Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (born 1978 Murdochville, Quebec) is a French Canadian documentary filmmaker and film animator based in Montreal, Canada.
History
Born in Murdochville, Québec, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre is a French Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal, Canada, who’s animated documentary work shows new approaches in nonfiction storytelling, blurring the lines between documentary and drama.
The award-winning director and film animator has directed several animated documentary films including Post-Partum, McLaren’s Negatives, Passages, The Sapporo Project, Femelles and JUTRA.
Saint-Pierre’s work has claimed international attention being shown in over 150 film festivals as well as international recognition winning many awards. She has been featured in books, magazines as well as on television.
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre founded MJSTP Films, an animation and documentary production company in 2004 and she has lectured on the art of the animated documentary filmmaking in Europe, Asia and in Canada.
In 2008, she was selected as the international artist in residency for the S-AIR Inter-cross Creative Center in Sapporo, Japan.
She currently lives in Montreal where she spends her time making her independent animated films.
In 2014, the National Film Board of Canada will release her much anticipated short animation JUTRA, an animated documentary portrait on the legendary Québec filmmaker Claude Jutra.
Saint-Pierre is currently directing the short film 'Flocons' that will be released in April 2014 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Norman McLaren.
She is also producing Co Hoedeman new animated film The Blue Marble as well as the artistic director and animator on Patricio Henriquez's new feature film.
Films
Her award winning films include:
- JUTRA
- Femelles
- The Sapporo Project
- Passages
*McLaren's Negatives
- Post-Partum
Awards
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre's film were recognized by these festivals:
Award for Femelles (2012)
- Best Short Documentary Film, St.Louis International Film Festival (USA)
Awards for Passages (2008)
- Best Documentary Film, Sapporo International Shortfest 2009 (Japan)
- Best Animation Film, Brooklyn International Film Festival 2009 (USA)
- Public Award for Best Foreign Short Film Public, Créteil’s Woman Film Festival 2009 (France)
- Special Jury Award, Personal Expression and Advocacy, Austin Festival 2008 (USA)
- Honorable Mention, Best Canadian Short Film, Atlantic Film Festival 2008 (Canada)
- Special Mention, Golden Key Award, Kassel Dokumentarfilm und Videofest 2008 (Germany)
- PASSAGES was nominated for the 2010 GENIE for Best Short Documentary Film (Canada)
- PASSAGES was selected for the Canada Top Ten, Best Short Films, by the Toronto International Film Festival Group, 2009 (Canada)
Awards for McLaren's Negatives (2006)
* JUTRA for Best Animated Film 2007 (Québec)
- Sterling Short Honorable Mention, Silverdocs 2006 (USA)
- Best Debut Film, Animation, Message to Man International Film Festival 2006 (Russia)
- Best Short Contemporary Film, Sapporo International Shortfest 2006 (Japan)
- Bar in Gold, Festival Der Nationen 2006 (Austria)
- Best Short Documentary Film, Animation Block Party New York 2006 (USA)
- Best Animation Film, Dokufest 2006 (Kosovo)
- Best International Documentary, Santiago International Short Film Festival 2006 (Chile)
- Best Director Animation, Monstramundo 2006 (Brazil)
- Best Script Animation, Monstramundo 2006 (Brazil)
- Youth Jury Award for Most Inspirational Short Film, Real 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth 2007 (Canada)
- First Prize in the Documentary Section, 10 Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges de Sagunt 2007 (Spain)
- Best Documentary, PA Film Institute Festival 2007 (USA)
- Platinum Remi, Best Animation, Worldfest Houston 2007 (USA)
- Special Jury Prize, Outstanding Direction Documentary, Indianapolis Film Festival 2007 (USA)
- Best Documentary, Arizona International Film Festival 2007 (USA)
- Special Jury Award for Best Animated Film, Ismailia International Film Festival 2007 (Egypt)
- Best Documentary, Filmest Badalona Festival 2007 (Spain)
- Honorable Mention, Best Short International Film, Festival International de Curtas de Belo Horizonte 2006 (Brazil)
- Honorable Mention, International Animation Competition, Monterrey International Festival 2006 (Mexico)
- Special Mention Animation, Seddicorto International Festival 2006 (Italia)
- Special Mention Animation, Luciana Film Festival 2006 (Italia)
Awards for Post-Partum (2004)
- Special Jury Prize for Most Innovative Approach, Guangzhou International Documentary Festival 2005 (China)
- Gold Special Jury Award, Worldfest Houston 2005 (USA)
- GAIA Award, Moondance International Film Festival 2005 (USA)
- Shoestring Award, Rochester International Film Festival 2005 (USA)
- Artistic Development Award, Imperial Tobacco Canada Arts Council 2004
- J.A. De Sève Graduate Award 2004, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Canada)
See also
Notes
French Canada's rising star: Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre[1]
Animated Intimacies: The Cinema of Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre[2]
Re-Imagining Animation: The changing face of the moving image[3]
Making a stand for animated documentary film[4]
References
- ↑ Kriger, Judith. Animated Realism. Focal Press, 2012, p. 75.
- ↑ Fontaine Rousseau, Alexandre. Portrait of Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre's animated work. Panorama Cinema, 2012, p. 1.
- ↑ Wells, Paul. Re-Imagining Animation. AVA Academia, 2010, p.45.
- ↑ Gagnon, Alexis. McLaren's Negatives. Magazine Convergence, 2007, p.22.
http://www.panorama-cinema.com/V2/article.php?categorie=9&id=185
http://animaticmag.com/filmmakers3.html
http://moviecitynews.com/2008/10/shorts-and-to-the-point-marie-josee-saint-pierre-passages/
http://www.formatcourt.com/2009/11/passages-de-marie-jose-saint-pierre/