Monique Fortier

Monique Fortier
Born(1928-07-06)July 6, 1928
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedAugust 18, 2025(2025-08-18) (aged 97)
Saint-Donat, Quebec, Canada
OccupationsFilm editor and director
Years active1950s–1999
Notable workThe Decline of the American Empire
AwardsGenie Award for Best Editing (1987)

Monique Fortier (July 6, 1928 – August 18, 2025) was a Canadian film editor.[1] She was most noted for her work on the film The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain), for which she won the Genie Award for Best Editing at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987.[2]

Life and career

Fortier was born in Montreal on July 6, 1928.[3] She began her career with the National Film Board of Canada in the 1950s, becoming one of the first women to work for the organization. Although she worked principally as an editor, she was also director of the short documentary film The Hour of Independence (À l’heure de la décolonisation) in 1963, making her the first French Canadian woman to direct an NFB film.[4] She also subsequently directed La beauté mème in 1964, but devoted her career primarily to editing thereafter.[5]

Her other credits include the films September Five at Saint-Henri (À St-Henri le cinq septembre), The River Schooners (Les Voitures d'eau), Acadia, Acadia (L'Acadie, L'Acadie?!?), The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe), Au chic resto pop and The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand serpent du monde). She received a Genie Award nomination for Best Editing at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985, for her work on The Crime of Ovide Plouffe.[6] She received a second Genie Award nomination for Best Editing at the 8th Genie Awards two years later in 1987, for her work on The Decline of the American Empire, which she won this time.[2]

In 2014, she was the subject of Making Movie History: Monique Fortier, a short documentary film by Denys Desjardins.[7]

Fortier died in Saint-Donat, Lanaudière on August 18, 2025, at the age of 97.[8][9]

Filmography

Year Title Notes Reference
1961 Courtship (Le Temps des amours) Editor [10]
1962 Strangers for the Day (Pour quelques arpents de neige) Co-editor (with Jacques Godbout and Georges Dufaux) [11]
1962 September Five at Saint-Henri (À St-Henri le cinq septembre) Editor [11]
1963 The Hour of Independence (À l’heure de la décolonisation) Director and editor [12]
1964 Villeneuve, peintre-barbier Editor [11]
1964 La beauté même Writer, director and editor [13]
1965 Ville-Marie (Les Montréalistes) Editor [11]
1965 Stravinsky Editor [11]
1965 Les Départs nécessaires Editor [11]
1967 FLQ Editor [11]
1968 Les bombes Editor
1968 The River Schooners (Les Voitures d'eau) Editor [11]
1968 Swing la baquaise Editor [11]
1969 La guerre des pianos Editor [11]
1971 Acadia, Acadia (L'Acadie, L'Acadie?!?) Editor [11]
1971 César's Bark Canoe (César et son canot d'écorce) Editor [11]
1972 Chez nous, c'est chez nous Editor [11]
1972 Quebec: Duplessis and After (Québec : Duplessis et après...) Acknowledged as "with the help of [Monique Fortier]"
1973 Les raquettes des Atcikameg Editor [14]
1974 Les Filles du Roy Participant [15]
1975 Jean Carignan, Fiddler (Jean Carignan, violoneux) Editor [16]
1977 Le goût de la farine Editor [11]
1977 Damase Breton, cordonnier Editor [17]
1980 Land Without Trees, or the Mouchouânipi (Le pays de la terre sans arbre ou Le mouchouânipi) Editor [11]
1981 Fermont, P.Q. Editor [18]
1982 Plenty of Nothing (Madame, vous avez rien) Editor [19]
1983 Les voiles bas et en travers Editor [11]
1984 The Last Glacier (Le dernier glacier) Editor [20]
1984 The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) Editor [21]
1985 La grande allure Two part documentary, editor for both parts [11]
1986 The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) Editor [22]
1986 Bam Pay A!: Rends-moi mon pays! Editor [11]
1988 Alias Will James Editor [23]
1988 Liberty Street Blues Editor [24]
1989 The Studio (L'Atelier) Editor [25]
1990 Au chic resto pop Editor [11]
1990 Pour l'amour du stress Editor [26]
1991 The Norman William Affair (L'affaire Norman William) Editor [27]
1992 Papa Editor [28]
1992 The Black Sheep (Le Mouton noir) Editor [11]
1993 Doctors with Heart (Médecins de coeur) Editor [11]
1993 Expectations (L'Attente) Editor [29]
1997 The Fate of America (Le sort de l'Amérique) Editor [30]
1997 Tu as crié: Let Me Go Co-editor (with Yves Dion) [31]
1999 The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand serpent du monde) Final credit as editor [6]
2011 The Private Life of Cinema (La vie privée du cinéma) Self
2014 Making Movie History: Monique Fortier Self [7]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Reference
1985 Genie Awards Best Editing The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) Nominated [6]
1987 The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) Won [2]

References

  1. ^ Tracy, Andrew (August 29, 2025). "Genie-winning editor, filmmaker Monique Fortier dies at 97". Playback. Retrieved August 29, 2025. (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c Topalovich, Maria (2000). And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
  3. ^ Morris, Peter (1984). The Film Companion. Irwin Publishing. ISBN 9780772515056, 0772515050. p. 117.
  4. ^ Jean, Marcel; Loiselle, Marie-Claude (Summer 1995). "Entretien avec Monique Fortier" (PDF). 24 images (in French) (77): 16–18. 0707-9389 (print); 1923-5097 (web).
  5. ^ Marshall, Bill (2001). Quebec National Cinema. McGill–Queen's University Press. ISBN 9780773521162. p. 214.
  6. ^ a b c Scott, Jay (February 15, 1985). "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail.
  7. ^ a b "Making Movie History: Monique Fortier". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "The National Film Board of Canada honours the legacy of editor and filmmaker Monique Fortier". National Film Board of Canada. Government of Canada. August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  9. ^ "Monique Fortier". Mount Royal Commemorative Services (in French). August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  10. ^ "Le Temps des amours". Office national du film du Canada (in French). Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Monique Fortier". film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  12. ^ "À l'heure de la décolonisation". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  13. ^ "La beauté même". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  14. ^ "Les raquettes des Atcikameg". Office national du film du Canada (in French). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  15. ^ "Les filles du Roy". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  16. ^ "Jean Carignan, violoneux". National Film Board of Canada (in English and French). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  17. ^ "Damase Breton, cordonnier". National Film Board of Canada (in English and French). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  18. ^ "Fermont P.Q. : film by Clément Perron and Monique Fortier". Library and Archives Canada. November 25, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  19. ^ "Plenty of Nothing". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "Le dernier glacier (1984) | IDFA Archive". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  21. ^ "Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe de Denys Arcand (1983)". Unifrance (in French). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  22. ^ "The Decline of the American Empire | Credits". Vancouver International Film Festival. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  23. ^ "Alias Will James". Office national du film du Canada (in French and English). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  24. ^ "Liberty Street Blues (1988) | IDFA Archive". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  25. ^ "The Studio". National Film Board of Canada Collection. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  26. ^ "Pour l'amour du stress". Office national du film du Canada (in French and English). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  27. ^ "L'affaire Norman William". Office national du film du Canada (in French). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  28. ^ "Papa". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  29. ^ "Expectations". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  30. ^ "Le sort de l'Amérique". Office national du film du Canada (in French). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  31. ^ "Tu as crié LET ME GO". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
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