Robert Daudelin (born May 31, 1939, in Bromont, Quebec) is a Canadian film administrator and historian, best known as the longtime director of the Cinémathèque québécoise. [1]
He was a founder of the Quebec film magazine Objectif, a programmer for the Montreal International Film Festival, [2] and the first director of the Conseil québécois pour la diffusion du cinéma, and has served on the board of the International Federation of Film Archives. [1] In 1987, he made Konitz: Portrait of the Artist as a Saxophonist, a documentary film about jazz musician Lee Konitz, for the National Film Board. [1]
He received Quebec's Prix Albert-Tessier for contributions to Quebec cinema in 2002, [3] a Special Achievement Genie in 2003, [4] and was named as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2004. [5]
References
- ^ a b c Pierre Véronneau, "Robert Daudelin". The Canadian Encyclopedia, August 13, 2007.
- ^ "Canadian Film Fest planned for Montreal". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, May 20, 1965.
- ^ "Prix Albert-Tessier - L'homme de la cinémathèque: La vie en images de Robert Daudelin". Le Devoir, November 9, 2002.
- ^ "Genies award 'Ararat' as best movie". canoe.ca, February 14, 2003.
- ^ "Order of Canada honorees express delight". The Globe and Mail, July 30, 2004.
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