The Paper Man (2020 film)

The Paper Man
FrenchLafortune en papier
Directed byTanya Lapointe
Produced byTanya Lapointe
Marika Lapointe
StarringClaude Lafortune
CinematographyHugo Duford-Proulx
Edited byHugo Duford-Proulx
Music byViviane Audet
Robin-Joël Cool
Alexis Martin
Distributed byPSLT
Release date
  • December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10) (Whistler)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Paper Man (French: Lafortune en papier, lit. "Lafortune in Paper") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Tanya Lapointe and released in 2020.[1] The film is a portrait of Claude Lafortune, a paper artist who was an influential personality in Québécois children's television.[2]

Lapointe began making the film in 2018 with an intention to work toward releasing it in 2021 or 2022, but sped up production following Lafortune's death of COVID-19 in April 2020.[3] The film premiered at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival,[4] where it received an honourable mention from the jury for the Whistler Film Festival Documentary Award,[5] and won the Audience Award.[6]

  1. ^ Pat Mullen, "A Life in Paper: Tanya Lapointe on Her Claude Lafortune Doc ‘The Paper Man’". Point of View, December 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Marc-André Lussier [fr], "Hommage à l’idole de jeunesse Claude Lafortune". La Presse, December 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Marsha Lederman, "Documentary The Paper Man looks at the impact and magic of Claude Lafortune’s sculptures". The Globe and Mail, December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Alyssa Noel, "Whistler Festival Film unveils 2020 lineup". Pique Newsmagazine, November 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Craig Takeuchi, "Whistler Film Festival 2020 award winners: From B.C.'s Indian Road Trip to Newfoundland's Little Orphans". The Georgia Straight, December 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Pat Mullen, "The Paper Man Wins Audience Award at Whistler Film Fest". Point of View, December 28, 2020.