Marquise Lepage

Quebec screenwriter, director, and producer Marquise Lepage began her filmmaking career in 1987 with the release of her acclaimed feature film Marie in the City. She went on to create numerous documentaries and web projects, completing more than 25 works over the course of her career. She also worked with several production companies, including Sovimage, Pixcom, Trinôme, and Virage, and directed productions for the National Film Board of Canada and Radio-Canada. She taught at the Université du Québec à Montréal, the Université de Montréal, and the Institut de l’image et du son. Highly active in the film community, Lepage has served as president of the Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec (ARRQ), as a member of the board of directors of the Academy of Canadian Cinema, and as president of Réalisatrices Équitables. Her socially engaged productions are distinguished by a strong cinematic style. Her documentaries The Lost Garden: The Life and Cinema of Alice Guy-Blaché (1995), Of Hopscotch and Little Girls (1999), and Martha of the North (2009) have travelled around the world, earning numerous awards in Canada and abroad in recognition of her outstanding work.