The Paper Man (French: Lafortune en papier, lit. "Lafortune in Paper") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Tanya Lapointe and released in 2020.[1] The film is a portrait of Claude Lafortune, a paper artist who was an influential personality in Québécois children's television.[2]
| The Paper Man | |
|---|---|
| French | Lafortune en papier |
| Directed by | Tanya Lapointe |
| Produced by | Tanya Lapointe Marika Lapointe |
| Starring | Claude Lafortune |
| Cinematography | Hugo Duford-Proulx |
| Edited by | Hugo Duford-Proulx |
| Music by | Viviane Audet Robin-Joël Cool Alexis Martin |
| Distributed by | PSLT |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Lapointe began making the film in 2018 with an intention to work toward releasing it in 2021 or 2022, but sped up production following Lafortune's death of COVID-19 in April 2020.[3] The film premiered at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival,[4] where it received an honourable mention from the jury for the Whistler Film Festival Documentary Award,[5] and won the Audience Award.[6]
References edit
- ^ Pat Mullen, "A Life in Paper: Tanya Lapointe on Her Claude Lafortune Doc ‘The Paper Man’". Point of View, December 4, 2020.
- ^ Marc-André Lussier, "Hommage à l’idole de jeunesse Claude Lafortune". La Presse, December 7, 2020.
- ^ Marsha Lederman, "Documentary The Paper Man looks at the impact and magic of Claude Lafortune’s sculptures". The Globe and Mail, December 22, 2020.
- ^ Alyssa Noel, "Whistler Festival Film unveils 2020 lineup". Pique Newsmagazine, November 5, 2020.
- ^ Craig Takeuchi, "Whistler Film Festival 2020 award winners: From B.C.'s Indian Road Trip to Newfoundland's Little Orphans". The Georgia Straight, December 21, 2020.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "The Paper Man Wins Audience Award at Whistler Film Fest". Point of View, December 28, 2020.
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