It was a return to what we know: a Gemini awards gala in all its glory. The opportunity for television artisans to come together, celebrate their industry and their work. A return appreciated by all, which some even described on Sunday as a relief.
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” It’s the fun to see colleagues and comrades again. People are happy to be there. There is something family. One of the big winners of the evening, actor and author François Létourneau, a smile on his face and a Gemini trophy in hand, testified to his joy at being at the gala on Sunday. Yes, “it’s always nice to receive recognition” such as the awards he and his team received for the series That’s how I love you. But it is also gratifying to be able to celebrate television with the rest of the community, during this evening where it is honored, explain his team of producers and him.
“It feels good to find something comfortable,” adds producer Charles Ohayon. Television means so much to Quebec. It’s our television. Its success is our own projects. »
Sunday evening, we celebrated those who have kept Quebec television alive, allowing so many people to find comfort in it, particularly over the past two years. It had been a long time since everyone had gathered like this.
It’s really special. I am privileged, the rest from the pandemic has done me a lot of good. To celebrate so many artisans that I admire, I really find it fun.
Marianne Fortier, who was nominated for Lead Actress in an Annual Drama Series for her role in We
Leaving the Théâtre Maisonneuve, winners and presenters of the evening parade through the press room. After their passage on stage followed the flashes, the questions of the journalists. The usual routine… which we weren’t really used to anymore. The mood was particularly festive.
Julie Snyder is one of those who have been able to continue working for the past two years. On the red carpet, she welcomed the return to normalcy. “I’m happy, because it’s been difficult conditions in recent years — and I’m not complaining, I was not a beneficiary attendant,” she said. It put an oppressive pressure on the team. That this pressure is gone, it relieves. Now we have a lighter heart. »
The big winners and the host
François Létourneau, whose series won a tenth prize, remains down to earth. “Sometimes we don’t win and that’s okay too. It’s not because we don’t win that what we did was not good, he said. It’s nice to see all the craftsmen, the actors, the cinematography, the editing, the music being celebrated. What makes a good series is the whole. “A wish for the future? “We’re going to do a season three, let’s hope it’s good! “, he launches.
Florence Longpré was also rewarded many times on Sunday for her work with Audrey came back. She notably ended the evening with the trophy for best female lead role in a comedy. If she explains to us that the project will not have a sequel, the prolific screenwriter and actress (who was awarded in 2019 and 2020 for her previous series, Can you hear me ?) also claims that she has learned to take breaks from creating. “If only to still believe in your ideas. There’s always something going on, but it feels good to stop just to fall in love with what I’m doing again. It gives a second wind and it also means that we do not fart at the fret! »
A few minutes after the end of the gala, host Véronique Cloutier was one of the last to speak to members of the media. In her running shoes to spare her feet that were abused by the heels all evening, she also lent herself to the game of interviews. For her, “the TV gala has its raison d’être on TV” and it was important to allow it to come back big.
” It’s very appreciated [de pouvoir de nouveau tous se réunir], she says. In the first meetings, we still had pandemic gala reflexes. But we realized that we had a world of possibilities. I liked doing the [deux derniers galas] because it made us think otherwise. We kept things. But above all, we wanted to have more fun this year. »