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Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, born in Murdochville in 1978, is a Quebec director and producer of animated films. She is an associate professor at Université Laval, a theorist, and an author on women's animation cinema.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 1978 Murdochville, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | Concordia University, Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer |
In 2004, she founded the independent production company MJSTP Films, dedicated to the creation and production of her own films.[4] She specializes in animated documentaries. She notably uses the technique of rotoscoping and also incorporates archival footage into her creations.
Two themes stand out in her cinematic work: motherhood, which she explored in Post-Partum,[5] Passages,[6][7] Femelles,[8] and Your Mother is a Thief!;[9] and artistic creation, with McLaren's Negatives, [10][11][12] The Sapporo Project, Jutra,[13] Snowflakes, Oscar, and The Lauzon Theory. [14][15]
As a producer, she is also credited with The Blue Marble by Co Hoedeman and The Delian Mode by Kara Blake.[16] Her films have been showcased worldwide in competitive events, including the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival. [17]
She also served as artistic director and animator on Patricio Henríquez's feature documentary Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd.[18]
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Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre studied in Montreal at Concordia University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in animation cinema and a master's degree in film production.
She then obtained a doctorate in art studies and practices from the Université du Québec à Montréal, with a doctoral concentration in feminist studies from the Institute of Feminist Research and Studies (IRéF). Her graduate studies were funded by the Vanier CGS Scholarship.[19][20] She is an associate professor at Université Laval, her academic research focuses on women and animation cinema, animated documentaries and research-creation using artificial intelligence tools in animation.[21]
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Screenwriter, director and producer
- 2004: Post-Partum
- 2006: McLaren's Negatives
- 2008: Passages
- 2010: The Sapporo Project
- 2012: Female
- 2014: Flocons
- 2014: Jutra
- 2016: Oscar
- 2018: Your Mother is a Thief!
Screenwriter and director
- 2022: Lauzon's Theory[15]
Producer
- 2009: The Delian Mode by Kara Blake
- 2014: The Blue Marble by Co Hoedeman
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre is also an author on women and animated cinema: she has published books and scientific articles on the subject.[22][23][24]
Books
- Saint-Pierre, Marie-Josée (2024). Women and Film Animation: A Feminist Corpus at the National Film Board of Canada 1939-1989. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-0326-8536-6.
- Saint-Pierre, Marie-Josée (2022). Femmes et cinéma d'animaiton: Un corpus féministe à l'Office national du film du Canada 1939-1989. Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal. ISBN 978-2-7606-4577-6.
Scientific publications
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. et Lebel, E. (2023). Celebrating and Sharing a Heritage of Black People : Martine Chartrand, Animation Filmmaker. Recherches Féministes. vol. 35, no.1. doi:10.7202/1099910ar [25]
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. (2020). Quebec animation cinema and women's agentivity: an exploration of sexuality and desire through the works of three animators produced at the National Film Board of Canada. Animation Studies, The Peer-reviewed Open Access Online Journal for Animation History and Theory, Volume15. partie de ISSN 1930-1928[26]
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. (2019). Cinéma d’animation québécois et agentivité féminine: une exploration de la sexualité et du désir à travers trois oeuvres d’animatrices produites à l’Office national du film du Canada. Nouvelles Vues, Volume 20 (1-18). doi:10.7202/1069291ar[27]
Book Chapter
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. (2022). La Ménagère (The Housewife, Bennett, 1975) et la notion de sexage. Dans Julie Ravary-Pilon et Ersy Contogouris (Dir.). Pour des histoires audiovisuelles des femmes au Québec : diversité, divergence et confluence. Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal. part of ISBN 978-2-7606-4577-6[28]
Other publications
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. (2023) Compte-rendu: Johanne Jutras, Pornographies. Recherches Féministes. doi:10.7202/1108782ar[29]
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. (2023). Women and animated film: an introduction. International Animated Film Association Magazine. vol. 34, no.1. OCLC: 300299292[30]
- Saint-Pierre, M.J. et Brun, J. (2023). Estelle Lebel (1945–2022), chercheuse, professeure, réalisatrice et militante féministe. Recherches Féministes. vol. 35, no.1. doi:10.7202/1099891ar[31]
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. (2021) Compte-rendu: Julie Ravary-Pilon, Femmes, nation et nature dans le cinéma québécois. Recherches Féministes, vol. 34, no.1. (248-253). doi:10.7202/1076634ar
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. (2020). Francine Desbiens récompensée du prix René Jodoin aux 18e Sommets du Cinéma d’Animation de Montréal. Synoptique, An Online Journal of Film and Moving Images Studies, Volume 9.1 (162-167). partie de ISSN 1715-7641[32]
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. (22 mai 2014). I am caught up in the whirlwind of Cannes. HuffPost Canada: the blog.[33]
- Saint-Pierre, M.-J. (20 mai 2014). My first time at Cannes: the trip of my life! HuffPost Canada: the blog.[34]
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As part of her academic research, she led the creation of two animation series, developed in collaboration with students under her supervision.
