# Marcel Giroux

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Canadian film producer

Marcel Giroux Occupations Film producer Television producer

**Marcel Giroux** is a Canadian [film producer](/source/Film_producer). He co-founded the company GPA Films in [Montreal](/source/Montreal) with André Pelletier in 1983, using it to make [documentary films](/source/Documentary_film), advertisements, [music videos](/source/Music_video) and other productions.[1]

In 1989, after Pelletier died, Giroux shifted the company's focus to [feature films](/source/Cinema_of_Canada) and [television](/source/Television_in_Quebec).[1][2] In 1997, he was nominated for the [Genie Award for Best Live-Action Short Film](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Drama) for *Zie 37 Stage*.[3]

While many producers considered the novel *[The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches](/source/The_Little_Girl_Who_Was_Too_Fond_of_Matches)* by [Gaétan Soucy](/source/Ga%C3%A9tan_Soucy) a poor choice for basing a film on,[4] Giroux purchased the rights.[5] He asked director [Simon Lavoie](/source/Simon_Lavoie) if he would be interested in such a project in 2013; Lavoie claimed to be a fan of the novel and accepted the offer.[4] On 26 April 2016, [Telefilm Canada](/source/Telefilm_Canada) announced financial support for Giroux's production.[6] For *[The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches](/source/The_Little_Girl_Who_Was_Too_Fond_of_Matches_(film))*, Giroux was nominated for the [Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture).[7]

## Filmography

His films include:[8]

- *[Black List](/source/Black_List_(1995_film))* (1995)

- *[Where Atilla Passes](/source/Where_Atilla_Passes)* (2015)

- *[The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches](/source/The_Little_Girl_Who_Was_Too_Fond_of_Matches_(film))* (2017)

- *[No Trace](/source/No_Trace_(2021_film)) (Nulle trace)* (2021)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GPA_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GPA_1-1) ["Info"](https://www.gpafilms.ca/infos/). GPA Films. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ross, Madeleine (25 January 2018). ["Marcel Giroux : producteur de cinéma"](http://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/bonjour-la-cote/segments/entrevue/56249/marcel-giroux-producteur-cinema-la-petite-fille-qui-aimait-trop-les-alumettes). [Radio-Canada](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation). Retrieved 11 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Staff (November 1997). ["The 1997 Genie Awards"](http://playbackonline.ca/1997/11/17/19832-19971117/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Demers_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Demers_4-1) Demers, Maxime (28 October 2017). ["Un roman culte porté au grand écran"](http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/10/28/un-roman-culte-porte-au-grand-ecran). *[Le Journal de Montreal](/source/Le_Journal_de_Montreal)*. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Rose, Alex (31 October 2017). ["Controversial filmmaking and a contemporary Quebec-lit hit"](http://cultmontreal.com/2017/10/la-petite-fille-qui-aimait-trop-les-allumettes/). *[Cult MTL](/source/Cult_MTL)*. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Telefilm Canada funds the production of 17 French-language films for a total of more than $17 million"](https://telefilm.ca/en/news-releases/telefilm-canada-funds-the-production-of-17-french-language-films-for-a-total-of-more-than-17-million). [Telefilm Canada](/source/Telefilm_Canada). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Film Nominees"](https://www.academy.ca/category/2018-film-nominees/). [Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television). Retrieved 16 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Marcel Giroux"](http://festival.telefilm.ca/toronto2017/en/producers/view/9099/marcel-giroux). [Telefilm Canada](/source/Telefilm_Canada). Retrieved 11 March 2018.

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