Marie-Hélène Cousineau
| Marie-Hélène Cousineau | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | film director, producer |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Notable work | Before Tomorrow, Sol |
Marie-Hélène Cousineau is a Canadian film director and producer.[1] Originally from Quebec, she moved to Igloolik, Northwest Territories (now in Nunavut) in 1991, where she became a cofounder of the filmmaking collective Arnait Video Productions.[2]
Her most noted film, Before Tomorrow, was codirected with Madeline Ivalu and released in 2008. Cousineau and Ivalu were shortlisted Genie Award nominees for Best Director, and alongside cowriter Susan Avingaq for Best Adapted Screenplay, at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[3] Cousineau later collaborated with Ivalu on the film Uvanga,[4] and with Avingaq on the documentary film Sol.
Films
- Anaana (2001)
- Before Tomorrow (2008)
- The Uluit: Champions of the North (2011)
- Uvanga (2013)
- Sol (2014)
References
- ↑ "Cinq questions à... Marie-Hélène Cousineau". La Presse, October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Igloolik, Nunavut filmmakers turn the lens on suicide". CBC North, April 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Inuit drama nets 9 Genie nominations". CBC News, March 3, 2010.
- ↑ "A modern drama in traditional Nunavut hamlet". Toronto Star, June 20, 2014.
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