Rock Demers

Rock Demers, (December 11, 1933 – August 17, 2021) was a Canadian film producer. He was the founder of the film company Les Productions la Fête and produced the Tales for All film series for children.

Early life Demers was born in Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Quebec, on December 11, 1933. He was raised in rural Quebec, and described his childhood as "very poor, but very happy". He initially studied to become a teacher, before obtaining a diploma in audio-visual technology at the École Normale de St. Cloud in Paris. He then travelled around Europe and Asia for two years, during which he became acquainted with Vojta Jasny, Břetislav Pojar, and Krzysztof Zanussi. The films were eventually co-produced overseas,

Awards and honors Demers was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier in 1987 by the government of Quebec. He received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 1998. Demers was also conferred the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, as well as the Giffoni Film Festival's François Truffaut Award.

Selected filmography The Christmas Martian (Le Martien de Noël) - 1971 Maria Chapdelaine - 1983, appeared in film as an actor The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) - 1985 The Peanut Butter Solution - 1985 Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine) - 1986, also appeared as an actor Hathi, the Elephant - 2000 The Hidden Fortress (La Forteresse suspendue) - 2001 Summer with the Ghosts - 2003 A Cargo to Africa (Un cargo pour l'Afrique) - 2009