Justine Héroux

Justine Héroux (1942 - June 25, 2021) was a Canadian film and television producer,[1] who was a partner with her husband Denis Héroux in Cite Internationale du Cinema et de L'Audiovisuel,[2] later known as Ciné-Vidéo.[3] She is most noted as a two-time Genie Award nominee as producer of the Best Picture finalists The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982 and The Alley Cat at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986,[4] and an Emmy Award nominee as producer of the television miniseries Little Gloria... Happy at Last.[5]

Justine Héroux
Born1942
Died(2021-06-25)June 25, 2021
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1970s-1990s
SpouseDenis Héroux

Her other credits included the television miniseries The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe)[1] and Tales of the Wild,[6] and the theatrical feature film In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan).[7]

References
  1. Monique Polak, "Film reunites all other arts, Montreal film-maker says". Montreal Gazette, October 2, 1995.
  2. "Film 'city' project tempts two firms". The Globe and Mail, July 5, 1984.
  3. "Film-maker sues Cine Video". Montreal Gazette, March 20, 1987.
  4. "Scorecard of major nominees for tonight's Genie Awards on TV". Toronto Star, March 20, 1986.
  5. "Justine Heroux on 'Gloria', a UK coprod". Cinema Canada, May 1982.
  6. "Quebec Scene". Playback, December 6, 1993.
  7. Matthew Fraser, "Quebec's 'enfant terrible' pulls off heist movie". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1986.


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