Anne Claire Poirier

Anne Claire Poirier
Born (1932-06-06) 6 June 1932
St-Hyacinthe, Canada
Occupation Film producer
Film director
Screenwriter
Years active 1963-1996

Anne Claire Poirier O.C. (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter. She is one of the most important female filmmakers in Canadian history; her documentary film De mère en fille (1968) is the first feature film ever directed by a French-Canadian woman.[1] Her film Mourir à tue-tête competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Mourir à tue-tête remains Poirier's best known film.[3]

Poirier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. In 1988 she was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier. In 1996, she directed the feature-length documentary Tu as crié: Let me go to understand the events that led to the murder of her daughter. Tu as crié: Let me go received numerous awards including the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary.[4]

In 2001, Poirier received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in film.[5] She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2003.[6]

Filmography

Fiction

Documentaries

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