Denise Robert

{{Short description|Canadian film producer}} '''Denise Robert''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born 1954) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[film producer]], who is president of [[Cinémaginaire]], a studio she co-founded with [[Daniel Louis]].<ref name=canenc>André Loiselle, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/denise-robert "Denise Robert"]. ''[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]'', December 29, 2015.</ref>

== Biography == She was born in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]. She is currently married to [[Denys Arcand]] and she has produced many of his films.<ref>Brendan Kelly, "At 82, Denys Arcand admits he's perplexed by much in today's world". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', October 6, 2023.</ref>

She was invited to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] Producers Branch in 2005, and is also a voting member of the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] and the [[Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma]].<ref name="canenc" />

In 2014, she was named a Member of the [[Order of Canada]] for her work in cinema.<ref>Barry Garrett, "16 Quebecers among those named to Order of Canada; Universite de Montreal rector, Universite Laval professor and film producer to receive country's highest honour". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', July 2, 2014.</ref> She has also been inducted into the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] and the [[Ordre de la Pléiade]].<ref name="canenc" />

==Filmography== ===Film=== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| *1988 - ''[[Straight for the Heart (film)|Straight for the Heart]] (À corps perdu)'' *1991 - ''[[The Savage Woman (1991 film)|The Savage Woman]] (La Demoiselle sauvage)'' *1991 - ''[[Montreal Stories]] (Montréal vu par...)'' *1994 - ''[[Desire in Motion]] (Mouvements du désir)'' *1995 - ''[[The Confessional (film)|The Confessional]] (Le Confessionnal)'' *1996 - ''[[Poverty and Other Delights]] (Joyeux Calvaire)'' *1997 - ''[[Day and Night (1997 film)|Day and Night]] (Le jour et la nuit)'' *1997 - ''[[The Seat of the Soul (film)|The Seat of the Soul]] (Le Siège de l'âme)'' *1998 - ''[[It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux]] (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)'' *1999 - ''[[Laura Cadieux II]] (Laura Cadieux...la suite)'' *2000 - ''[[The Widow of Saint-Pierre]] (La Veuve de Saint-Pierre)'' *2000 - ''[[Stardom]]'' *2001 - ''[[Replay (2001 film)|Replay]] (La Répétition)'' *2001 - ''[[Wedding Night (2001 film)|Wedding Night]] (Nuit de noces)'' *2001 - ''Operation Cobra (Opération Cobra)'' *2002 - ''[[Alice's Odyssey]] (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay)'' *2002 - ''[[Nearest to Heaven]]'' *2003 - ''[[Mambo Italiano (film)|Mambo Italiano]]'' *2003 - ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)'' *2003 - ''[[Little Lili]] (La petite Lili)'' *2004 - ''Mr. Jones: Drive'' *2004 - ''[[Bittersweet Memories (film)|Bittersweet Memories]] (Ma vie en cinémascope)'' *2005 - ''Instant Idol (Idole instantanée)'' *2005 - ''[[Aurore (2005 film)|Aurore]]'' *2005 - ''[[Thieves of Innocence]] (Les Voleurs d'enfance)'' *2005 - ''[[The Rocket (2005 film)|The Rocket]] (Maurice Richard)'' *2006 - ''[[Young Triffie]]'' *2006 - ''[[Romeo and Juliet (2006 film)|Romeo and Juliet]] (Roméo et Juliette)'' *2007 - ''[[Days of Darkness (2007 Canadian film)|Days of Darkness]] (L'Âge des ténèbres)'' *2007 - ''[[Surviving My Mother]] (Comment survivra à sa mère)'' *2008 - ''[[Honey, I'm in Love]] (Le grand départ)'' *2009 - ''Romaine 30° Below (Romaine par moins 30)'' *2009 - ''[[Father and Guns]] (De père en flic)'' *2009 - ''[[Oscar and the Lady in Pink (film)|Oscar and the Lady in Pink]] (Oscar et la dame rose)'' *2010 - ''[[The Child Prodigy]] (L'Enfant prodige)'' *2010 - ''[[Route 132 (film)|Route 132]]'' *2011 - ''[[A Sense of Humour]] (Le sens de l'humour)'' *2011 - ''[[Surviving Progress]]'' *2011 - ''A Better Life (Une vie meilleure)'' *2011 - ''La Sacrée'' *2012 - ''Driving to the Edge (Dérapages)'' *2012 - ''Omertà'' *2013 - ''1st Love (1er amour)'' *2014 - ''[[An Eye for Beauty]] (Le règne de la beauté)'' *2014 - ''Real Lies (Le vrai du faux)'' *2015 - ''Ego Trip'' *2016 - ''[[1:54 (film)|1:54]]'' *2016 - ''Père fils thérapie!'' *2017 - ''375 Jeunesse on tourne!'' *2018 - ''[[The Fall of the American Empire]] (La chute de l'empire américain)'' *2019 - ''[[Compulsive Liar]] (Menteur)'' *2021 - ''The Perfect Victim (La victime parfaite)'' *2021 - ''[[Sam (2021 film)|Sam]]'' *2021 - ''[[A Revision]] (Une révision)'' *2022 - ''Filiatrault: Parcours d'une légende'' *2023 - ''[[Testament (2023 film)|Testament]]'' *2024 - ''[[Sisters and Neighbors!]] (Nos belles-sœurs)'' }}

===Television=== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| *1998 - ''Degas and the Dancer'' *1999 - ''Winslow Homer: An American Original'' *1999 - ''Rembrandt: Fathers & Sons'' *1999 - ''Monet: Shadow and Light'' *1999 - ''Mary Cassatt: An American Impressionist'' *2003 - ''Le petit monde de Laura Cadieux'' }}

