Bernard Devlin (director) explained

Bernard Devlin
Birth Name:Joseph Bernard Devlin
Birth Date:1923 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Yearsactive:1946–1977

Joseph Bernard Devlin (2 September 1923 – 1 January 1983) was a French-Canadian film director, producer, and writer who played an important role in the development of French-language film production at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).[1]

Biography

Devlin was born and raised in Quebec City. After attending Loyola College, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy and saw action in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and North Africa.[2] After the war, he moved to Ottawa and joined the NFB. He was one of the few French-Canadians there; he joined Vincent Paquette and Jean Palardy and, after the war, the NFB hired Roger Blais and Raymond Garceau, among others.

This group made French films, but it also continued to make English films, and dub them for Quebec. In 1951, the NFB created a studio for the creation of French-language films.[3] