Dominique Jolin

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Dominique Jolin
Dominique Jolin
BornOctober 24, 1964
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Writer, illustrator, scriptwriter and content producer.
Known forCreator of Toopy and Binoo
Websitehttps://www.dominiquejolin.com/

Dominique Jolin, born October 24, 1964, in Quebec, is a writer, illustrator, scriptwriter and content producer. She is the creator of the characters Toopy and Binoo.

Biography[edit]

After university studies in youth literature, creative writing and scriptwriting, she published her first children's album in 1992, It's Not Fair! which earned her the Mr. Christie's Book Award.[1][2]

Since then, she has written and/or illustrated a hundred children's albums published in French, English, Spanish, Catalan and Korean, many of which have won her awards and distinctions.[1][3][4][5]

In 1996, she created two outstanding characters: Toopy and Binoo.[6]

In 2005, Dominique Jolin presented her characters to a production company, Spectra animation.

Then, in collaboration with Raymond Lebrun, author and director, she adapted her literary series Toopy and Binoo into an animated television series.[7]

Toopy and Binoo season I / Toopy and Binoo season II.[8]

In 2013, Dominique Jolin and Raymond Lebrun created two new animated series for children: YaYa & Zouk[9][10] and Genius Genie.[11]

From 2016 to 2023, Dominique Jolin and Raymond Lebrun wrote and directed a feature-length animated film, Toopy and Binoo, the release date of which is scheduled for 2023.[12][13]

Children's literature publications[edit]

Selected books[edit]

  • Au cinéma avec papa, Raton Laveur, 1991
  • Nom de nom!, text by Pierrette Dubé, Raton Laveur, 1992
  • C’est pas juste!,[1][2] Raton Laveur, 1992
  • Qu’est-ce que vous faîtes là?, Raton Laveur, 1993
  • Mario le pingouin, text by Michel St-Denis, Héritage, 1994
  • Un prof extra, text by Dorothée Roy, Raton Laveur, 1994
  • Pas de bébé pour Babette, 400 coups, 1995
  • Cruelle Cruellina, text by Carole Tremblay, 400 coups, 1995
  • Roméo le rat romantique, text by Carole Tremblay, Dominique et cie, 1997
  • Marie-Baba et les quarante rameurs, text by Carole Tremblay, Dominique et cie, 1998
  • Bambou à l’école des singes, text by Lucie Papineau, Dominique et cie, 1999
  • Attends une minute!, 400 coups, 1999
  • Bambou à la plage, text by Lucie Papineau, Dominique et cie, 2000
  • Destructotor, text by Carole Tremblay, Dominique et cie, 2000
  • Bambou à l’école des bambous, text by Lucie Papineau, Dominique et cie, 2001
  • Juliette, la rate romantique, text by Carole Tremblay, Dominique et cie, 2003
  • Chut fais dodo, La Bagnole, 2016

Toopy and Binoo series (books)[edit]

  • Toupie a peur, Dominique et cie, 1996
  • Toupie dit bonne nuit, Dominique et cie, 1996
  • Le bobo de Toupie, Dominique et cie, 1996
  • Toupie se fâche, Dominique et cie, 1996
  • Toupie joue à cache-cache, Dominique et cie, 1997
  • Un ami pour Toupie, Dominique et cie, 1997
  • La promenade de Toupie, Dominique et cie, 1998
  • Toupie raconte une histoire, Dominique et cie, 1998
  • Toupie se déguise, Dominique et cie, 1999
  • Toupie veut jouer, Dominique et cie, 1999
  • Toupie fait la sieste, Dominique et cie, 2000
  • Le shampoing de Toupie, Dominique et cie, 2000
  • Joyeux noël Toupie, Dominique et cie, 2000
  • Toupie aime Toupie, Dominique et cie, 2000
  • Le petit Toupie rouge, Dominique et cie, 2001
  • Super Toupie, Dominique et cie, 2001
  • Robinson Toupie, Dominique et cie, 2002
  • L’Halloween de Toupie, Dominique et cie, 2002
  • Abracadabre Toupie!, Dominique et cie, 2003
  • Toupie et le sommeil perdu, Dominique et cie, 2003

Binoo series (books)[edit]

