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Projects

Juliette Pomerleau
Rose Films Inc.
Producer(s): Marie-Josè Raymond
Screenwriter(s): Claude Fournier
Broadcaster: Groupe TVA Inc.
Adapted from the novel by Yves Beauchemin. Juliette has a huge heart.
However, her life dramatically changes when her niece, the mother of the
little boy she's been taking care of, comes back into her life.


Lucille Teasdale
MAX Films Tèlèvision Inc.
Producer(s): Pierre Laberge, Roger Frappier
Screenwriter(s): Lise-Lemay Rousseau, Michel Bouchard
Broadcaster: Groupe TVA Inc.
The life of the famous surgeon Lucille Teasdale, who founded a hospital in Africa with her husband, and devoted her life to the sick.


Monster by Mistake- pilot
Cambium Film & Video Productions Ltd.
Producer(s): Arnie Zipursky, Kim Davidson, Gayle Wilmot, Mark Mayerson
Screenwriter(s): Mark Mayerson
Broadcaster: YTV
3D computer animation for children. Eight year old Warren is transformed into a 7-foot monster whenever he sneezes. He and his sister discover a magic jewel that is desired by the demon Gorgool and are saved from a funnel-like vacuum by a friendly ghost - a dead jazz musician.

Opèration Babylone
Les Productions Sovimage Inc.
Producer(s): Jacques Payette, Vincent Gabriele
Screenwriter(s): Marcel Beaulieu
Broadcaster: Tèlèvision Quatre-Saisons
Based on true facts, this is a story about the world of finance and money laundering.

The Orange Seed Myth and Other Lies Mothers Tell- pilot
Great North Pacific Media Limited
Producer(s): Elaine Scott, Susan Brinton, Peter Lhotka
Screenwriter(s): Marty Chan
Broadcaster(s): Baton/CFRN/CFCF/Vision
A literal-minded 10 year old Chinese-Canadian boy tries to cure his family of a ''lying'' disease.
The story takes place in a small urban setting in Western Canada in the 1970's.


Pig William
Cambium Film & Video Inc.
Based on ''Pig William'' by Arlene Dubanevicht
Producer(s): Arnie Zipursky, Delna Bhesanis
Screenwriter(s): John May
Broadcaster: YTV
Pig William is not your average pig. He is a five-year old piglet with a blossoming mind.
His parents both have active careers, and so his brothers and sister must take care of him...


Riopelle
Productions SDA Ltèe
Producer(s): Andrè Picard, Claude Bonin
Screenwriter(s): Fernand Dansereau
Broadcaster: Sociètè Radio-Canada
The life of the world renowned painter, Jean-Paul Riopelle, considered one of the best
artists of this century. Paint, women, alcohol and sports cars, Riopelle lives with excess and passion. The 20th century, as seen through his eyes.


Slo-Pitch
Anaid Productions Inc.
Producer(s): Margaret Mardirossian
Screenwriter(s): Conni Massing
Broadcaster: WIC
Adult series about the dynamics between a group of people from various walks of life,
with distinct ethnic and family backgrounds, and individually burdened with different contemporary problems. Centered in a bar which sponsors a baseball team, the characters reflect the trials and tribulations of being an adult in the 90's.


Stories of The Seventh Fire- pilot
Storytellers Productions Inc.
Producer(s): Ava Karvonen, Gerri Cook
Screenwriter(s): Greg Coyes, Gerri Cook
Broadcaster(s): Baton/CFRN
Animation and wildlife footage focusing on Native mythology. A First Legend is enacted in which a creature with special powers from the creator loses his powers and rescues his starving people by teaching them to respect the gifts of the Creator, and learns humility. In another, a wolf tells her cubs a bed-time story, teaching respect for nature.


TAG (formerly Tribunal de la jeunesse)
Productions SDA Ltèe
Producer(s): Andrè Picard, Claude Bonin
Screenwriter(s): Joanne Arseneau
Broadcaster:
Sociètè Radio-Canada
Accused of crimes or abused by their families, young men and women appear in
Young Offenders Court. Their stories affect many lives: their friends, their victims
and the professionnals in charge of their cases.


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