The '''Association coopérative de productions audio-visuelles''' (ACPAV) is a Canadian film cooperative, which serves as a production company for films by emerging film directors from Quebec. Established in 1971 in Montreal, the organization has played a central role in the development of the Cinema of Quebec, by producing and releasing early-career films by many of the province's most prominent and successful filmmakers.<ref>[https://ctvm.info/les-50-ans-de-lacpav/ "Les 50 ans de l’Association coopérative de production audiovisuelle (ACPAV)"]. ''CTVM.info'', February 6, 2021.</ref> Key producers associated with the cooperative have included Marc Daigle, Bernadette Payeur and René Gueissaz.<ref>David Sherman, [http://cinemacanada.athabascau.ca/index.php/cinema/article/viewFile/3115/3156 "They shoot, they score! ACPAV's co-operative road to success"]. ''Cinema Canada'', March 1986. pp. 24-25.</ref>
Québec Cinéma named the organization as the winner of its Prix Iris Tribute Award at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, to honour its 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|first=Éric |last=Moreault |url=https://www.lesoleil.com/arts/prix-iris-la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-et-souterrainen-tete-des-nominations-076c2df193eda6b324ec5c19af7e866f |title=Prix Iris: La déesse des mouches à feu et Souterrain en tête des nominations |work=Le Soleil |date=April 26, 2021 }}</ref> This marked the first time in the history of that category that it was presented to an organization rather than an individual.
==Selected filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Film !! Director !! Year |- |''8:17 p.m. Darling Street (20h17 rue Darling)'' || Bernard Émond || 2003 |- |''The Absence (L'Absence)'' || Brigitte Sauriol || 1976 |- |''All That You Possess (Tout ce que tu possèdes)'' || Bernard Émond || 2012 |- |''Antigone'' || Sophie Deraspe || 2019 |- |''Caffè Italia, Montréal'' || Paul Tana || 1985 |- |''Cap Tourmente'' || Michel Langlois || 1993 |- |''Day by Day (Les grands enfants)'' || Paul Tana || 1980 |- |''The Devil's Hole (Le Trou du diable)'' || Richard Lavoie || 1989 |- |''The Diary of an Old Man (Le Journal d’un vieil homme)'' || Bernard Émond || 2015 |- |''The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement)'' || Sébastien Pilote || 2013 |- |''Dream Life (La vie rêvée)'' || Mireille Dansereau || 1972 |- |''The Fabulous Voyage of the Angel (Le fabuleux voyage de l'ange)'' || Jean Pierre Lefebvre || 1991 |- |''February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839)'' || Pierre Falardeau || 2001 |- |''The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles)'' || Sébastien Pilote || 2018 |- |''Forest Alert (L'Erreur boréale)'' || Richard Desjardins, Robert Monderie || 1999 |- |''The Heat Line (La ligne de chaleur)'' || Hubert-Yves Rose || 1988 |- |''Iqaluit'' || Benoît Pilon || 2018 |- |''The Legacy (La Donation)'' || Bernard Émond || 2009 |- |''Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas)'' || Jean-Guy Noël || 1976 |- |''Lucien Brouillard'' || Bruno Carrière || 1983 |- |''Mr. Aiello (La Déroute)'' || Paul Tana || 1998 |- |''Montreal Main'' || Frank Vitale || 1974 |- |''Mort subite d'un homme-théâtre'' || Jean-Claude Coulbois || 2011 |- |''Mourning for Anna (Trois temps après la mort d'Anna)'' || Catherine Martin || 2010 |- |''The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)'' || Benoît Pilon || 2015 |- |''The Night of the Visitor (La nuit du visiteur)'' || Laurent Gagliardi || 1990 |- |''The Novena (La Neuvaine)'' || Bernard Émond || 2005 |- |''Octobre'' || Pierre Falardeau || 1994 |- |''A Pacemaker and a Sidecar (L'eau chaud, l'eau frette)'' || André Forcier || 1976 |- |''The Party (Le Party)'' || Pierre Falardeau || 1990 |- |''A Place to Live (Pour vivre ici)'' || Bernard Émond || 2018 |- |''A Respectable Woman (Une femme respectable)'' || Bernard Émond || 2023 |- |''Rêves de poussière'' || Laurent Salgues || 2006 |- |''The Revolving Doors (Les portes tournantes)'' || Francis Mankiewicz || 1988 |- |''The Salesman (Le Vendeur)'' || Sébastien Pilote || 2011 |- |''The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine)'' || Paul Tana || 1992 |- |''So the Moon Rises (La lune viendra d'elle-même)'' || Marie-Jan Seille || 2004 |- |''Summit Circle (Contre tout espérance)'' || Bernard Émond || 2007 |- |''The Wolves (Les loups)'' || Sophie Deraspe || 2014 |- |''A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel)'' || Léa Pool || 1984 |- |''The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)'' || Bernard Émond || 2000 |- |''You Are Warm, You Are Warm (Tu brûles... tu brûles...)'' || Jean-Guy Noël || 1973 |}
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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.acpav.ca/}}
Category:Film production companies of Canada Category:Media co-operatives in Canada Category:1971 establishments in Quebec Category:Arts organizations established in 1971 Category:Organizations based in Montreal Category:Filmmaker cooperatives
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