PLENARY 2 | Hope in the Future

Signis Monday 17

PLENARY 2
14.00 – 15.00 – Grand Salon

Hope in the Future
“The fairy tale is future-oriented and guides the child… to relinquish his infantile dependency wishes and achieve a more satisfying independent existence” (Bruno Bettelheim, 1997). For film-makers like Rock Demers fairy tales can provide us with hope for a better future. He has expressed this vision in films based on fairy tales and in his many productions for children and adolescents.

L’espoir dans l’avenir
“Le conte de fée est orienté vers le futur et guide l’enfant… pour qu’il renonce à ses souhaits de dépendance infantiles et qu’il atteigne une vie indépendante plus intéressante” (Bruno Bettelheim, 1977). Pour les réalisateurs comme Rock Demers, les contes de fée peuvent nous donner de l’espoir pour un meilleur avenir. Il n’a pas seulement exprimer cette vision dans des films basés sur des contes de fée, mais également dans ses productions pour enfants et adolescents.

Sembrando esperanza
“El cuento de hadas está orientado al porvenir y guía al niño… a renunciar a sus deseos de dependencia infantil y a buscar una vida independiente y plena” (Bruno Bettelheim, 1997). Para cineastas como Rock Demers los cuentos de hadas pueden darnos la esperanza de un mejor futuro. Este punto de vista no solo se sustenta en películas basadas en cuentos de hadas, sino también en sus producciones para niños y adolescentes.

Rock Demers (Canada)
Few producers have marked the cinematography of Québec as significantly as Rock Demers since the development of cinema for children is virtually due to him. First he became distributor of children’s films (in 1965) and five years later he started to produce. His “La guerre des tuques” was the first of Tales for All, a series that became immensely
popular. Demers became one of the most famous producers of children’s films in the world. In 1998 Demers received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts.

Chair: Martin Bilodeau (Canada)
Editor in Chief: Mediafilm