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"Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette" (born 1979) is a Canadian actress, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director film director], and [[screenwriter]] from Quebec. Her films are known for their “organic, participatory feel<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jimmy|first1=Johnson|title=Palestinians denied a voice in Canadian film set in West Bank|url=https://electronicintifada.net/content/palestinians-denied-voice-canadian-film-set-west-bank/12787|website=https://electronicintifada.net|publisher=The Electronic Intifada|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref>”. Barbeau-Lavalette is the daughter of filmmaker [[Manon Barbeau]] and cinematographer [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Lavalette Philippe Lavalette], and the granddaughter of artist [[Marcel Barbeau]].
'''Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette''' (born 1979) is a Canadian actress, film director and screenwriter from [[Quebec]]. The daughter of documentary filmmaker [[Manon Barbeau]] and cinematographer [[Philippe Lavalette]] and the granddaughter of artist [[Marcel Barbeau]],<ref name=paix /> she is best known to international audiences for her award-winning 2012 film ''[[Inch'Allah (2012 film)|Inch'Allah]]''.<ref name=fivequestions>[http://filmmakermagazine.com/51528-five-questions-with-inchallah-director-anais-barbeau-lavalette/ "Five Questions with Inch’Allah Director Anais Barbeau-Lavalette"]. ''[[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker]]'', September 8, 2012.</ref>


Originally prominent as a child actor, her credits included the series ''[[Le Club des 100 Watts]]'' and ''[[À nous deux!]]''. She later began making documentary films, including ''Les Petits princes des bidonvilles'' (2000), ''Buenos Aires, no llores'' (2001)<ref name=paix>[http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/arts_et_spectacles/2013/02/14/005-artiste-paix-prix.shtml "Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette nommée Artiste pour la paix"]. [[CBC News|Radio-Canada]], February 14, 2013.</ref> and ''Si j’avais un chapeau'' (2005),<ref name=fivequestions /> before releasing her first feature film, ''[[The Ring (2007 film)|The Ring]]'', in 2007.<ref name=fivequestions /> She later made the documentary films ''Les petits géants'' (2009) and ''Se souvenir des cendres'' (2010) before releasing ''Inch'Allah''.<ref name=paix /> ''Se souvenir des cendres'', a documentary about the making of [[Denis Villeneuve]]'s 2010 film ''[[Incendies]]'', won the [[Prix Gémeaux]] for Best Cultural Documentary in 2011.
Originally prominent as a child actor, her credits included the series ''[[Le Club des 100 Watts]]'' and ''[[À nous deux!]]''. She later began making [[documentary films]], including ''Les Petits princes des bidonvilles'' (2000), ''Buenos Aires, no llores'' (2001)<ref name=paix>[http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/arts_et_spectacles/2013/02/14/005-artiste-paix-prix.shtml "Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette nommée Artiste pour la paix"]. [[CBC News|Radio-Canada]], February 14, 2013.</ref> and ''Si j’avais un chapeau'' (2005),<ref name=fivequestions /> before releasing her first feature film, ''[[The Ring (2007 film)|The Ring]]'', in 2007.<ref name=fivequestions />She also published ''Je voudrais qu'on m'efface'' in 2010, a novel which revolves around some of the same characters as ''The Ring''.<ref name=paix />

She also published ''Je voudrais qu'on m'efface'' in 2010, a novel which revolves around some of the same characters as ''The Ring''.<ref name=paix />


Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is best known to international audiences for her award-winning 2012 film [[Inch'Allah (2012 film)|Inch'Allah]].
== Early Life ==
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette was born on February 8, 1979, in [[Montreal]], the daughter of [[Manon Barbeau]], a filmmaker and director, and Philip Lavalette, a cinematographer. Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is an only child. She is the granddaughter of the Canadian artist [[Marcel Barbeau]], who studied under [[Paul-Émile Borduas]], and is known for being one of the first [[abstract art|non-figurative]] painters in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marcel Barbeau|url=https://canadianart.ca/artists/marcel-barbeau/|website=canadianart.ca|publisher=Canadian Art|accessdate=6 November 2015}}</ref>
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is a [[Québec]] native. As a young adult, Barbeau-Lavalette lived and studied in the heavily disputed [[West Bank]] area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Toronto: 'Inch'Allah' Director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette On Her Politically Charged Drama|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/meet-the-2012-tiff-filmmakers-6-inchallah-director-anais-barbeau-lavalette|website=Indie Wire|publisher=Indie Wire|accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref>
=== Education ===
In 2000, after finishing her first full length documentary, Les Petits princes des bidonvilles (2000), Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette enrolled at [[Université de Montréal]], where she majored in International Studies. She than went on to study film production at [[Institut national de l'image et du son|INIS]]. Following her time at INIS, Barbeau-Lavalette travelled to [[Ramallah, Palestine]] to attend [[Birzeit University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ANAÏS BARBEAU-LAVALETTE|url=http://www.informactionfilms.com/en/directors/anais-barbeau-lavalette.php|website=http://www.informactionfilms.com|publisher=InformAction|accessdate=3 November 2015}}</ref>
== Film Career ==
=== Documentaries ===
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette started her film career as a documentary director. Following a year spent in [[Honduras]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ANAÏS BARBEAU-LAVALETTE|url=http://www.informactionfilms.com/en/directors/anais-barbeau-lavalette.php|website=www.informactionfilms.com|publisher=InformAction}}</ref>, Barbeau-Lavalette directed Les Petits princes des bidonvilles (2000), which followed young Hondurans growing up in Montreal<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nick|first1=Dawson|title=Five Questions with Inch’Allah Director Anais Barbeau-Lavalette|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/51528-five-questions-with-inchallah-director-anais-barbeau-lavalette/#.Vj_6MUvjPwI|website=http://filmmakermagazine.com|publisher=FilmMaker|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>. In 2002, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette represented Canada in the United Nation’s Volunteers' Odyssey (Odyssée du voluntarist), in which she traveled the world creating 15 short documentaries on the theme of volunteerism.<ref>{{cite web|title=ANAÏS BARBEAU-LAVALETTE|url=http://www.micro-scope.ca/en/creation/anais_barbeau_lavalette.html|publisher=micro-scope|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> On her return, Barbeau-Lavalette directed more documentaries, including the features Si j'avais un chapeau (2005), which detailed the lives of children across four different countries, and Tap-Tap, a "poetic portrait of Montreal’s Haitian community."<ref>{{cite web|title=ANAÏS BARBEAU-LAVALETTE|url=http://www.micro-scope.ca/en/creation/anais_barbeau_lavalette.html|publisher=Micro_Scope|accessdate=8 November 2015}}</ref>
=== Fiction features ===
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette has released two fiction features. In 2007, her debut fiction The Ring came out and was received warmly by critics. [9] Her second fiction feature film, [[Inch'Allah (2012 film)|Inch'Allah]], has become her most recognizable piece of work.
=== Short Films ===
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette has created many short films spanning across different mediums and genres. Barbeau-Lavalette directed and shot 15 documentarial short films during her time with the United Nation’s Volunteers' Odyssey, and has continued to release short films throughout her career. Her filmography includes such short films as Seven Hours Three Times A Year (2012), Ina Litovski (2012), and even an 11 minute animated short film, Take Me (2014).
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1932706/|website=Imdb.com|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref>
=== Videoclips ===
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is part of the [[Wapikoni Mobile]] audiovisual adventure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.informactionfilms.com/en/directors/anais-barbeau-lavalette.php|publisher=InformAction|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> Through this Barbeau-Lavalette has directed videoclips for musicians, including canadian singers Catherine Major and [[Thomas Hellman]] and hip hop artists [[Samian (rapper)|Samian]] and Dramatik.
== Awards and nominations ==
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette's Si j'avais un chapeau(2005) was nominated for the “Best Social Documentary and Best Research" at the [[Prix Gémeaux]] in 2006. Her feature film, Le Ring (2007) was extremely well received by critics. The critically acclaimed film, was chosen in the Pusan and Berlin film festivals in 2008. Le Ring (2007) received international awards including the New Talent Grand Prize and the [[Golden Lion Award]] at [[Taipei Film Festival]], the Special Jury Award at [[Vladivostok Film Festival]] in Russia, and the Best Director Award at Miradas Madrid Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.micro-scope.ca/en/creation/anais_barbeau_lavalette.html|publisher=Micro_scope|accessdate=2 November 2015}}</ref>
An outspoken [[peace]], [[human rights]] and [[international development]] activist, Barbeau-Lavalette was named artist of the year for 2012 by Les Artistes pour la paix, a [[Montreal]]-based organization that honours works of art involving themes of peace, in February 2013.<ref name=paix /> In the same month, ''Inch'Allah'' was awarded the [[FIPRESCI]] Prize for the Panorama section of the [[2013 Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>[http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2013/02/15/inchallah-wins-the-fipresci-prize-at-the-berlin-film-festival/ "Inch’Allah wins the FIPRESCI prize at the Berlin Film Festival"]. ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', February 15, 2013.</ref>
An outspoken [[peace]], [[human rights]] and [[international development]] activist, Barbeau-Lavalette was named artist of the year for 2012 by Les Artistes pour la paix, a [[Montreal]]-based organization that honours works of art involving themes of peace, in February 2013.<ref name=paix /> In the same month, ''Inch'Allah'' was awarded the [[FIPRESCI]] Prize for the Panorama section of the [[2013 Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>[http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2013/02/15/inchallah-wins-the-fipresci-prize-at-the-berlin-film-festival/ "Inch’Allah wins the FIPRESCI prize at the Berlin Film Festival"]. ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', February 15, 2013.</ref>

==References==
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"Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette" (born 1979) is a Canadian actress, film director, and screenwriter from Quebec. Her films are known for their “organic, participatory feel[1]”. Barbeau-Lavalette is the daughter of filmmaker Manon Barbeau and cinematographer Philippe Lavalette, and the granddaughter of artist Marcel Barbeau.

