“With kind regards, I agree 100% with Sophie Lorain’s comments and I would even go further: the galas are over,” says to Le Soleil the woman who, in particular, produces the docu-reality “If we loved each other”. , which airs on VAT.
In her opinion, the inconsistencies in the different categories of twins are not new. “There are strange things about the nominations,” she explains.
Anne Boyer, winner of numerous trophies both as author and producer of the series Yamaska, 2 Frères and Nous, no longer sees the point of a gala like that of Gémeaux, which she had already boycotted for the first time at the beginning of the years 2000.
“We are told that it is to promote our industry, but that is not true. Gala viewers are already watching our series.
“A twin is no use. Maybe an Oscar attracts contracts, but a Gemini doesn’t. Apart from self-congratulations and an evening party, it doesn’t achieve anything,” she says, without putting on white gloves.
On the other hand, Anne Boyer believes that the gala could be replaced by something else.
“Why don’t we dedicate a week to our television, a festival where we can present the first episode of our series in cinemas, bars or cafes where there are people who don’t see us yet?” »
Anne Boyer, who has been writing in a duo with Michel d’Astous for 35 years, no longer believes that a new revision of the categories promised by the section of the Academy of Cinema and Television – Quebec can change anything.
“Today’s disagreements result from a variety of decisions made during redesigns. “It will be difficult to remove categories that have been requested over the years,” she says.
The fact that the music, cinema and comedy circuits have their own galas, but television eventually loses its own, does not affect the bottom line in his eyes.
“Anyway, the days of all galas are numbered. The problem is the galas. We’re not here anymore. Comedy people also tell me they think. »
Last Monday, Sophie Lorain announced to La Presse that from now on she would no longer submit her series to Gémeaux. The producer and actress spoke specifically of “crazy sampling,” “a system that makes no sense,” and “an organization that doesn’t seem to care.”
On Tuesday afternoon, Fabienne Larouche told Le Soleil that she agreed with Sophie Lorain, while also announcing that she would no longer present her series next year.
Like Anne Boyer, Fabienne Larouche is of the opinion that the gala has had its day. “We need to find a new formula, less political, less expensive and more original,” she told me in writing.
Other producers such as Attraction’s Richard Speer and KOTV’s Louis Morissette questioned the exorbitant costs of filing applications, which run into tens of thousands of dollars for producers.
Anne Boyer also believes that “we could do something different with this money.”
On the other hand, other producers such as Guillaume Lspérance from A Média, Guy Villeneuve from Fair-Play and Charles Lafortune from Pixcom told me that they would submit their works in whole or in part next year.
The academy’s general director, Chantal Côté, had been in office for barely a month and invited dissidents to contact her to find possible solutions.
It would be a waste of effort to listen to those affected.
In addition to Gémeaux’s, there are three television galas left: those of ADISQ and Olivier on ICI Télé and the Cinema Gala Québec, selected this year by Noovo.
TVA ended its Artis Gala last year after 36 years of existence.
Martin Matte in numbers
The premiere of Martin Matte live with Patrick Huard attracted 875,000 curious viewers on TVA on Thursday evening, compared to 210,000 for 100 Genies on ICI Télé and 294,000 for Le maître du jeux on Noovo.
At 9 p.m., TVA’s Le bon Docteur (488,000) is slightly ahead of Enquête on ICI Télé (429,000). On Noovo, After the Flood only attracts 78,000 die-hards.
Previously, STAT (1,380,000) had a comfortable lead over Indefensible (1,072,000), as did Infoman (775,000) over If we love everyone else (530,000).