{{Short description|Canadian screenwriter and film producer}} '''Linda Pinet''' is a Canadian screenwriter and film producer, most noted for her collaborations with her husband André Forcier as a co-producer and co-writer of many of his films.<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/medium-large/segments/entrevue/73031/histoire-couple-andre-forcier-linda-pinet-partenaires-vie-cinema "André Forcier et Linda Pinet : se donner pour le cinéma"]. Ici Radio-Canada, May 22, 2018.</ref>
She began her career as a film editor, including on Forcier's ''Acapulco Gold'', before her first full cowriting credit on ''The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert)''.<ref>Philippe Gajan, "Entretien avec André Forcier". ''24 images'', No, 149 (March–April 2009). pp. 48-51.</ref> and has had writing and/or production credits on every Forcier film thereafter.<ref>Anne-Marie Gravel, [https://www.lequotidien.com/2016/09/15/une-histoire-damour-impossible-6c68e5660cd7bbab13e0eb7ca21cdf93/ "Une histoire d'amour impossible"]. ''Le Quotidien'', September 15, 2016.</ref> She and Forcier cofounded the independent film studio Les Films du Paria.<ref>Frédérique Brousseau, [https://qfq.com/spip.php?article102335 "Linda Pinet reste passionnée par les projets cinématographiques"]. ''Qui Fait Quoi'', August 22, 2024.</ref>
She did not have a writing credit on Forcier's 2024 film ''Ababooned (Ababouiné)'', although she was a producer, and the couple's sons François Pinet-Forcier and Renaud Pinet-Forcier were co-writers of the film.<ref>Kim Izzo, [https://playbackonline.ca/2024/07/04/andre-forciers-ababouine-to-close-2024-fantasia-film-festival/ "André Forcier’s Ababouiné to close 2024 Fantasia film festival"]. ''Playback'', July 4, 2024.</ref>
==Filmography== * 2004: ''Acapulco Gold'' – editor * 2005: ''The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert)'' – writer * 2007: ''Happiness Bound (Un cri au bonheur)'' - editor * 2009: ''Je me souviens'' – producer, writer, editor * 2011: ''Coteau Rouge'' – producer, writer * 2016: ''Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes)'' – producer, writer * 2019: ''Forgotten Flowers (Les fleurs oubliées)'' – producer, writer * 2024: ''Ababooned (Ababouiné)'' – producer
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 100%;" |- ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Film ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan=6| Prix Jutra/Iris | rowspan=2| 2010 | Best Screenplay | rowspan=2| ''Je me souviens'' | {{nom}} | rowspan=2| <ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/jutra-2010-films-phares-2010-partagent-les-prix/ "Jutra 2010: les films phares de 2010 se partagent les prix"]. ''Films du Québec'', March 29, 2010.</ref> |- | Best Editing | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2| 2014 | Best Film | rowspan=2| ''Coteau rouge'' | {{nom}} | rowspan=2| <ref>Odile Tremblay, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/341526/monsieur-lazhar-coteau-rouge-et-cafe-de-flore-dominent-la-course-a-la-14e-soiree-des-jutra "Monsieur Lazhar, Coteau rouge et Café de Flore dominent la course à la 14e Soirée des Jutra"]. ''Le Devoir'', February 1, 2012.</ref> |- | rowspan=2| Best Screenplay | {{nom}} |- | 2017 | ''Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes)'' | {{nom}} | <ref name="Boutros">{{Cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/ceremonies/gala-quebec-cinema/201704/05/01-5085631-gala-quebec-cinema-juste-la-fin-du-monde-et-two-lovers-and-a-bear-en-tete.php |title=Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête |last=Boutros |first=Magdaline |date=5 April 2017 |access-date=1 May 2017 |work=La Presse}}</ref> |- | 2024 | Best Film | ''Ababooned (Ababouiné)'' | {{nom}} | <ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2110775/vampire-humaniste-gala-quebec-cinema-nominations "Vampire humaniste domine le Gala Québec Cinéma avec 22 nowo enminations"]. Ici Radio-Canada, October 8, 2024.</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1718327}}
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