Canada postage stamp recognizes filmmaker Denys Arcand from Quebec
MONTREAL – Acclaimed filmmaker Denys Arcand now has his own stamp.
Canada Post unveiled its latest commemorative gift at a ceremony with Arcand and celebrity friends and collaborators, including actor Yves Jacques, screenwriter/director Luc Dionne and composer, conductor and producer François Dompierre.
The stamp features a black-and-white photograph of Arcand, sitting behind a camera in 1985, when the Quebec-born author was shooting his Oscar-nominated comedy “The Decline of the American Empire.”
That achievement was followed by another Oscar nomination for 1989’s “Jesus of Montreal,” and a 2004 win in the Best Foreign Language Film category for “The Barbarian Invasions,” Arcand’s 2003 sequel to “Decline of the American Empire.”
Canada Post says it is producing 130,000 booklets of six stamps and 7,000 official envelopes for the first day.
They will be available from Wednesday at canadapost.ca and post offices across Canada.
Arcand, 82, shows no signs of slowing down. He is currently working on his next feature film, ‘Testament’, which will be released in Quebec later this year.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 27, 2023.
