Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame inductee Roger Frapper: Film

April 14, 1945: Born in Quebec
1984: National Film Board director of Studio B - coproduces Anne Trister (1986), Pouvoir intime (1986) and The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
1986: Partners with Pierre Gendron; coproduces Night Zoo and Jesus of Montreal
1996: Produces Cosmos, directed by six emerging filmmakers
1999: Begins coproducing with Luc Vandal; Life After Love garners the best box office in Quebec
2003: Seducing Doctor Lewis premiers at Cannes; wins the Audience Award in Sundance's World Cinema category
2007: coproduces Borderline

Selected Awards and Distinctions

Winner of three Golden Reel Awards and four best motion picture Genies
1987: Decline of the American Empire is nominated for best foreign-language Oscar
1989: Jesus of Montreal wins the Jury Prize in Cannes; is nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA
1997: Cosmos wins an award at the Directors' Fornight at Cannes
1997: Is named a Chevalier de l'Ordre des arts et des lettres in France
1998: Honoured by the Cannes fest as one of 11 international film producers in "Hommage aux Producteurs"