Linda Pinet is a Canadian screenwriter and film producer, most noted for her collaborations with her husband André Forcier as a co-producer and co-writer of many of his films."André Forcier et Linda Pinet : se donner pour le cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, May 22, 2018.
She began her career as a film editor, including on Forcier's Acapulco Gold, before her first full cowriting credit on The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert).Philippe Gajan, "Entretien avec André Forcier". 24 images, No, 149 (March–April 2009). pp. 48-51. and has had writing and/or production credits on every Forcier film thereafter.Anne-Marie Gravel, "Une histoire d'amour impossible". Le Quotidien, September 15, 2016. She and Forcier cofounded the independent film studio Les Films du Paria.Frédérique Brousseau, "Linda Pinet reste passionnée par les projets cinématographiques". Qui Fait Quoi, August 22, 2024.
She did not have a writing credit on Forcier's 2024 film Ababooned (Ababouiné), although she was a producer, and the couple's sons François Pinet-Forcier and Renaud Pinet-Forcier were co-writers of the film.Kim Izzo, "André Forcier’s Ababouiné to close 2024 Fantasia film festival". Playback, July 4, 2024.
Filmography 2004: Acapulco Gold – editor 2005: The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert) – writer 2007: Happiness Bound (Un cri au bonheur) - editor 2009: Je me souviens – producer, writer, editor 2011: Coteau Rouge – producer, writer 2016: Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes) – producer, writer 2019: Forgotten Flowers (Les fleurs oubliées) – producer, writer 2024: Ababooned (Ababouiné) – producer
Awards
Award Date Category Film Result Prix Jutra/Iris 2010 Best Screenplay Je me souviens Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jutra 2010: les films phares de 2010 se partagent les prix". Films du Québec, March 29, 2010. Best Editing 2014 Best Film Coteau rouge Odile Tremblay, "Monsieur Lazhar, Coteau rouge et Café de Flore dominent la course à la 14e Soirée des Jutra". Le Devoir, February 1, 2012. Best Screenplay 2017 Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes) 2024 Best Film Ababooned (Ababouiné) "Vampire humaniste domine le Gala Québec Cinéma avec 22 nowo enminations". Ici Radio-Canada, October 8, 2024.
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