Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre

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Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (b. 1978) is a documentary filmmaker and film animator.

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[edit] History

Born in Murdochville, Quebec she is a French Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal, Canada. Saint-Pierre has a B.F.A. Honors in Film Animation (2002) as well as an M.F.A. in Film Production (2005), both degrees from The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Concordia University). Saint-Pierre's documentary work shows new approaches in documentary film, blurring the lines between documentary and drama. She is currently directing a new autobiographical animated documentary film called "Passages" where she explores her personal transformation into motherhood. The award winning director and film animator has directed several short animation and documentary films including Post-Partum and McLaren's Negatives, 2007 JUTRA award winner for best animated film. She founded MJSTP Films, an animation and documentary production company in 2004 ( www.mjstpfilms.com ). Overall, her work has been screened in prestigious festivals all around the world and received many awards. She has lectured in the art of the animated documentary in Europe and in Canada.

[edit] Films

Her award winning films include

  • McLaren's Negatives (2006)
  • Post-Partum (2004)
  • Ombilicus (2003)
  • Natural Selection (2001)

She is currently directing *Passages (2008)

[edit] Awards

Her awards for the film McLaren's Negatives include :

1. JUTRA Best Animated Film (Québec) – Trophy

2. Sterling Short Honorable Mention, Silverdocs 2006 (USA) – Trophy Snow Globe

3. Best Debut Film (Animation) on Message to Man International Film Festival 2006 (Russia) – "Centaur" Award


4. Best Short Contemporary Film Sapporo Shortfest 2006 (Japan)– Diploma

5. Bar in Gold Festival Der Nationen 2006 (Austria)– Diploma + Gold Bear

6. Best Short Documentary Film Animation Block Party New York 2006 (USA)- Various Awards

7. Best Animation Film Dokufest 2006 (Kosovo)

8. Best International Documentary Santiago International Short Film Festival 2006 (Chile) – Diploma

9. Best Director Animation Monstramundo 2006 (Brazil)– Trophy + Diploma

10. Best Script Animation Monstramundo 2006 (Brasil) – Trophy + Diploma

11. Honorable Mention, Best Short International Film Fest. Int. Curtas de Belo Horizinte 2006 (Brazil) – Diploma

12. Honorable Mention, Int. Animation Competition Monterrey International Festival 2006 (Mexico) – Diploma

13. Special Mention Animation Seddicorto International Festival 2006 (Italia) – Diploma

14. Special Mention, Animation Luciana Film Festival 2006 (Italy)

15. Youth Jury Award for Most Inspirational Short Film Real 2 Real, International Film festival for Youth 2007 (Canada) – Diploma

16. First Prize at the Documentary Section, 10 Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges de Sagunt 2007 (Spain) – 300 euros

17. Best Documentary, PA Film Institute Festival 2007 (USA)

18. Platinum Remi, Best Animation Worldfest Houston (USA) – Diploma

19. Special Jury Prize, Outstanding Direction, Documentary Indianapolis Film Festival 2007 (USA)

20. Best Documentary, Arizona International Film Festival 2007 (USA)

21. Special Jury Award for Best Animated Film, Ismailia International Film Fesitval 2007 (Egypt) – Trophy + 500 euros + Diploma

