# Christian Larouche > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christian_Larouche > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christian_Larouche.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Larouche > Source revision: 1324331434 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian film and television producer For the book publisher, see [Le Quartanier](/source/Le_Quartanier). **Christian Larouche** is a Canadian film and television producer from [Quebec](/source/Quebec).[1] He is most noted as producer of the film *[Louis Cyr](/source/Louis_Cyr_(film)) (Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde)*, which was the winner of the [Jutra Award](/source/Jutra_Award) for [Best Film](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Film) at the [16th Jutra Awards](/source/16th_Jutra_Awards) in 2014.[2] He began his career in the 1970s as a driver for [Cinépix](/source/Lionsgate_Films), the production firm of [John Dunning](/source/John_Dunning_(film_producer)) and [André Link](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Link_(film_producer)&action=edit&redlink=1),[3] working his way into greater roles with the company until making his debut as a producer with *[The Ideal Man](/source/The_Ideal_Man) (L'Homme idéal)* in 1996.[4] In 2000 he launched his own company, [Christal Films](/source/Christal_Films).[5] The company made an aggressive push into film distribution in 2007;[6] although its distribution arm put the company into bankruptcy by 2008,[5] the studio arm survived as a division of [Entertainment One](/source/Entertainment_One), with Larouche remaining president of the division.[7] In addition to his Jutra Award win for *Louis Cyr*, he was producer of the Best Film nominees *[The Collector](/source/The_Collector_(2002_film)) (Le collectionneur)* at the [5th Jutra Awards](/source/5th_Jutra_Awards) in 2003[8] and *[The 3 L'il Pigs](/source/The_3_L'il_Pigs) (Les 3 p'tits cochons)* at the [10th Jutra Awards](/source/10th_Jutra_Awards) in 2008,[9] and of *[Just a Breath Away](/source/Just_a_Breath_Away) (Dans la brume)*, a [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nominee for [Best Picture](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture) at the [7th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/7th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2019.[10] ## Filmography - 1996 - *[The Ideal Man](/source/The_Ideal_Man) (L'Homme idéal)* - 1997 - *[The Ballad of Titus](/source/The_Ballad_of_Titus) (La Ballade de Titus)* - 1997 - *[The Caretaker's Lodge](/source/The_Caretaker's_Lodge) (La Conciergerie)* - 1997 - *[The Kid](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Kid_(1997_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* - 1998 - *[Airspeed](/source/Airspeed_(film))* - 1999 - *The Witness* - 1999 - *Elvis Gratton: Miracle à Memphis* - 2000 - *Believe* - 2000 - *[The Bottle](/source/The_Bottle_(2000_film)) (La Bouteille)* - 2001 - *[Dead Awake](/source/Dead_Awake_(2001_film))* - 2002 - *[The Collector](/source/The_Collector_(2002_film)) (Le Collectionneur)* - 2003 - *Les secrets des grands cours d'eau* - 2004 - *[The Last Tunnel](/source/The_Last_Tunnel_(2004_film)) (Le Dernier tunnel)* - 2004 - *L'Espérance* - 2004-07 - *[L'École des fans](/source/L'%C3%89cole_des_fans_(Canadian_TV_series))* - 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](/source/On_the_Verge_of_a_Fever) (Le Goût des jeunes filles)* - 2005 - *[Maman Last Call](/source/Maman_Last_Call)* - 2005 - *[Miss Météo](/source/Miss_M%C3%A9t%C3%A9o)* - 2006 - *[Without Her](/source/Without_Her_(2006_film)) (Sans elle)* - 2006 - *La peau et les os, après...* - 2007 - *[Taking the Plunge](/source/Taking_the_Plunge_(film)) (À vos marques... party!)* - 2007 - *[The 3 L'il Pigs](/source/The_3_L'il_Pigs) (Les 3 p'tits cochons)* - 2008 - *[Afterwards](/source/Afterwards_(2008_film)) (Et après)* - 2009 - *[Cadavres](/source/Cadavres)* - 2009 - *Taking the Plunge 2 (À vos marques... party! 