He began his cinematographic career in 1971, and that same year founded his own production company, Les Films Cinétrie. His skills in directing, cinematography, screenwriting and producing enabled him to work on a large variety of local, national and international productions, which covered different aspects of the world of cinema and television.
During the 1980s, he directed co-productions for independent producers and television networks in France, the United States, Spain, Africa and China. Most of those films were made in the country’s native language.
Bruno Carrière’s filmography, which includes more than 160 films over a 27-year period, consists of a great variety of productions: short-length, medium-length and feature-length films, several dramatic episodes for television, numerous documentaries, animated films and commercials.
LUCIEN BROUILLARD, a 90 minute feature film for theatrical release which he directed and co-wrote, received six Genie nominations in Canada, the “Gold Dukat” at the Mannheim (RFA) Film Festival, as well as the Critic’s Award at the Nova Scotia Atlantic Film and Video Festival in 1983. That same year, the film was presented at several international festivals. According to film critic Luc Perreault of Montreal’s La Presse: “ (…)You can feel a new tone, a direction that is unlike any other, at least in Quebec cinema. Here is a director who has a feeling for rhythm and who knows how to strike a balance between strong emotions.”
The American magazine Variety commented that: “ (…) Lucien Brouillard is a captivating drama from beginning to end. First feature from Bruno Carrière, its plusses are intelligent, thought-provoking script, first-class acting and imaginative direction.”
He has also received grants from the Canada Arts Council and from various provincial and federal ministries for research, screenplays and production. Various private and public organizations call on him regularly to work as consultant, reader or jury member.
In 1976, he was Vice-President of the Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec as well as being Vice-President, then President of the Board of Directors of the Association Coopérative de Productions Audio-Visuelles from 1980 until 1983. Since May 1993, he sits on the Authors’ Committee of the Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques where he represents film directors. Furthermore, he is a member of several professional associations in Quebec as well as in France.
Invitations to appear as guest speaker or lecturer have brought Bruno Carrière to the Basque region (Spain), for the Basque national television (Euskal Telebista), to New-Brunswick, to the University of Nanterre in France and to the Berkeley Film Institute in California.
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