Carmen Bourassa
Carmen Bourassa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Television producer |
Carmen Bourassa (1942 – 25 December 2021) was a Canadian television producer.[1]
Life and career[edit]
Bourassa was born the oldest of seven children in Trois-Rivières in 1942. She attended the École normale du Christ-Roi and began working for the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Quebec. There, she led the movement to allow educational television programs for children in schools.[2] Subsequently, the program Passe-Partout was created, and she participated in the production of 125 episodes alongside Louise Poliquin and Laurent Lachance.[2]
He continued with the production of Passe-Partout into the 1990s as well as that of Tandem.[3] In 2009, she explained to Le Nouvelliste that the series which she produced centered around childhood education.[2] Her later series included Graffiti on Télé-Québec from 1992 to 1995, Zap on Télé-Quebec from 1993 to 1996, and Toc toc toc on Radio-Canada since 2007.[2] She also produced multiple series for Telefiction.[3]
Bourassa died on 25 December 2021, at the age of 79.[4]
Filmography[edit]
- Passe-Partout (1977–1991)
- Zap (1993–1996)
- Pin-Pon (1996–2000)
- Cornemuse (1999–2003)
- Ayoye! (2001–2003)
- Toc toc toc (2007–2014)
- 1, 2, 3 Géants (2014–2021)
- Salmigondis (2015–2021)
Awards[edit]
- Prix Gémeaux[5]
- Grand Prize of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (2009)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Richer, Anne (22 September 2009). "Carmen Bourassa". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Corbo, Linda (3 October 2009). "Les enfants d'abord". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Carmen Bourassa". Les Prix Gémeaux (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
- ^ "La conceptrice d'émissions jeunesse Carmen Bourassa s'est éteinte". Radio-Canada (in French). 26 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Carmen Bourassa". Ces femmes-là (in French). 16 December 2012.
External links[edit]
- Carmen Bourassa at IMDb
- Carmen Bourassa discography at Discogs
