Forest Alert () is a Canadian documentary film directed by Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie, released in 1999.Maude Montembeault, "20 ans après L’erreur boréale, exploite-t-on la forêt différemment?". Ici Radio-Canada, February 13, 2019. The film is a portrait of the forestry industry in Quebec, centred on its reliance on the environmentally unfriendly practice of clearcutting.Don McPherson, "Voice of the poet: It took a singer and film-maker to put environment back on political agenda". Montreal Gazette, April 10, 1999.
The film's original French title, which literally means "Northern Error" and refers to the boreal forest, is also a pun on l'aurore boréale, the French name for the aurora borealis.
The film won the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 1st Jutra Awards.John Griffin, "Red Violin makes sweet Jutra music: Wins nine awards, including best picture, best director". Montreal Gazette, March 8, 1999.
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