Sheila de La Varende
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Sheila de La Varende was a Canadian film and television executive.[1][2][3] De La Varende joined Telefilm Canada in 1995, eventually rising to its senior leadership circle. She worked there from 1995 to 2004, and 2009, until her death, in 2017.
In 2004 she served as executive director of Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinema.[1][2][3] Working next at Canada's National Film Board.
De La Varende played a key role in introducing Canadian film and television to European distributors.[1][2][3]
Personal life
De La Varende grew up in Ottawa.[4] Her husband, François de La Varende, was a French Count.
De La Varende, a non-smoker, was diagnosed with lung cancer, in 2011, had several years of remission.[4] Her cancer returned in 2015, and in 2017, she had a physician assisted death.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Regan Reid (2017-11-22). "Remembering Telefilm’s Sheila de La Varende". Playback magazine. https://playbackonline.ca/2017/11/22/telefilms-sheila-de-la-varende-dies/. Retrieved 2020-09-29. "As director of Telefilm’s European office in Paris, she spearheaded Immersion Europe, an annual feature film coproduction financing forum. In 2002, she added the director of international promotion title to her remit."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Carole Brabant (2017-11-22). "Official statement from Carolle Brabant, Executive Director, on the passing of Sheila de La Varende, Director, International Promotion". Telefilm Canada (Montréal). https://telefilm.ca/en/industry-advisories/official-statement-carolle-brabant-executive-director-passing-sheila-de-la-varende-director-international-promotion. Retrieved 2020-09-29. "In her many years with Telefilm, Sheila led our European office in Paris for 10 years and was the catalyst for Immersion Europe, an annual feature film coproduction financing forum."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 T'Cha Dunlevy (2017-11-23). "Telefilm's Sheila de la Varende was a champion of culture: A key figure in Quebec’s film and television scene, the Montrealer had a prolific career as a champion of culture.". Montreal Gazette. https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/telefilms-sheila-de-la-varende-was-a-champion-of-culture. Retrieved 2020-09-29. "A key figure in Quebec’s film and television scene, the Montrealer had a prolific career as a champion of culture."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kathleen Waxer (2018-06-03). "Montrealer Sheila de la Varende could tell you where to find the best of anything". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2018-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180605004942/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-montrealer-sheila-de-la-varende-could-tell-you-where-to-find-the-best/. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
