Cinémathèque québécoise

The Cinémathèque québécoise is a film conservatory in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its purpose is to preserve and document film and television footage and related documents and artifacts for future use by the public.[1] The Cinémathèque's collections include over 35,000 films from all eras and countries, 25,000 television programmes, 28,000 posters, 600,000 photos, 2,000 pieces of historical equipment,[2] 15,000 scripts and production documents, 45,000 books, 3,000 magazine titles, thousands of files as well as objects, props and costumes.[1] The conservatory also includes a film theatre which screens rarely seen film and video.[3]

The Cinémathèque québécoise.

It is located at 355 De Maisonneuve Boulevard East, in the city's Quartier Latin, which is also part of the new Quartier des Spectacles cultural district.[4] The Institut national de l'image et du son is located next door.[5]

History

The Connaissance du cinéma, soon after renamed the Cinémathèque canadienne, was founded in 1963.[6][7]

In 1971 the institution was renamed Cinémathèque québécoise.[8]

The Cinémathèque complex was extensively redesigned from 1994 to 1997 by the architectural firm of Saucier + Perrotte.[9] Awards for the design included the 1999 Governor General's Award for Architecture.[10]

In 2017 the Cinémathèque québécoise collaborated with the Vancouver Cinematheque, the Toronto International Film Festival and Library and Archives Canada mounted a retrospective of 150 culturally significant films.[11]

References
  1. "A STORY, A MISSION, A SPACE". Cinémathèque québécoise Web site. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  2. "Quebec home movie from 1929 may be some of earliest colour film". CBC News, Julia Caron, Mar 28, 2016.
  3. Andrea Bennett (24 April 2018). Moon Montréal. Avalon Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-64049-315-5.
  4. "12 of Montreal's best neighborhoods". Joe Yogerst, CNN • 13 November 2017
  5. Rice-Barker, Leo (Nov 11, 2002). "INIS grads breaking into biz". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  6. André Habib; Michel Marie (19 February 2013). L'avenir de la mémoire: Patrimoine, restauration et réemploi cinématographiques. Presses Univ. Septentrion. p. 79. ISBN 978-2-7574-0439-3.
  7. "Little trace remains of Montreal's glamorous theatre era". Linda Gyulai, Montreal Gazette, May 13, 2015
  8. Yves Lever et Pierre Pageau (2006). Les 400 coups (ed.). Chronologie du cinéma au Québec (in French). Montréal (Québec), Canada. p. 126. ISBN 2-89540-194-2.
  9. Livesay, Graham. "Saucier + Perrotte Architects". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  10. "Cinémathèque Québécoise". Architectural Record. The McGraw-Hill Companies. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  11. "Fred UnLEEshed". Fred Lee / Vancouver Courier, January 11, 2017

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