==Awards== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! Award ! Year ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref(s) |- | [[Academy Awards]] | [[76th Academy Awards|2004]] | [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign-Language Film]] | rowspan=2| ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)'' (with [[Daniel Louis]], [[Denys Arcand]]) | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.today.com/id/4417044/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/invasions-takes-foreign-language-oscar/#.V8JWNZgrLIU |title='Invasions' takes foreign-language Oscar |last=Associated Press |author-link=Associated Press |date=3 January 2004 |access-date=27 August 2016 |work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009041859/http://www.today.com/id/4417044/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/invasions-takes-foreign-language-oscar/#.V8JWNZgrLIU |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[British Academy Film Awards]] | [[57th British Academy Film Awards|2004]] | [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|Best Film Not in the English Language]] | {{nom}} | <ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3490323.stm "Bafta awards 2004: The winners"]. [[BBC News]], February 15, 2004.</ref> |- | rowspan=10| [[Genie Awards]] [[Canadian Screen Awards]] | [[10th Genie Awards|1989]] | rowspan=3| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]] | ''[[Straight for the Heart (film)|Straight for the Heart]] (À corps perdu)'' (with [[Robin Spry]]) | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite magazine |date=February–March 1989 |title=Genie Award Nominees 1989 |magazine=[[Cinema Canada]] |pages=27–35}}</ref> |- | [[16th Genie Awards|1995]] | ''[[The Confessional (film)|The Confessional]] (Le Confessionnal)'' | {{won}} | <ref>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}.</ref> |- | [[21st Genie Awards|2000]] | ''[[Stardom]]'' (with [[Robert Lantos]]) | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/maelstrom-storms-the-genies/article18428436/ |title=Maelstrom storms the Genies |last=Lacey |first=Liam |date=December 13, 2000 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211211651/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/maelstrom-storms-the-genies/article18428436/ |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[22nd Genie Awards|2002]] | [[Golden Reel Award (Canada)|Golden Reel Award]] | ''[[Wedding Night (2001 film)|Wedding Night]] (Nuit de noces)'' | {{won}} | <ref name=goldenreel>Paul Townend, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/golden-reel-award "Golden Screen Awards"]. ''[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]'', January 22, 2013.</ref> |- | [[24th Genie Awards|2003]] | rowspan=4| Best Motion Picture | ''The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares)'' (with [[Daniel Louis]], [[Fabienne Vonier]]) | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/barbarian-invasions-is-gem-of-genies/article1136905/ |title=Barbarian Invasions is gem of Genies |last=The Canadian Press |author-link=The Canadian Press |date=May 2, 2004 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref> |- | [[25th Genie Awards|2004]] | ''[[Bittersweet Memories (film)|Bittersweet Memories]] (Ma vie en cinémascope)'' (with Daniel Louis) | {{nom}} | <ref>"Being Julia up for best picture at Canada's Genies". ''[[St. Catharines Standard]]'', February 9, 2005.</ref> |- | [[27th Genie Awards|2006]] | ''[[The Rocket (2005 film)|The Rocket]] (Maurice Richard)'' (with Daniel Louis) | {{nom}} | <ref>Randall King, "The Rocket scores with 13 Genie nominations". ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', January 10, 2007.</ref> |- | [[28th Genie Awards|2007]] | ''[[Days of Darkness (2007 Canadian film)|Days of Darkness]] (L'Âge des ténèbres)'' (with Daniel Louis) | {{nom}} | <ref>Bruce Kirkland, "They dream of Genies; Canadian directors see films scoop 12 noms each". ''[[Winnipeg Sun]]'', January 29, 2008.</ref> |- | [[6th Canadian Screen Awards|2018]] | Golden Screen Award | ''[[Father and Guns 2]] (De père en flic 2)'' | {{won}} | <ref name=goldenreel/> |- | [[13th Canadian Screen Awards|2025]] | Board of Directors Tribute | | {{won}} | <ref>Alex Nino Gheciu, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/acolyte-star-manny-jacinto-porter-co-creator-marsha-greene-among-special-screen-awards-honourees/article_0a21ad03-aeff-5fe2-a70b-038eecb9c516.html "‘Acolyte’ star Manny Jacinto, ‘Porter’ co-creator Marsha Greene among special Screen Awards honourees"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', March 5, 2025.</ref> |- | rowspan=4| [[Prix Iris|Prix Jutra]] | [[6th Jutra Awards|2004]] | rowspan=4| [[Prix Iris for Best Film|Best Film]] | ''The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares)'' (with Daniel Louis) | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/jutras-put-arcand-in-winners-circle-yet-again/article18260011/|title=Jutras put Arcand in winners' circle yet again|date=February 24, 2004 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918110419/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/jutras-put-arcand-in-winners-circle-yet-again/article18260011/|archive-date=September 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[7th Jutra Awards|2005]] | ''Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope)'' (with Daniel Louis) | {{nom}} | <ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2005/01/31/jutras-20050131/ "Cinémascope leads Jutras with nine"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', January 31, 2005.</ref> |- | [[8th Jutra Awards|2006]] | ''The Rocket (Maurice Richard)'' (with Daniel Louis) | {{nom}} | <ref>Odile Tremblay, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/101552/maurice-richard-et-c-r-a-z-y-dominent-la-course-aux-jutra "Maurice Richard et C.R.A.Z.Y. dominent la course aux Jutra"]. ''[[Le Devoir]]'', February 8, 2006.</ref> |- | [[10th Jutra Awards|2008]] | ''Days of Darkness (L'âge des ténèbres)'' | {{nom}} | <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> |}

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