Fred Pellerin

Fred Pellerin CM[1] (born November 22, 1976) is a Canadian musician and storyteller from Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec.[2] He is a three-time Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year, garnering nominations at the Juno Awards of 2011 for Silence,[3] the Juno Awards of 2012 for C'est un monde,[4] and the Juno Awards of 2020 for Après,[5] and recorded "L'Hymne", the theme song for the film Snowtime! (La guerre des tuques 3D), in duet with Céline Dion.[6]

Fred Pellerin
Fred Pellerin photographed in St. Eustache, Québec, Canada outside La Petite Église.
Fred Pellerin photographed in St. Eustache, Québec, Canada outside La Petite Église.
Born (1976-11-22) November 22, 1976
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec, Canada
Occupationmusician, writer, storyteller
LanguageFrench
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Years active2000s-present
Notable worksBabine, Ésimésac
Children3

Career

A graduate of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières,[7] he began performing and touring as a story teller in the 2000s. His stories typically centre on the Mauricie region of Quebec where he grew up, often introducing some elements of magic realism into their depictions of smalltown life.[8] In 2007, Pellerin and his brother Nicolas released their first album as a folk music duo; the album won a Prix Félix for Best Folk Album in 2008.[7] He has since released the solo music albums Silence, C'est un monde and Plus tard qu'on pense,[7] as well as several books and spoken word recordings of his stories.[7] In 2012, he appeared on Dion's TVA special to promote the release of her album Sans attendre, performing Gerry Joly's "Mille après mille" as a duet with Dion.[9]

In 2011, a story from his book Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes was adapted by Luc Picard for the film Babine.[7] The following year, Picard released another film of an original Pellerin screenplay, Ésimésac.[10]

With Francis Leclerc, he cowrote the screenplay for the 2017 film Barefoot at Dawn (Pieds nus dans l'aube), based on a novel by Félix Leclerc.[11]

The Time Thief (L'Arracheuse de temps), the third film adaptation of Pellerin's work, entered production in 2020 and was released in 2021.[12]

Awards

He has won numerous Prix Félix from ADISQ.[13]

In 2012, the government of Jean Charest named Pellerin to the National Order of Quebec. He initially declined the honour in solidarity with the 2012 Quebec student protests against Charest's government,[14] but accepted it after Charest was defeated in the 2012 provincial election.[15]

He received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for The Time Thief.[16]

Discography
  • Fred et Nicolas Pellerin (2007)
  • Silence (2009)
  • C'est un monde (2011)
  • Plus tard qu'on pense (2014)
  • Après (2019)

Books
  • Dans mon village, il y a belle Lurette… (2001) — ISBN 2-9225-2855-3
  • Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes! (2003) — ISBN 978-2-9225-2836-7, 2-9225-2836-7.
  • Comme une odeur de muscles (2005) — ISBN 978-2-9225-2855-8, 2-9225-2855-3.
  • Bois du thé fort, tu vas pisser drette! (2005) — ISBN 978-2-9808-9470-1, 2-9808-9470-2.
  • Zoom sur… Saint-Élie-de-Caxton (2006) — ISBN 978-2-9809-1701-1, 2-9809-1701-X
  • L'Arracheuse de temps (2009) — ISBN 978-2-9808-9471-8
  • De peigne et de misère (2013)

References
  1. "Order of Canada appointees - June 2022". Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  2. "Fred Pellerin nous amène à Saint-Élie-de-Caxton". Ici Radio-Canada, November 23, 2015.
  3. "Radio Radio finaliste aux Junos". Ici Radio-Canada, February 1, 2011.
  4. "Fred Pellerin en nomination aux Juno". Le Nouvelliste, February 7, 2012.
  5. Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  6. "Un clip pour L'hymne de Céline Dion et Fred Pellerin". TVA Nouvelles, September 14, 2015.
  7. "Fred Pellerin". TVA.
  8. Brendan Kelly, "Fred Pellerin again weaves his storytelling magic into film with Luc Picard". 'Montreal Gazette, November 26, 2012.
  9. "Céline Dion... Sans attendre: un cadeau bien emballé". La Presse, November 5, 2012.
  10. "Avec Ésimésac, le conteur Fred Pellerin a écrit un film quasi prémonitoire". Ici Radio-Canada, November 22, 2012.
  11. "La bande-annonce de Pieds nus dans l'aube dévoilée". La Presse, July 18, 2017.
  12. Maxime Demers, "Un projet ambitieux pour Francis Leclerc". Le Journal de Montréal, October 17, 2020.
  13. "ADISQ: un 9e Félix pour Fred Pellerin". La Presse, October 28, 2012.
  14. "Fred Pellerin absent de la cérémonie de l'Ordre national du Québec". Ici Radio-Canada, June 8, 2012.
  15. « Fred Pellerin reçoit l'Ordre national du Québec ». La Presse, December 19, 2012.
  16. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
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