Catherine Léger
Writer | Screenwriter
Catherine Léger writes for film, television and theatre. Her script for Slut In A Good Way (Charlotte a du fun) earned her the award for best original screenplay at the Canadian Screen Awards 2019. The film, directed by Sophie Lorain and produced by Amérique Films, was screened at several festivals, including Tribeca, Tokyo and Angoulême. She also co-wrote the script for Little Queen (La Petite Reine) 2014, directed by Alexis Durand Brault.
Her television credits include writing Les Invisibles (adaptation of the popular French series 10%, Call My Agent) (TVA, 2019) and her work on the series Marche à l’ombre (Super Écran, 2017). Catherine Léger has also written for the theatre, including Catfitght, American Car, Opium_37 featured on the list of “Quebec treasures” in translation at Playwrights Canada Press, Princesses – Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, 2011, I Lost My Husband (J’ai perdu mon mari) – Quai des arts, Carleton-sur-mer, 2014 and Free Girls (Filles en liberté) – Théâtre La Licorne, 2018. Her play Babysitter, staged at Théâtre La Licorne in April 2017, was later presented in Ohio, Limoges and Munich. She also wrote the play’s film adaptation, now in pre-production with Monia Chokri slated to direct.
Catherine wrote the film adaptation of the novel La Déesse des mouches à feu (Godess of the Fireflies) by Geneviève Pettersen, directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette. The feature film was officially selected for the 70th Berlin International Film Festival 2020.
Filmography
Goddess of the Fireflies (La Déesse des mouches à feu)
Premier at Berlinale 2020
Adaptation of the novel La déesse des mouches à feu, written by Geneviève Pettersen
Screenwriter | Director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
Production Coop Video of Montreal | Distribution Entract Films
*First place at the box office in Québec (spring 2021)
Grand Jury Prize (Official Competition)- Quebec City International Film Festival, 2020
Canadian Screen Awards 2021 - 3 Nominations: Best adaptation (Catherine Léger), Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design and Best Stunt Coordination
IRIS Awards 2021 - 15 Nominations including Best scénario (Catherine Léger), Best picture and Best direction
Seattle International Film Festival 2021 - 2 Nominations : Grand Jury Prize and Futurewave Youth Jury Award
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy 2020 - Nomination: Gryphon Award for Generator +18
FESTIVALS
Premier at the Berlinale in Official Selection - Berlin International Film Festival, Germany, 2020
Babysitter
In production
Adaptation of the play of the same title, written by Catherine Léger
Screenwriter
Amérique Films Production
Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun)
2018
Feature film
Screenwriter | Director Sophie Lorain
Production Amérique Films
Distribution Christal Films and Les Films Séville
The feature film with English subtitles Slut In A Good Way was first out in theatres in the United States in march 2019 et will be released soon in Chile, Argentina and France.
An English adaptation for the UK is in development.
AWARDS
Best scenario – Canadian Screen Awards, Toronto 2019
FESTIVALS
Slut in a Good Way presented at the Tribeca Film Festival, 17th Edition, USA 2018
Shanghai International Film Festival, China 2018
New Zealand International Film Festival 2018
Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême, France 2018
Fantastic Fest – USA 2019
FIFFS - Women Film Festival of Sale, Morocco 2018
International French Film Festival of Namur, Belgium 2018
Francophone Film Festival Malaga, Spain 2018
Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brasil 2018
Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan 2018
JuniorFest, Czech Republique 2018
International Film Festival of India – Goa 2018
Tromso International Film Festival, Norway 2018
Franska Filmfestivalen, Sweden 2018
Film Festival Assen, Netherlans 2018
BUFF International Children and Youth Film Festival, Sweden 2018
Cleveland International Film Festival, USA 2018
La petite reine (Little Queen)
2014
Co-written with Sophie Lorrain
Production Forum Films | Distribution Christal Films
FESTIVALS
7e Festival du film francophone d’Angoulême, France 2014
29e Festival international du film francophone de Namur, Belgium 2014
Festival international du film de Seattle - French Cinema Now, USA 2014
18e Cinéma du Québec à Paris, France 2014
Television
Les Invisibles (10%, Call My Agent)
2019
TV series (an adaptation of the French TV series Call my Agent or 10%)
Screenwriter | Director Alexis Durant-Brault
Production Forum Films | Broadcasting TVA
34th Gémeaux Awards– 2 nominations
Toc Toc Toc
2006-2008
Screenwriter of 19 episodes
Téléfiction Productions | Ici Radio-Canada Youth
La job (The Office)
2006
Adaptation of The Office (episode 7)
Co-screenwriter with Ian Lauzon (episode 13)
IDI – Image Diffusion International
Theatre
Deux femmes en or
Summer 2018 at Carleton-sur-Mer
Staging by Louise Laprade
Adaptation fom the feature film by Claude Fournier
Filles en Liberté (Free Girls)
2017
Staging by Patrice Dubois | La Licorne Theatre
J’ai perdu mon mari (I Lost My Husband)
Carleton-sur-Mer, July 2014
Staging by Philippe Lambert
À tour de rôle Productions
English adaptation presented at the Gateway Theatre
Princesses (Princess)
September 2011
Staging by Diane Pavlovic
Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
Catfight
December 2010
Stage reading by Marie-Thérèse Fortin
Théâtre à la Une (100e anniversaire du Journal Le Devoir)
Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
Chevreuil
June 2010
Staging Geneviève L. Blais
Péristyle Théâtre
Opium_37
November 2008
Staging d’Éric Jean
Théâtre de Quat’sous
Featured on the list of “Quebec treasures” in translation at Playwrights Canada Press
American car
March 2008
Translation Chantal Bilodeau
Stage reading
Lark Play development Center, New York
Voiture américaine
November 2006
Staging Robert Bellefeuille, march 2006
Stage reading by Philippe Lambert at the dramaturgy week
École nationale de théâtre du Canada
AWARDS AND RESIDENCE
Writer-in-Residence at la Licorne - 2012
New York Stage and Film Festival, writing residence with the Lark Play Development Center, for the translation of Voiture américaine, July 2007
Creation bonus from the Gratien Gélinas funds for the play Voiture américaine, October 2006
First prize at the Concours d’écriture dramatique du théâtre La Catapulte, May 1996
PUBLICATIONS
Princesses, Leméac Éditeur - 2012
Opium_37, Leméac Éditeur - 2012
Dimanche soir et Sacré diable, Moebius #109 Spring 2006
L’Oeil-de-boeuf, XYZ La revue de la nouvelle #69 - Spring 2002