Marie-Hélène Turcotte (1971, Joliette, Quebec, Canada[1]) is a Canadian animation film director and artist. She studied architecture and produced two short animated films.[2]
In 2010, Turcotte directed a short film The Formation of Clouds. It was shown on a number of festivals including the 2010 Montreal Animation Film Festival[3] and won the prizes of the 2011 Filmfest Dresden as the best animation film[4] and of the 2011 International Film Festival for Youth in Vancouver as the Most Innovative Short Film.[5]
Her short film Red of the Yew Tree was aired in the Short Cuts program at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival,[6] at the Animafest Zagreb,[1] and at the 2017 GLAS Animation Film Festival.[7] For this film, Turcotte (jointly with Felix Dufour-Laperrière, the editor) was shortlisted for a 2017 Canadian Screen Award in the Best Animated Short category.[8] Turcotte herself said about the film that the red berries symbolize the blood loss of women and refers to offspring; the yew was recognized by Ancient Greeks and Romans as a symbol of life and death.[9]
Turcotte said in an interview that after completing Red of the Yew Tree she started to work on a new short film, MC, on a man living in a city.[9]
Filmography
edit- The Formation of Clouds (French: La formation des nuages, 2010)[10]
- Red of the Yew Tree (French: If ou le rouge perdu, 2016)[2]
- M. Carreaux, (2020)
References
edit- ^ a b "IF ou le rouge perdu / Red of the Yew Tree". Animafest Zagreb. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Zwischen Tradition und VR – das Animafest Zagreb" (in German). Berlin Film Festival. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ Lavoie, André (2 December 2010). "Les 9es Sommets du cinéma d'animation de Montréal - Beaucoup d'animation(s)" (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Festival du film de Dresde: 5 ans " Focus Québec " - prix du meilleur film d'animation pour Marie-Hélène Turcotte" (in French). Quebec Representative in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "2011 Awards". Reel 2 Real: A Celebration of Moving Images for Youth Society. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Red of the Yew Tree". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (26 January 2016). "GLAS 2017 Announces Official Selections". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b Brownridge, William. "TFS Festival Quickie: Marie-Hélène Turcotte, director of Red of the Yew Tree". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "La formation des nuages" (in French). National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 27 February 2017.