François Avard
François Avard (born 6 June 1968) is a Canadian writer and scenarist best known as the writer of the Québécois television series Les Bougon.
He is the creator and co-author (with Jean-Francois Mercier) of the satirical series Les Bougon: it is also life broadcast on Radio-Canada from January 2004 to April 2006.
In television, he worked in several series scenarios: camera cafe, 3X nothing, CA and Bob Gratton. He is a sponsor of the series Ramdam for which he received two Gemini in collaboration with writer Fabienne Cortes. He also worked for two seasons of "Ici Louis-José Houde" and the series Meanwhile, watching TV on the Radio-Canada.[1]
He has worked with comedian Martin Matte since 1995. He also collaborated with two one-man show of Louis-José Houde and his animations 4 ADISQ galas. Other comedians with whom he works, include Jean-Francois Mercier, Cathy Gauthier, Pat Groulx, Pierre Hébert and Michel.[2]
On 25 February 2010, François Avard has signed, together with 500 artists, the call to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israeli apartheid.[3]
Novels
- Pour de vrai (Libre expression, 2003)
- Le dernier continent (Les Intouchables 2005)
- L’Esprit de Bottine, (The Spirit of Boots), The Untouchables Editions, Montreal, 1991, 262 p. (ISBN 978-2-89549-313-6)
- Les Uniques, (The Uniques), Éditions Guérin, Montreal, 1993, 255 p. (ISBN 978-2-89549-255-9)
- Le Dernier Continent, (The Last Continent), The Untouchables Editions, Montreal, 1997, 334 p. (ISBN 978-2-89549-167-5)
- François Avard & Mpambara, Mpambara, y a trop de blanc au Québec, (Mpambara, there is too much white in Quebec), edition of 400 shots, Montreal, 2003, 55 p. (ISBN 2-89540-095-4)
- Pour de vrai, (For real), Editions Libre Expression, Outremont, 2003, 312 p. (ISBN 978-276480-100-0)
- Bancs publics, (Benches), Éditions Lanctôt, Montreal, 2006, 197 p. (ISBN 978-2-89485-349-8)
- Avard Chronique (Avard Chronicle), The Untouchables Editions, Montreal, 2008, 332 p. (ISBN 978-2-89549-313-6)
Television
- 2001: Camera café (script adaptation)
- 2001: Ramdam (writer)
- 2002: Real-it (script editor)
- 2003: 3X rien (script editor)
- 2004: Les Bougon, c'est aussi ça la vie! (creator and writer)
- 2005: Ici Louis-José Houde (script editor)
- 2006: CA (script advisor)
- 2007: Bob Gratton: ma vie, my life (script editor)
- 2007: Pendant ce temps, devant la télé (script editor)
- 2009: Vrak ta vie (script editor)
- 2009: Bye-Bye 2009 (script editor and writer)