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Monique Simard, a partner in Les Productions Virage, will introduce the film A score for women's voices.

Produced by Sophie Bissonnette, this documentary shows how in the year 2000, for the first time in human history, women all over the world took to the streets to take part in the World March of Women against Violence and Poverty. Inspired and borne along by this extraordinary movement, dazzling in its diversity, A score for women's voices shows in just 86 minutes the universal determination of women on every continent to change the world, and the imagination they bring to the cause. This film was coproduced by Les Productions Virage and the National Film Board (NFB).

Monique Simard: a thumbnail sketch:
A woman of renowned social commitment, Monique Simard was active in the union movement for 19 years, and then in radio and television as host of public affairs programs. She was also active in politics for four years. Since 1998, she has been a partner in Les Productions Virage, founded in 1985 and now one of the leading Canadian producers of personal films – films d'auteur – with a social theme. In 1999, she coproduced Marquise Lepage's documentary Des Marelles et des petites filles…, which won the 2000 Prix Gémeaux for best documentary of the year. Over the years, she has sat on a number of advisory bodies including the Advisory Council on the Status of Women and the Advisory Council on Science and Technology of Canada. She is currently chair of the board of Quebec's film library, the Cinémathèque québécoise, and chair of Alternatives, an agency for international solidarity.

Everyone interested is welcome to attend, however seats are limited. RSVP strongly recommended.
To reserve your seat, contact Ms. Pauline Dole at (613) 236-6163 # 2075
or by e-mail: pdole@idrc.ca

Organized by : Maureen O'Neil, President of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

2002-03-05

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