Official statement by Carolle Brabant on the passing of Lise Dandurand

“On behalf of all Telefilm Canada employees, I would like to pay tribute to Lise Dandurand, who passed away yesterday after waging a courageous battle against illness.

“Lise was, for many of us, both a wonderful colleague and a close friend, not to mention an outstanding professional.

“From 1999 to 2003, she brought her knowledge of marketing and distribution to our feature-film business unit, working first as a senior analyst and then, on several occasions, as an external analyst.

“Following her mandate at Telefilm, she served, notably, as head of Ciné-Québec, where she worked closely with us on the promotion of our homegrown stories and talents.

“Our thoughts are with her life partner, Jean-Claude Robidoux, and her family.”