Paul Gratton Movies Quotations

With the Genies, you've got this television obstacle where you're essentially going into the marketplace with a lot of movies that haven't done particularly well in English Canada. That's a challenge.

A History of Violence does not qualify for certification under the tax-credit system, and does not qualify for certification under the broadcast system, and can't get a CRTC number. If we started being more subjective about the nominations, the whole debate every year would be where do you draw the line? You'd end up with a system where anything a Canadian does anywhere counts as Canadian. We could have Jim Carrey movies up for best picture.

Marcelle has a very particular approach. Generally speaking, she goes for well-crafted, accessible movies. They're not obscure or esoteric. They're really some of the best that France and Quebec and other French-language territories have to offer. So, year after year, you go and most of the films are good. There is a level of confidence that develops.