BIO : Liane Simard
Liane Simard est la pionnière en direction de comédiens jeunesse à la télévision et au cinéma du Québec. Elle travaille comme coach d’acteurs professionnels sur les plateaux de tournage montréalais depuis plus de 20 ans. De plus, elle a écrit, produit et réalisé le film La boîte qui fut présenté au Festival des Films du Monde ainsi qu’au Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. Son long-métrage documentaire, Il était 6 fois, a été pour sa part sélectionné dans plusieurs festivals à travers le monde. Il a remporté le prix Best women filmmaker, au festival Diversité à Toronto et le prix best documentary au Children’s international festival en Inde.
Liane Simard is the pioneer in directing youth actors on television and cinema in Quebec. She has worked as a coach for professional actors on Montreal film sets for over 20 years. In addition, she wrote, produced and directed the film La Boîte, which was presented at the World Film Festival as well as at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. Her feature-length documentary, Il était 6 fois, was selected in several festivals around the world. She won the Best Woman Filmmaker award at the Festival Diversité in Toronto and the Best Documentary award at the Children’s International Festival in India.
Liane Simard is the pioneer in directing youth actors on television and cinema in Quebec. She has worked as a coach for professional actors on Montreal film sets for over 20 years. In addition, she wrote, produced and directed the film La Boîte, which was presented at the World Film Festival as well as at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. Her feature-length documentary, Il était 6 fois, was selected in several festivals around the world. She won the Best Woman Filmmaker award at the Festival Diversité in Toronto and the Best Documentary award at the Children’s International Festival in India.