LYLA FILMS
For more than forty years, Lyse Lafontaine has left her mark on both Quebec and international cinema with landmark works. After producing Léolo by Jean-Claude Lauzon and the cult TV series L’Ombre de l’Épervier, she founded Lyla Films and went on to deliver a string of successes: Les Muses orphelines, Camping Sauvage, Un dimanche à Kigali, Carole Laure’s La Capture, Maman est chez le coiffeur, and Léa Pool’s La dernière fugue. She also established herself on the international scene with Jalil Lespert’s 24 Mesures, Xavier Dolan’s Laurence Anyways and The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, Walter Salles’ On the Road, Richard J. Lewis’ Barney’s Version, and François Girard’s The Song of Names.
Since 2004, François Tremblay has been her creative partner. Together, they produced L’Empire BO$$É, Carole Laure’s Love Projet, La passion d’Augustine (winner of six awards at the Quebec Cinema Gala), Et au pire, on se mariera, and Léa Pool’s Hôtel Silence. Tremblay also produced Pol Cruchten’s Justice Dot Net and Louis Bélanger’s Vivre à 100 milles à l’heure, which won the Audience Award at the FCVQ.