2)* - 2009 - *[Heat Wave](/source/Heat_Wave_(2009_Canadian_film)) (Les grandes chaleurs)* - 2009 - *[Mr. Nobody](/source/Mr._Nobody_(film))* - 2009 - *[Detour](/source/Detour_(2009_Canadian_film)) (Détour)* - 2009 - *Noemi: The Secret (Noémie: Le secret)* - 2011 - *[Gerry](/source/Gerry_(2011_film))* - 2011 - *[On the Beat](/source/On_the_Beat_(2011_film)) (Sur le rythme)* - 2011 - *[The Happiness of Others](/source/The_Happiness_of_Others) (Le Bonheur des autres)* - 2012 - *[The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life](/source/The_Pee-Wee_3D%3A_The_Winter_That_Changed_My_Life) (Les Pee-Wee 3d: L'hiver qui a changé ma vie)* - 2013 - *[Louis Cyr](/source/Louis_Cyr_(film)) (Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde)* - 2014 - *[Henri Henri](/source/Henri_Henri)* - 2015 - *[The Mirage](/source/The_Mirage_(2015_film)) (Le Mirage)* - 2016 - *[Wild Run: The Legend](/source/Wild_Run%3A_The_Legend) (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende)* - 2016 - *[Un jour mon prince](/source/Un_jour_mon_prince)* - 2016 - *[The 3 L'il Pigs 2](/source/The_3_L'il_Pigs_2) (Les 3 p'tits cochons 2)* - 2017 - *[Junior Majeur](/source/Junior_Majeur)* - 2018 - *[Just a Breath Away](/source/Just_a_Breath_Away) (Dans la brume)* - 2019 - *[Before We Explode](/source/Before_We_Explode) (Avant qu'on explose)* - 2019 - *[Heart Bomb](/source/Heart_Bomb) (Une bombe au cœur)* - 2020 - *[You Will Remember Me](/source/You_Will_Remember_Me) (Tu te souviendras de moi)* - 2021 - *[Goodbye Happiness](/source/Goodbye_Happiness_(film)) (Au revoir le bonheur)* - 2021 - *[Confessions of a Hitman](/source/Confessions_of_a_Hitman) (Confessions)* - 2022 - *Suzanne et Chantal* - 2023 - *[Billie Blue](/source/Billie_Blue) (Cœur de slush)* ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Frédéric Bouchard, ["FCIAT : Christian Larouche, très occupé par ses nouveaux projets"](https://qfq.com/spip.php?article62093). *Lien Multimédia*, October 31, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Julianna Cummins (March 24, 2014). ["'Strong' showing from Louis Cyr at 2014 Jutra Awards"](https://playbackonline.ca/2014/03/24/strong-showing-from-louis-cyr-at-2014-jutra-awards/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Matthew Hays](/source/Matthew_Hays), ["The professionally ambidextrous Christian Larouche"](https://playbackonline.ca/2007/11/26/larouche-20071126/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, November 26. 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Homme idéal, L’ – Film de George Mihalka"](http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/homme-ideal-george-mihalka/). *Films du Québec*, January 11, 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bankruptcy_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bankruptcy_5-1) Etan Vlessing, ["Christal in bankruptcy protection"](https://playbackonline.ca/2008/05/16/chritsal-20080516/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, May 16, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Brendan Kelly, ["Christal bursts out of Quebec"](https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/christal-bursts-out-of-quebec-1117965301/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, May 18, 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Marise Strauss, ["Larouche launches another Christal"](https://playbackonline.ca/2009/05/08/christal-20090508/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, May 8, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Brendan Kelly, ["‘Seraphin’ tops list at Jutra noms"](https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/seraphin-tops-list-at-jutra-noms-1117879591/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, January 28, 2003. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Huard's p'tits cochons film dominates nominations for Quebec's Jutras"](http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/huard-s-p-tits-cochons-film-dominates-nominations-for-quebec-s-jutras-1.766634). *[CBC News](/source/CBC_News)*. February 7, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Barry Hertz, ["2019 Canadian Screen Awards lean toward Quebec and the obscure, and thank goodness for that"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-2019-canadian-screen-awards-lean-toward-quebec-and-the-obscure-and/). *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 7, 2019. ## External links - [Christian Larouche](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488514/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Christian Larouche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Larouche) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Larouche?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.