Pierre Patry
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Pierre Patry (November 2, 1933 – June 7, 2014) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Born in Hull, Quebec, Patry began his career in the theatre as an actor and a playwright. He was a founding member of the Canadian Association of Amateur Theatre. He joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1957 as a writer on the Panoramique series. Patry was a major force in the beginning of the Quebec feature-film industry in the sixties. He directed three features, most notably Trouble-Maker (Trouble fête) in 1964.[1] He left the NFB in 1963 to co-found the film cooperative Coopératio with Roger Blais and Jean-Claude Lord.[1] Unfortunately, the company shut down after five years because of systemic problems in the financing and distribution of feature films. In 1981 he was a major player in the development of the French language educational television station Canal Savoir. Patri died on June 7, 2014.
Date of Birth
Nov 2, 1933
Place of Birth
Hull, Québec, Canada
Date of Death
Jun 7, 2014
Gender
Female
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Directing
19651h 44 min
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19641h 22 min
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Writing
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