  • Coucou Binou!, Dominique et cie, 2001
  • Comment ça va Binou?, Dominique et cie, 2001
  • Binou en couleurs, Dominique et cie, 2001
  • Binou et les sons, Dominique et cie, 2001
  • Binou joue, Dominique et cie, 2002
  • Brave Binou, Dominique et cie, 2002
  • Beau dodo Binou, Binou joue, Dominique et cie, 2002
  • Le ballon de Binou, Dominique et cie, 2002
  • Binou joue, Dominique et cie, 2002
  • À l’eau Binou, Dominique et cie, 2002
  • Ça flotte Binou?, Dominique et cie, 2002
  • Binou-la-bulle, Dominique et cie, 2004
  • Le bébé de Binou, Dominique et cie, 2004

Yaya et Zouk series (books)[edit]

  • Si j’étais toute seule, La Bagnole, 2013
  • Si j’étais super Yaya, La Bagnole, 2013
  • Si j’étais en colère, La Bagnole, 2013
  • Si j’étais un bébé, La Bagnole, 2013

TV series[edit]

  • Toopy and Binoo, season I - 104 X 5 minutes (Co-writer with Raymond Lebrun)
  • Toopy and Binoo, season II - 6 X 22 minutes, 78 X 2 minutes (Co-writer with Raymond Lebrun)
  • YaYa and Zouk, season I - 78 X 5 minutes (Co-writer with Raymond Lebrun)
  • Genius Genie[11] - Concept (Co-writer with Raymond Lebrun)

Feature film[edit]

  • Toopy and Binoo: The Movie - 80 minutes (Co-writer and co-director with Raymond Lebrun)

Awards[edit]

  • 1992 Mr. Christie's Book Award (for illustrations) for C'est pas juste![1]
  • 1993- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Au cinéma avec Papa[4]
  • 1995- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Qu'est-ce que vous faites là?[4]
  • 1996- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Un prof extra[4][3]
  • 1997- Livromagie prize (favourite children's book) for Cruelle Cruellina[4][3]
  • 1997- Finalist for the Mr. Christie's Book Award for Roméo le rat romantique
  • 1998- Finalist for the Mr. Christie's Book Award for Marie-Baba et les quarante rameurs
  • 2000- Silver Seal of the Mr. Christie's Book Award for Destructotor
  • 2002- GVL illustration prize (Youth Illustration Award at the Trois-Rivières Book Fair) for Le Petit Toupie Rouge[5]
  • 2006- Boomerang Award (Toopy and Binoo's website)
  • 2007- Award of Excellence for Toopy and Binoo in the New Canadian Media category[14]
  • 2007- Finalist at the Gemini Awards for Toopy and Binoo, category: Preschool animated series
  • 2016- Gémeaux nomination for Toopy and Binoo (best television series)
  • 2019- Gemini Award nomination for YaYa and Zouk (Best Animated Series or Program)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "1992 Mr. Christie's Book Award Recipient: Dominique Jolin". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ARCHIVED - DOMINIQUE JOLIN". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "ARCHIVED - Award Winning Books: French Titles". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Lurelu: Prix littéraires | Palmarès des Clubs de lecture de Communication-Jeunesse". www.lurelu.net (in French). Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Michaud, Sophie (2006). "Le Prix Illustration jeunesse du Salon du livre de Trois-Rivières". Lurelu: La seule revue québécoise exclusivement consacrée à la littérature pour la jeunesse (in French). 29 (1): 92. ISSN 0705-6567.
  6. ^ Girard, Marie-Claude (October 3, 2009). "Toupie et Binou: la souris québécoise qui rivalise avec Mickey". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Ball, Ryan (March 31, 2004). "Toopy and Binoo on Tap for Spectra Animation". Animation Magazine. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Toopy and Binoo Episode Guide -Spectra Animation @ BCDB". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved April 1, 2023.[dead link]
  9. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 11, 2015). "'YaYa & Zouk' Launches in Canada". Animation Magazine. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Canadian broadcasters bow ToonDraw's YaYa & Zouk". Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Series - Genius Genie - Educational Content for children 3 to 6 years old". Genius Genie. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "Toopy and Binoo the movie". toopyandbinoo.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Ahearn, Victoria (February 15, 2023). "Sphere Films acquires Toopy and Binoo the Movie". Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Le site de Toupie et Binou remporte le Prix d'Excellence dans la catégorie enfants aux Prix des Nouveaux Médias Canadiens". Le Lien MULTIMÉDIA :: le portail des professionnels du numérique au Québec (in French). Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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