Guy Roberge
Guy Roberge | |
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| Born | January 26, 1915 Canadian Film Award |
Guy Roberge (January 26, 1915 – June 21, 1991) was a
He was born in
He entered politics in the
Roberge had been responsible for co-writing a chapter of the Massey Report which dealt with Canadian film, and also served on the Board of Governors of the National Film Board.[4] The NFB began to experience difficulties during the 1950s due to dissatisfaction from many of its French Canadian staff regarding the treatment and status both of themselves and of French language films.[4] When a new Government Film Commissioner was needed to run the NFB in 1957, Roberge's appointment as the first French Canadian to hold the position helped to ease these political tensions, with his appointment being particularly welcomed by the Quebec newspaper Le Devoir.[5]
Under Roberge's time in control of the NFB, two of its longest-running series came to an end; Eye Witness and Canada Carries On.[1] He also initiated new series such as Candid Eye and Panoramique.[1] During the early 1960s, Roberge was responsible for ensuring with the Canadian government that, as government employees, the NFB film-makers' desire to create a trade union was actually legal.[6] When Roberge had ensured that it was allowed, the Association professionnelle des cinéastes and the Society of Film Makers were established by NFB staff in 1962.[6] The same year, Roberge began to initiate co-production arrangements with NFB counterparts in France and the United Kingdom.[6]
Later in the 1960s, Roberge began to feel that there was a need for a Canadian film body that was independent from both the NFB and the
In 1966, Roberge was given a
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j McIntosh, Andrew. "Guy Roberge". The Film Reference Library. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "NFB Profiles - Roberge, Guy". National Film Board of Canada. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ a b "1957". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ Evans, p. 46.
- ^ a b c "1962". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ Evans, p. 113.
External links
- Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. ISBN 0-8020-6833-2.
