{{Short description|Canadian film and television producer}} {{for|the book publisher|Le Quartanier}} '''Christian Larouche''' is a Canadian film and television producer from [[Quebec]].<ref>Frédéric Bouchard, [https://qfq.com/spip.php?article62093 "FCIAT : Christian Larouche, très occupé par ses nouveaux projets"]. ''Lien Multimédia'', October 31, 2017.</ref> He is most noted as producer of the film ''[[Louis Cyr (film)|Louis Cyr]] (Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde)'', which was the winner of the [[Jutra Award]] for [[Prix Iris for Best Film|Best Film]] at the [[16th Jutra Awards]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2014/03/24/strong-showing-from-louis-cyr-at-2014-jutra-awards/ |title='Strong' showing from Louis Cyr at 2014 Jutra Awards |author=Julianna Cummins |work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |date=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
He began his career in the 1970s as a driver for [[Lionsgate Films|Cinépix]], the production firm of [[John Dunning (film producer)|John Dunning]] and [[André Link (film producer)|André Link]],<ref>[[Matthew Hays]], [https://playbackonline.ca/2007/11/26/larouche-20071126/ "The professionally ambidextrous Christian Larouche"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', November 26. 2007.</ref> working his way into greater roles with the company until making his debut as a producer with ''[[The Ideal Man]] (L'Homme idéal)'' in 1996.<ref>[http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/homme-ideal-george-mihalka/ "Homme idéal, L’ – Film de George Mihalka"]. ''Films du Québec'', January 11, 2009.</ref>
In 2000 he launched his own company, [[Christal Films]].<ref name=bankruptcy>Etan Vlessing, [https://playbackonline.ca/2008/05/16/chritsal-20080516/ "Christal in bankruptcy protection"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', May 16, 2008.</ref> The company made an aggressive push into film distribution in 2007;<ref>Brendan Kelly, [https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/christal-bursts-out-of-quebec-1117965301/ "Christal bursts out of Quebec"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', May 18, 2007.</ref> although its distribution arm put the company into bankruptcy by 2008,<ref name=bankruptcy/> the studio arm survived as a division of [[Entertainment One]], with Larouche remaining president of the division.<ref>Marise Strauss, [https://playbackonline.ca/2009/05/08/christal-20090508/ "Larouche launches another Christal"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', May 8, 2009.</ref>
In addition to his Jutra Award win for ''Louis Cyr'', he was producer of the Best Film nominees ''[[The Collector (2002 film)|The Collector]] (Le collectionneur)'' at the [[5th Jutra Awards]] in 2003<ref>Brendan Kelly, [https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/seraphin-tops-list-at-jutra-noms-1117879591/ "‘Seraphin’ tops list at Jutra noms"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', January 28, 2003.</ref> and ''[[The 3 L'il Pigs]] (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' at the [[10th Jutra Awards]] in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/huard-s-p-tits-cochons-film-dominates-nominations-for-quebec-s-jutras-1.766634 |title=Huard's p'tits cochons film dominates nominations for Quebec's Jutras |date=February 7, 2008|work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> and of ''[[Just a Breath Away]] (Dans la brume)'', a [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Picture]] at the [[7th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2019.<ref>Barry Hertz, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-2019-canadian-screen-awards-lean-toward-quebec-and-the-obscure-and/ "2019 Canadian Screen Awards lean toward Quebec and the obscure, and thank goodness for that"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 7, 2019.</ref>
==Filmography== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| *1996 - ''[[The Ideal Man]] (L'Homme idéal)'' *1997 - ''[[The Ballad of Titus]] (La Ballade de Titus)'' *1997 - ''[[The Caretaker's Lodge]] (La Conciergerie)'' *1997 - ''[[The Kid (1997 film)|The Kid]]'' *1998 - ''[[Airspeed (film)|Airspeed]]'' *1999 - ''The Witness'' *1999 - ''Elvis Gratton: Miracle à Memphis'' *2000 - ''Believe'' *2000 - ''[[The Bottle (2000 film)|The Bottle]] (La Bouteille)'' *2001 - ''[[Dead Awake (2001 film)|Dead Awake]]'' *2002 - ''[[The Collector (2002 film)|The Collector]] (Le Collectionneur)'' *2003 - ''Les secrets des grands cours d'eau'' *2004 - ''[[The Last Tunnel (2004 film)|The Last Tunnel]] (Le Dernier tunnel)'' *2004 - ''L'Espérance'' *2004-07 - ''[[L'École des fans (Canadian TV series)|L'École des fans]]'' *2004 - ''Elvis Gratton: Derrière le rire'' *2004 - ''Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong'' *2004 - ''Baby for Sale'' *2004 - ''[[On the Verge of a Fever]] (Le Goût des jeunes filles)'' *2005 - ''[[Maman Last Call]]'' *2005 - ''[[Miss Météo]]'' *2006 - ''[[Without Her (2006 film)|Without Her]] (Sans elle)'' *2006 - ''La peau et les os, après...'' *2007 - ''[[Taking the Plunge (film)|Taking the Plunge]] (À vos marques... party!)'' *2007 - ''[[The 3 L'il Pigs]] (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' *2008 - ''[[Afterwards (2008 film)|Afterwards]] (Et après)'' *2009 - ''[[Cadavres]]'' *2009 - ''Taking the Plunge 2 (À vos marques... party! 2)'' *2009 - ''[[Heat Wave (2009 Canadian film)|Heat Wave]] (Les grandes chaleurs)'' *2009 - ''[[Mr. Nobody (film)|Mr. Nobody]]'' *2009 - ''[[Detour (2009 Canadian film)|Detour]] (Détour)'' *2009 - ''Noemi: The Secret (Noémie: Le secret)'' *2011 - ''[[Gerry (2011 film)|Gerry]]'' *2011 - ''[[On the Beat (2011 film)|On the Beat]] (Sur le rythme)'' *2011 - ''[[The Happiness of Others]] (Le Bonheur des autres)'' *2012 - ''[[The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life]] (Les Pee-Wee 3d: L'hiver qui a changé ma vie)'' *2013 - ''[[Louis Cyr (film)|Louis Cyr]] (Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde)'' *2014 - ''[[Henri Henri]]'' *2015 - ''[[The Mirage (2015 film)|The Mirage]] (Le Mirage)'' *2016 - ''[[Wild Run: The Legend]] (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende)'' *2016 - ''[[Un jour mon prince]]'' *2016 - ''[[The 3 L'il Pigs 2]] (Les 3 p'tits cochons 2)'' *2017 - ''[[Junior Majeur]]'' *2018 - ''[[Just a Breath Away]] (Dans la brume)'' *2019 - ''[[Before We Explode]] (Avant qu'on explose)'' *2019 - ''[[Heart Bomb]] (Une bombe au cœur)'' *2020 - ''[[You Will Remember Me]] (Tu te souviendras de moi)'' *2021 - ''[[Goodbye Happiness (film)|Goodbye Happiness]] (Au revoir le bonheur)'' *2021 - ''[[Confessions of a Hitman]] (Confessions)'' *2022 - ''Suzanne et Chantal'' *2023 - ''[[Billie Blue]] (Cœur de slush)'' }}
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