François Barbeau

François Barbeau
Born(1935-07-27)27 July 1935
Died28 January 2016(2016-01-28) (aged 80)
NationalityFrench Canadian
OccupationCostume designer
AwardsOrder of Canada

François Barbeau CM (July 27, 1935 – January 28, 2016) was an award-winning Canadian costume designer. He was a professor at the National Theatre School of Canada and the Université du Québec à Montréal who worked on over 700 productions in Quebec and around the world.[1]

After taking sewing in high school, he began his career in the 1950s at the theatre The Caravan of Paul Buissonneau. He afterwards worked as a designer at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert.[1] Among the films he worked on are Léolo (1992), for which he won the Genie Award for Best Costume Design,[2] and Laurence Anyways (2012), sharing the Genie with Xavier Dolan.[3] In film, Barbeau mentored fellow-costume designer and Genie winner Louise Jobin.[4]

In 1996, he received the Governor General's Award, and in 2000 he joined the Order of Canada.[1] He died on January 28, 2016.[5] Dolan's 2016 film It's Only the End of the World is dedicated to him.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Le concepteur de costumes François Barbeau est décédé". Radio-Canada. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ^ Murray, Karen (22 November 1992). "'Lunch' eats up 8 Canadian Genies". Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ Szklarski, Cassandra (3 March 2013). "Canadian Screen Awards: Rebelle wins 10 prizes, including best film". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Louise Jobin". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ Boulanger, Luc (29 January 2016). "François Barbeau, 1935-2016: la mort du maître". La Presse. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ Tremblay, Odile (22 May 2016). "Grand Prix du jury à "Juste la fin du monde" de Xavier Dolan". Le Devoir. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. ^ Bélanger, Cédric (19 May 2016). "Dolan ému aux larmes". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 12 February 2017.