CRUISING BAR 2

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Robert Ménard
Director

In a career that has earned him nearly as many prizes as his years in film and television, 35, Robert Ménard has produced 18 feature films and eight television series. The latter category includes Un Amour de quartier, Jean Duceppe, that won three Gémeaux prizes and Le Polock, that won six Gémeaux, including the prizes for multiculturalism and for best director. His films include the internationally acclaimed L’Enfant d’eau that won the popular choice award at festivals in Montréal, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and in France, L’Homme de rêve, that won six Gémeaux including for best director, and Ménard’s best-known films, Cruising Bar and T’es belle Jeanne.

Michel Côté
Director

A graduate of the École nationale de théâtre, in Montreal, actor Michel Côté has played on all the major stages of Quebec. For the past 29 years, alongside actors Marc Messier and Marcel Gauthier, has played in Broue, the most successful play in the history of Quebec theatre. For the cinema, he has played in such films as: Le Vent du Wyoming, Liste noire, Dans le ventre du dragon, T’es belle Jeanne, La Vie après l’amour, Cruising Bar, Sur le seuil, Le Dernier tunnel, C.R.A.Z.Y. and Ma fille, mon ange. For his contribution to Quebec film, Côté was honoured in 2006 with the Prix Hommage de la Bobine d’Or. From 2005 to 2007, he served as president of the Grande Nuit du Cinéma à Montréal. Cruising Bar 2 is his first time directing a feature film.