"L'inquiétante absence" is a documentary that examines the current state of genre films in Québec. In an attempt to answer their questions, the filmmakers conducted several interviews with leading figures of Québec's genre cinema from various backgrounds, in addition to meeting with fans at festivals and conventions.
The documentary that will never see the light of day... Show-Bizniss was an ambitious adventure, meeting more than 75 artists and filming more than 125 cultural events. Unfortunately, in the absence of public and private funding or through crowdfunding, it was concluded that no one wanted to hear the artists talk (without filter) about the industry's cultur.
Érik Canuel (1961 - 2024) was a film director and actor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canuel, the son of actor Yvan Canuel began his career in the mid-1980s making music videos for such artists as Paul Piché, Sass Jordan, Norman Iceberg, Vilain Pingouin and Sylvain Cossette. After shooting a number of TV commercials, several of them award-winners, he worked as a director on the television series Big Wolf on Campus, for the Fox network, and The Hunger, broadcast on Showtime and The Movie Network. In 2000, his Imax film Hemingway: A Portrait won a Genie Award for best short documentary, as well as the Maximum Image Award for best 2D film at the Miami Aventura Imax Days. Canuel also directed Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher in 2000, The Pig's Law (La Loi du cochon) in 2001, Red Nose (Nez rouge) in 2003, The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier Tunnel) in 2004, The Outlander (Le Survenant) in 2005, and Bon Cop, Bad Cop in 2006, receiving numerous nominations and awards. In 2010, Canuel directed the episode "Fa la Erica" (season 3, ep. 11) of the TV series Being Erica. In 2016, he directed a segment of the collective film 9 (9, le film). In 2020, Canuel directed the last four episodes entitled "Collapse", "Orphans", "Relapse" and "The Only Way Out Is Through" of the first season of the TV series Transplant. Canuel passed away June 15, 2024.
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