Guy Roberge was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, politician and civil servant.
13 Facts About Guy Roberge
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Guy Roberge served as Canada's Government Film Commissioner during the 1950s and 60s, in which capacity he ran the National Film Board of Canada.
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Guy Roberge was the first French Canadian to occupy this role.
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Guy Roberge was born in Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec, and grew up in Inverness.
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Guy Roberge studied at Petit Seminaire de Quebec, and then went on to graduate with a degree in law from Universite Laval.
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Guy Roberge entered politics in the 1944 Quebec general election, when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the Liberal party in Lotbiniere.
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Guy Roberge had been responsible for co-writing a chapter of the Massey Report which dealt with Canadian film, and served on the Board of Governors of the National Film Board.
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Guy Roberge initiated new series such as Candid Eye and Panoramique.
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When Guy Roberge had ensured that it was allowed, the Association professionnelle des cineastes and the Society of Film Makers were established by NFB staff in 1962.
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Later in the 1960s, Guy Roberge began to feel that there was a need for a Canadian film body that was independent from both the NFB and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to provide backing for the country's film-makers.
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Guy Roberge took his ideas to the government, and this new organisation eventually emerged as the Canadian Film Development Corporation in 1967.
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Guy Roberge had hoped to become the new President of the CBC, but when this role was not offered to him he accepted an invitation from Premier of Quebec Jean Lesage to become Quebec's new Agent-General to London, effectively the province's ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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In 1966, Guy Roberge was given a Canadian Film Award to mark his contribution to the country's film industry.