] Barbeau was also president of the Documentary Network (L’Observatoire du Documentaire) from 2006 to 2008.[13]

From 2010 to 2014, she was part of Culture Montréal’s Board of Directors, and in 2014 she was elected president of the organization.[14][15] She has often spoken publicly about documentary filmmaking and Aboriginal youth at various events and venues including L’Art en Marge, organized by the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec, and at UNESCO for International Women’s Day in 2014.[16][17]

Wapikoni

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Since 2004, Barbeau has been the general director of Wapikoni Mobile, a mobile film studio that travels to remote First Nations communities. The organization has been credited with providing Aboriginal youth with an outlet to express themselves, as well as the tools and skills to do so.[18][19]

In 2010, UQAM’s faculty of communication and media offered Barbeau an award (Prix Reconnaissance UQAM) for her contributions to documentary filmmaking and her commitment to Aboriginal youth.[20]

Works

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Documentaries

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  • 1975: Comptines : Director[21]
  • 1981: Nous sommes plusieur boucoup de monde : Director[22]
  • 1990: Le Marché du couple : Writer
  • 1994: Tristan and Juliette or Love in the Year 2000 (Tristan et Juliette ou l’amour en l’an 2000) : Writer[23]
  • 1996: Les Enfants d’abord : Writer[24]
  • 1997: Raymond Lévesque - d’Amour et d’Amertume : Writer[25]
  • 1998: Les Enfants de Refus global : Director[26]
  • 1999: L'Armée de l'ombre : Director[27]
  • 2000: Barbeau, libre comme l’art : Director[28]
  • 2001: Alain, artiste-démolisseur : Director[29]
  • 2002: La Fin du mépris : Writer[30]
  • 2004: L'Amour en Pen : Director[31]
  • 2004: De mémoire de chats - Les Ruelles : Director[32]
  • 2005: Du bord des bêtes - VLB : Director[33]
  • 2010: Wapikoni - Escale à Kitcisaki : Participant[34]

Films

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  • 1991: Un amour naissant : Writer[35]
  • 2007: Un cri au bonheur : Contributor[36]

Fiction

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  • 1991: Merlyne: Author[10]

Awards

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  • 2003: Won five Prix Gémeaux from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, immortalizing her as one of the academy's "Legends"[11]
  • 2006: Honoured at the Femmes du Cinéma, de la Télévision et des Nouveaux Médias (FCTNM) Gala for her body of work[12]
  • 2009: Elected as a Canadian Ashoka Fellow for civic engagement[37]
  • 2010: Prix Reconnaissance UQAM for her contributions to documentary filmmaking and her commitment to Aboriginal youth[38]
  • 2012: Nominated for the Prix de la Personalité Internationale de l’Année given by CÉRIUM[39]
  • 2012: Named ‘personality of the week’ by La Presse/Radio-Canada in April[40]
  • 2012: Prix Femmes d'Affaires, OBNL category, from the Réseau des Femmes d’Affaires du Québec[41]
  • 2012: PLURAL+ Honorable Mention Award for Wapikoni Mobile[42]
  • 2012: Telus Community Excellence Award[43]
  • 2014: Elected president of Culture Montreal’s Board of Directors[15]
  • 2014: Officer of the National Order of Quebec[44]
  • 2014: Prix Albert-Tessier[45]
  • 2016: Named a Member of the Order of Canada.[46]

References

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  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Manon Barbeau et le Wapikoni mobile - Gestion.eValorix". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  3. ^ "The Founders | Wapikoni mobile". www.wapikoni.ca.
  4. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts-. "Manon Barbeau plaide la cause du Wapikoni mobile auprès d'Ottawa". Radio-Canada.ca.
  5. ^ http://www.marcelbarbeau.com/moteur.asp?head=2&lng=en&body=14&chro=2[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b "Manon Barbeau : Le lien à l'autre - Gestion.eValorix". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  7. ^ FM, Player. "Le 21e podcast". player.fm.
  8. ^ "Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette: advienne que pourra". La Presse. May 8, 2011.
  9. ^ "Accueil". cinemaquebecois.telequebec.tv. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01.
  10. ^ a b "Merlyne". www.editionsboreal.qc.ca.
  11. ^ a b "Les Prix du Québec - la lauréate Manon Barbeau". www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca.
  12. ^ a b "Manon Barbeau | Wapikoni mobile". www.wapikoni.ca.
  13. ^ "Biographies — Observatoire du documentaire". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  14. ^ "Democratic Life – Culture Montréal". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  15. ^ a b "COMMUNIQUÉ – Culture Montréal présente son conseil d'administration 2014-2015 – Manon Barbeau élue présidente de l'organisation – Culture Montréal". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  16. ^ "1er Colloque international sur l'art et la maladie mentale - L'art en marge | Centre universitaire de santé McGill". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  17. ^ "Manon Barbeau à honneur à l'UNESCO à Paris". La Presse. March 3, 2014.
  18. ^ Beeston, Laura. "Montreal Diary: Wapikoni mobile offers a creative outlet". www.montrealgazette.com.
  19. ^ "The Gazette" (PDF). www.wapikoni.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  20. ^ "Salle de presse - Salle de presse". salledepresse.uqam.ca.
  21. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  22. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  23. ^ "InformAction - tristan-and-juliette-or-love-in-the-year-2000". www.informactionfilms.com.
  24. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  25. ^ "Raymond Lévesque: D'amour et d'amertume" – via www.imdb.com.
  26. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  27. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  28. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  29. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  30. ^ "InformAction - manon-barbeau". www.informactionfilms.com.
  31. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  32. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  33. ^ "Du bord des bêtes - VLB". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12 – via www.youtube.com.
  34. ^ Canada, National Film Board of. "Wapikoni - Escale à Kitcisakik" – via www.nfb.ca.
  35. ^ "Oeuvres | La Cinémathèque québécoise".
  36. ^ "Un cri au bonheur | La Cinémathèque québécoise". www.cinematheque.qc.ca.
  37. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  38. ^ "UQAM.tv | Manon Barbeau (Prix Reconnaissance UQAM 2010)". UQAM.tv. April 29, 2010.
  39. ^ "Jacques Pépin, Pierre Nadeau et Idil Atak, honorés". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  40. ^ "Manon Barbeau, personnalité 'La Presse'/Radio-Canada | C'est bien meilleur le matin | ICI Radio-Canada Première". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  41. ^ "Wapikoni mobile | Manon Barbeau récompensée par " le Prix Excellence communautaire Telus " et par le Prix femmes d'affaires du Réseau des femmes d'affaires du Québec". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  42. ^ [2][permanent dead link]
  43. ^ "About TELUS". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  44. ^ "Manon Barbeau". National Order of Quebec. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  45. ^ "COMMUNIQUÉ – Culture Montréal félicite Manon Barbeau, lauréate du Prix Albert-Tessier 2014 – Culture Montréal". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  46. ^ "Order of Canada's newest appointees include Paralympian, Supreme Court judge and astrophysicist". CBC News, December 30, 2016.
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