Originally prominent as a child actor, her credits included the series Le Club des 100 Watts and À nous deux!. She later began making documentary films, including Les Petits princes des bidonvilles (2000), Buenos Aires, no llores (2001)[2] and Si j’avais un chapeau (2005),[3] before releasing her first feature film, The Ring, in 2007.[3]She also published Je voudrais qu'on m'efface in 2010, a novel which revolves around some of the same characters as The Ring.[2]

Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is best known to international audiences for her award-winning 2012 film Inch'Allah.

Early Life

Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette was born on February 8, 1979, in Montreal, the daughter of Manon Barbeau, a filmmaker and director, and Philip Lavalette, a cinematographer. Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is an only child. She is the granddaughter of the Canadian artist Marcel Barbeau, who studied under Paul-Émile Borduas, and is known for being one of the first non-figurative painters in Canada.[4] Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is a Québec native. As a young adult, Barbeau-Lavalette lived and studied in the heavily disputed West Bank area.[5]

Education

In 2000, after finishing her first full length documentary, Les Petits princes des bidonvilles (2000), Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette enrolled at Université de Montréal, where she majored in International Studies. She than went on to study film production at INIS. Following her time at INIS, Barbeau-Lavalette travelled to Ramallah, Palestine to attend Birzeit University.[6]

Film Career

Documentaries

Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette started her film career as a documentary director. Following a year spent in Honduras[7], Barbeau-Lavalette directed Les Petits princes des bidonvilles (2000), which followed young Hondurans growing up in Montreal[8]. In 2002, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette represented Canada in the United Nation’s Volunteers' Odyssey (Odyssée du voluntarist), in which she traveled the world creating 15 short documentaries on the theme of volunteerism.[9] On her return, Barbeau-Lavalette directed more documentaries, including the features Si j'avais un chapeau (2005), which detailed the lives of children across four different countries, and Tap-Tap, a "poetic portrait of Montreal’s Haitian community."[10]

Fiction features

Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette has released two fiction features. In 2007, her debut fiction The Ring came out and was received warmly by critics. [9] Her second fiction feature film, Inch'Allah, has become her most recognizable piece of work.

Short Films

Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette has created many short films spanning across different mediums and genres. Barbeau-Lavalette directed and shot 15 documentarial short films during her time with the United Nation’s Volunteers' Odyssey, and has continued to release short films throughout her career. Her filmography includes such short films as Seven Hours Three Times A Year (2012), Ina Litovski (2012), and even an 11 minute animated short film, Take Me (2014). [11]

Videoclips

Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is part of the Wapikoni Mobile audiovisual adventure.[12] Through this Barbeau-Lavalette has directed videoclips for musicians, including canadian singers Catherine Major and Thomas Hellman and hip hop artists Samian and Dramatik.

Awards and nominations

Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette's Si j'avais un chapeau(2005) was nominated for the “Best Social Documentary and Best Research" at the Prix Gémeaux in 2006. Her feature film, Le Ring (2007) was extremely well received by critics. The critically acclaimed film, was chosen in the Pusan and Berlin film festivals in 2008. Le Ring (2007) received international awards including the New Talent Grand Prize and the Golden Lion Award at Taipei Film Festival, the Special Jury Award at Vladivostok Film Festival in Russia, and the Best Director Award at Miradas Madrid Film Festival.[13] An outspoken peace, human rights and international development activist, Barbeau-Lavalette was named artist of the year for 2012 by Les Artistes pour la paix, a Montreal-based organization that honours works of art involving themes of peace, in February 2013.[2] In the same month, Inch'Allah was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize for the Panorama section of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.[14]

References

  1. ^ Jimmy, Johnson. "Palestinians denied a voice in Canadian film set in West Bank". https://electronicintifada.net. The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 1 November 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette nommée Artiste pour la paix". Radio-Canada, February 14, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference fivequestions was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Marcel Barbeau". canadianart.ca. Canadian Art. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Toronto: 'Inch'Allah' Director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette On Her Politically Charged Drama". Indie Wire. Indie Wire. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ^ "ANAÏS BARBEAU-LAVALETTE". http://www.informactionfilms.com. InformAction. Retrieved 3 November 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  7. ^ "ANAÏS BARBEAU-LAVALETTE". www.informactionfilms.com. InformAction.
  8. ^ Nick, Dawson. "Five Questions with Inch'Allah Director Anais Barbeau-Lavalette". http://filmmakermagazine.com. FilmMaker. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  9. ^ "ANAÏS BARBEAU-LAVALETTE". micro-scope. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  10. ^ "ANAÏS BARBEAU-LAVALETTE". Micro_Scope. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  11. ^ Imdb.com. IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1932706/. Retrieved 9 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ . InformAction http://www.informactionfilms.com/en/directors/anais-barbeau-lavalette.php. Retrieved 1 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ . Micro_scope http://www.micro-scope.ca/en/creation/anais_barbeau_lavalette.html. Retrieved 2 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ "Inch’Allah wins the FIPRESCI prize at the Berlin Film Festival". The Gazette, February 15, 2013.

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