2021: Series of twenty-two documentary animated short films produced for the web documentary Les infirmières de la folie.[35][36]
2024: Series of four experimental animated short films ( Passer au travers, Espoir, Montages russes et Impuissance) produced for the project Visuallys For a Visual Language of Mental Health: Exploring the Power of the Image to Change Social Representations.
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Lauzon's Theory (2022) [37]
- Official selection Not Short on talent at Cannes 2022[38][39]
- Nomination for the Quebec College Cinema Award (PCCQ), 2022 (Canada) [40]
- Official selection Regard - Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2023 (Canada)[41]
Your Mother is a Thief! (2018)[42]
Oscar (2016)
- Animation, Yorkton Film Festival, 2017 (Canada)[45]
- Audience Choice Award for Program A, New York City Short Film Festival 2016 (USA)[45]
- Nomination at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois (Canada)[46]
- Nomination for best animated short film at the 2016 Quebec Cinema Gala (Canada) [47]
- Official selection Regard - Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2017 (Canada)[48]
Jutra (2014)
- Gémeaux Award, Best animated television show 2015 (Canada)[49]
- Jutra Award, Best short animated film 2015 (Canada).[50]
- Canadian Screen Awards, Best short documentary 2015 (Canada)[51]
- Méliès "Light of Québec", Festival du Film Court de Mont-Tremblant 2014 (Canada)[49]
- Mention best animated film from Canada, Sommets du cinéma d’animation 2014 (Canada)[49]
- Official selection at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2014 (Canada)[51][17]
- Official selection in international short film competition at the Montreal International Documentary Meetings 2014 (Canada)[51][52]
Femelles (2012)
Best Short Documentary Film, St. Louis International Film Festival 2012 (USA)[53]
Passages (2008)[54]
- Best Documentary Film, Sapporo International Shortfest 2009 (Japan)[55]
- Best Animation Film, Brooklyn International Film Festival 2009 (USA)[54]
- Public Award for Best Foreign Short Film Public, Créteil's Woman Film Festival 2009 (France)[54]
- Special Jury Award, Personal Expression and Advocacy, Austin Festival 2008 (USA)[54]
- Honorable Mention, Best Canadian Short Film, Atlantic Film Festival 2008 (Canada)[54]
- Special Mention, Golden Key Award, Kassel Dokumentarfilm und Videofest 2008 (Germany)[54]
- Nomination for Best Short Documentary Film, Genie Award 2010 (Canada)[54]
- Selection for the Canada's Top Ten, Best Short Films, by the Toronto International Film Festival, 2009 (Canada)[54]
McLaren's Negatives (2006)
- Jutra Award for Best Animated Film 2007 (Québec) [56]
- Honorable Mention best short film, Silverdocs 2006 (USA)[57]
- Best Debut Film, Animation, Message to Man International Film Festival, St Petersbourg 2006 (Russia)[58]
- Best Short Contemporary Film, Sapporo International Shortfest 2006 (Japan)[59]
- Bear in Gold, Festival Der Nationen 2006 (Austria)[57]
- Best Short Documentary Film, Animation Block Party New York 2006 (USA)[58]
- Best Animation Film, Dokufest 2006 (Kosovo)
- Best International Documentary, Santiago International Short Film Festival 2006 (Chile)
- Best Director Animation, Monstramundo 2006 (Brazil)
- Best Script Animation, Monstramundo 2006 (Brazil)
- Youth Jury Award for Most Inspirational Short Film, Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth 2007 (Canada)
- First Prize in the Documentary Section, 10 Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges de Sagunt 2007 (Spain)
- Best Documentary, PA Film Institute Festival 2007 (USA)
- Platinum Remi, Best Animation, Worldfest Houston 2007 (USA)[57]
- Special Jury Prize, Directing, Indianapolis Film Festival 2007 (USA)[57]
- Best Documentary, Arizona International Film Festival 2007 (USA)
- Special Jury Award for Best Animated Film, Ismailia International Film Festival 2007 (Egypt)
- Best Documentary, Filmest Badalona Festival 2007 (Spain)
- Honorable Mention, Best Short International Film, Festival International de Curtas de Belo Horizonte 2006 (Brazil)
- Honorable Mention, International Animation Competition, Monterrey International Festival 2006 (Mexico)[57]
- Special Mention Animation, Seddicorto International Festival 2006 (Italia)
- Special Mention Animation, Luciana Film Festival 2006 (Italia)
Post-Partum (2004)
- Special Jury Prize for Most Innovative Approach, Guangzhou International Documentary Festival 2005 (China)
- Gold Special Jury Award, Worldfest Houston 2005 (USA)[5]
- GAIA Award, Moondance International Film Festival 2005 (USA)[5]
- Shoestring Award, Rochester International Film Festival 2005 (USA)[5]
- Artistic Development Award, Imperial Tobacco Canada Arts Council 2004
- J.A. De Sève Graduate Award 2004, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Canada)
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