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2010 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards
About this playlist
Created in 1992, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards honour the best in Canadian talent. Each year, awards are presented for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in theatre, dance, classical music, popular music, film, radio and television broadcasting.
Proud to be associated with this event, for the past several years the NFB has produced short films to commemorate the winners. These films were screened at the awards ceremonies and are now available for you to view online.
Enjoy.
Proud to be associated with this event, for the past several years the NFB has produced short films to commemorate the winners. These films were screened at the awards ceremonies and are now available for you to view online.
Enjoy.
Selected films
Yannick Nézet-Séguin: No Intermission
- He is a young man; an optimist drawn to dark music and the themes of death ...
- by Theodore Ushev,
- 2010,
- 5 min 54 s
Move Your Mind
- Faith. Heart. Imagination. These are the principles to which director Robin Phillips - known especially for his ...
- by Hubert Davis,
- 2010,
- 5 min 51 s
Bryan Adams: Governor-General's Performing Arts Award Tribute
- Bryan Adams is one of world’s most enduringly popular singer/songwriters. He is most at ...
- by David Battistella,
- 2010,
- 5 min 16 s
Lock
- Choreographer Edouard Lock believes that movement embodies our interests and desires. In this short documentary, we ...
- by Louise Archambault,
- 2010,
- 5 min 24 s
The Sentry
- Actor Françoise Faucher has embodied some of the greatest roles in French literature during her more ...
- ONFB
- 2010,
- 5 min
When You Give of Yourself
- Mohammed and Yulanda Faris are generous and devoted patrons of the arts. Through dramatic re-creation, this ...
- by Lynne Stopkewich,
- 2010,
- 5 min 46 s
The Impresario
- Walter Homburger helped bring Glenn Gould and a succession of other great musicians to the attention ...
- by Anita Doron,
- 2010,
- 5 min 5 s
Buffy
- Folk music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie became internationally renowned with her protest song "Universal Soldier." In this ...
- by John Walker,
- 2010,
- 6 min 16 s
