Alain Chartrand (February 2, 1946 – December 11, 2023) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.Diane Cailhier, "Alain Chartrand". The Canadian Encyclopedia, September 23, 2008. The son of prominent Quebec social activists Michel Chartrand and Simonne Monet-Chartrand, he was most noted for several film and television works about his parents, including the theatrical documentary films A Man of His Word (Un homme de parole) and My Life Is a River (Une vie comme rivière),Bill Brownstein, "Film-maker Chartrand knows his subject". Montreal Gazette, March 11, 1996. and the television miniseries Chartrand et Simonne.
He was also active in developing and supporting trade unions for film production crew, taught in the film studies programs at the Institut national de l'image et du son and the Université du Québec à Montréal, and published the memoirs Le métier d'assistant-réalisateur au cinéma (1990) and Chartrand, cinéaste (2007) about his filmmaking career.
He died on December 11, 2023, at the age of 77.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer 1972 Isis au 8 1976 Back to the Land (La Piastre) 1983 L'Étau-bus 1988 Friends for Life (Des amis pour la vie) 1990 Ding et Dong (Ding et Dong, le film) 1991 A Man of His Word (Un homme de parole) School's Out (Une nuit à l'école) 1992 Anna's Garden (Le Jardin d'Anna) 1996 My Life Is a River (Une vie comme rivière) 2013 Summer Crisis (La Maison du pêcheur)
Television 1992 – Montréal ville ouverte 1996 – Innocente 1997 – Paparazzi 2000–2003 – Chartrand et Simonne
Acting roles 1965 – The Revolutionary (Le Révolutionnaire) 1989 – Cruising Bar : assistant director 1989 – How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer) : police officer #1 1991 – Four Stiffs and a Trombone (L'Assassin jouait du trombone) : Sergeant
Awards Award Year Category Work Result Ref(s)Anik Award1983Best Original DramaL'Étau-busKevin Tierney, "L'Étau-bus". Cinema Canada, September 1984.Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival1985Prix du Public de la compétition internationaleAbitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival1992Grand Prix Hydro-QuébecAnna's Garden (Le Jardin d'Anna)Genie Awards1996Best Feature Length DocumentaryMy Life Is a River (Ma vie comme rivière)"Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996.Gémeaux Awards1993Best Direction in a Dramatic SeriesAnna's Garden (Le Jardin d'Anna)1995Scoop IV1996Innocence2000Chartrand et SimonneJacques Bensimon, "Prix Gémeaux a Quebec family affair". The Globe and Mail, October 31, 2000.
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Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca