The NFB is playing an active role in the programming of the Journées de la culture (September 25 to 27), whose spotlight this year is on cinema. Audiences in Chaudière-Appalaches, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Centre-Québec, Côte-Nord and Estrie will have a chance to enjoy two programs of NFB films screening in French-one featuring animated shorts, the other consisting of a documentary feature and an animated short. The screenings are intended for audiences of all ages and will be hosted by presenters or filmmaker Serge Giguère, who will share little-known details about the works. The NFB is also participating in the event's digital component with a workshop at the Phi Centre in Montreal especially created for the occasion. Presented by NFB producer Louis-Richard Tremblay, the workshop will attempt to demystify the process of creating interactive productions.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) advises travellers that the Little gold-poker Creek port of entry will close for the season as per usual practice at 9 p.m. on Sunday, September 20 (Pacific Daylight Time). The port will re-open in the spring of 2016 as permitted by road and weather conditions.
Ottawa, September 8, 2015...The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Ms. Doreen Tennina was extradited to Canada from Italy on September 4, 2015, and is now in custody serving a 10-year sentence for tax fraud.
The lockdown put in place at Millhaven Institution on September 3, 2015, has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations.
Ève Lamont's documentary Le commerce du sexe (The Sex Trade) will play in cities across Quebec starting September 14, with screenings continuing throughout the fall. In total, the film will be shown in French in at least nine of the province's regions and 15 of its cities-Terrebonne, La Malbaie, Baie-Saint-Paul, Val-d'Or, Rouyn-Noranda, Ville-Marie, Montreal, Cowansville, Granby, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Sainte-Anne-Monts, Rimouski, Odanak and Gatineau-as well as in Ottawa, Ontario. Each screening will be followed by a talk, many of which will feature the filmmaker. Several screenings will also feature workers from local aid centres known as CALACS (Centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel), as part of an effort to raise awareness about women victims of violence. Audiences across the province will have a chance to see the uncut version of Le commerce du sexe on the big screen and get a better understanding of the realities of the local and regional sex trade, in addition to learning more about Lamont's approach to making the film.
Documentary film has long occupied a special place in Quebec's cinematic landscape. As the "cinema of the real," it is the means of expression chosen by numerous major filmmakers whose works, frequently innovative in form and content, shine light on current issues and events. L'institut national de l'image et du son (INIS) is therefore pleased to announce the return of its program Documentaire and thus contribute to the development of tomorrow's documentarists. The five-month training program will commence in fall 2016.
