Janice Nadeau
Janice Nadeau | |
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.jpg) Nadeau in 2017 | |
| Born | Janice Nadeau |
| Occupation(s) | Illustrator, art director and animation director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | www |
Janice Nadeau is a Canadian illustrator, art director and animation director.[1]
Biography
[edit]A native of Gatineau, Quebec,[1] Nadeau studied graphic design at Université du Québec à Montréal and illustration at École supérieure des arts décoratifs in Strasbourg.[2] In 2005, she created the illustrations for Corteo, Cirque du Soleil's international touring show.[3]
She has taught illustration at the School of Design of the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Literature
[edit]She has written and illustrated a number of books. She is a three-time winner of the French-language children's illustration award, winning at the 2004 Governor General's Awards for Nul poisson où aller,[4] the 2008 Governor General's Awards for Ma meilleure amie,[5] and the 2009 Governor General's Awards for Harvey.[6]
Animation
[edit]In 2014, she co-directed No Fish Where to Go, an animated short film adaptation of Nul poisson où aller, for the National Film Board of Canada.[7] The film won the International Film Critics Awards (the FIPRESCI Prize) at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival,[8] and was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015.[9]
Nadeau's next film was Mamie, written and directed for the French production company Folimage in co-production with the NFB.[10] The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards,[11] and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards.[12]
In 2023 she directed Harvey, an adaptation of the book,[13] which was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "La Gatinoise Janice Nadeau en compétition officielle à Clermont-Ferrand". Ici Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau, January 24, 2023.
- ^ Janice Nadeau on Illustration Mundo Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Entre ciel et terre" | Mélanie Rudel-Tessier | Grafika Magazine | 06/06 | page 6
- ^ "Swashbuckler, Jabberwocky take awards". Timmins Daily Press, November 17, 2004.
- ^ Pat Donnelly and Kathryn Greenaway, "Quebecers Blais, Jorisch four-time winners". Montreal Gazette, November 19, 2008.
- ^ "Remise des Prix du gouverneur général". Ici Radio-Canada, November 26, 2009.
- ^ "Q&A with Nicola Lemay & Janice Nadeau, directors of 'No Fish Where To Go'". Skwigly Animation Magazine. October 27, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Julie Ledoux, "Nul poisson où aller et Histoires de bus remportent des prix à Annecy". Voir, June 13, 2014.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jutra 2015 : les nominations". Films du Québec, January 26, 2015.
- ^ Valérie Lessard, "Renouer avec l'esprit de Nul poisson où aller". Le Droit, June 7, 2014.
- ^ "Écrans canadiens 2017: vers une domination québécoise?". Le Devoir (in French). March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Dolan et Nguyen dominent la course aux prix Iris". Le Devoir (in French). April 6, 2017.
- ^ Ramin Zahed, "Director Janice Nadeau Pictures Loss Through a Child’s Eyes in ‘Harvey’". Animation Magazine, June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
External links
[edit]| International | |
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Artists from Quebec
- Film directors from Quebec
- Canadian animated film directors
- Women animated film directors
- Canadian art directors
- Canadian illustrators
- Canadian women illustrators
- Canadian women film directors
- People from Gatineau
- Université du Québec à Montréal alumni
- Academic staff of the Université du Québec à Montréal
- Canadian women animators
- Canadian graphic designers
- Canadian women graphic designers