22. Best Documentary, Filmest Badalona Festival 2007 (Spain) – Trophy Venus de Badalona + 1000 euros

[edit] Selected Screenings

A. Alternativa Festival (Spain) Anchorage Festival (Alaska) Anima Mundi Film Festival (Brazil) Animac (Spain) Animateka (Slovakia) Animation Block Party (USA) Animest (Bucharest) Annapolis Film Festival (USA) Annecy Int. Animation Festival (France) Animasyon Film Festival (Turky) Animated Dreams (Estonia) Antimatter Underground Film Fest. (Canada) Arcipelago Int. Film Fest. (Italia) Arizona Int. Film Festival (USA) ArtFilm Int. Festival (Slovakia) Asiana Int. Film Festival (Korea) Assolo Film Festival (Italia) Atlantic Film Festival (Canada) Austin Film Festival (USA) B. Balkamina (Belgrade) Big Sky Doc. Festival (USA) Black Bear Festival (USA) Borges en Curt Int. Fest. (Spain) Bradford Animation Festival (UK) Brno 16 (Chez Republic) Brooklyn Ind. Cinema Series (USA) Buster Int. Film Fest. (Denmark) C. Calgary int. Film Fest. (Canada) Carrousel Int. du Film de Rimouski (Canada) Cortoons (Italia) Cinanima (Portugal) Cinéma Québec in Paris (France) Cinéma tout écran (Switzerland) Chicago Int. Film Fest. (USA) Cinema Nouvelle Génération (France) Cucalorus Film Festival (USA) Culture 2 Culture Festival (Germany) D. Dallas Video Festival Denver Int. Film Fest. (USA) Docupolis Film Fest. (Spain) Dokufest Festival (Kosovo) Drama Film Festival(Greece) E. Edinburgh Int. Film Fest. (Scottland) Encounters Int. Animation Fest. (UK) Exground Film Fest. (Germany) F. Femina Film Festival (Brazil) Festival 3 Americas (Canada) Fest. Chileno Int. Short Film Santiago (Chile) Festival Der Nationen (Austria) Festival Filmest Badalona (Spain) Fest. Int. Cinéma en Abitibi (Canada) Fest. Int. Curtas belo Horizonte (Brazil) Festival 1rst Film (France) Film Circuit TIFF (Canada) Film Expo Texas (USA) Filmfest Osnabrück (Germany) Filmplatform (Denmark) Flatpack Fest. Birmingham (USA) Florida Film Festival (USA) G. Golden Horse Festival (Taiwan) Golden Lion Film Festival (Africa) Guangzhou Int. Doc. Festival (China) H. Hamburg Int. Short Film Fest. (Germany) Hamptons Int. Short Film Fest. (USA) Holland Animation Festival (Holland) Hot Docs Festival (Canada) I. I Castelli Animati (Italia) Images en Vues (Canada) Imago Film Festival (Portugal) Independent Exposure (USA) Indiannapolis Int. Film Fest. (USA) Ismailia Int. Film Festival (Egypt) Istanbul Int. Animated Film Fest. (Turky) Iran Int. Doc. Festival (Iran) Interfilm Berlin (Germany) Int. French Film Fest. in Acadia (Canada) Int. Short Film Fest. in Drama (Greece) J. Jerusalem Int. Film Festival (Israel) K. Kan Movie Festival (Poland) Kansas Int. Film Festival (USA) Kassel Int. Dokumentarfilm (Germany) Kingston Film Festival (Canada) Krok Animation Festival (Ukraine) L. Lausanne Underground Film Fest. (Switzerland) Leeds Int. Film Fest. (UK) Leipzig Int. Film Fest. (Germany) London Int. Animation Fest. (UK) Los Angeles Int. Film Fest. (USA) Luciana Int. Short Film Fest. (Italia) M. MadCat Film Festival (USA) Margaret Mead Film & Video Fest. (USA) Mecal Short Film Fest. (Spain) Melbourne Int. Animation Fest. (Australia) Message to Man Int. Film Fest. (Russia) MFDF Jihlava (Tcheck Republic) Mill Valley Int. Film Fest. (USA) Milwaukee Film Festival (USA) Monterrey Int. Film Fest. (Mexico) Morbegno Film Fest. (Italia) N. New Zealand Film Fest. (NZ) Nickel Ind. Film Fest. (Canada) Nouveau Cinémas(France) Nuits en Or du Court-Métrage (France) O. Odense Int. Film Fest. (Denmark) Open Air Film Fest. Weiter (Germany) Osnabrück Film Fest. (Germany) Ottawa Int. Animation Fest. (Canada) Oxford Film Festival (USA) P. Palm Springs Int. Short Film Fest. (USA) Pennsylvania Film Institute (USA) Potenza Int. Animation Fest. (Italia) R. Rencontres Int. Documentary Montreal (Canada) Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois (Canada) S. Sacramento Film Festival (USA) San Diego Woman Film Fest. (USA) San Francisco Int. Animation Showcase (USA) Sao Paulo Int. Film Fest. (Brazil) Sao Paulo Int. Short Film Fest. (Brazil) Sapporo Shortfest (Japan) Seattle Int. Film Fest. (USA) Short Cuts Cologne (Germany) Silverdocs (USA) Sopot Film Festival (Poland) Split Festival (Croatia) St-John Int. Woman Film Festival (Canada) St-Louis Int. Film Fest. (USA) Sydney Film Festival (Australia) T. Tallgrass Festival (USA) Tampere Film Festival (Finland) Tarfest (USA) Toofy Animation Festival (USA) Two River Film Festival (USA) U. Uppsala Int. Film Festival (Sweden) V. Valley Arts Alliance (USA) Vancouver Int. Film Fest. (Canada) Victoria Ind. Film & Video Fest. (Canada) W. Whistler Film Fest. (Canada) Worldfest Houston (USA) Z. Zlin Int. Film Fest. (Chez Republic) Zwerweek (Germany)

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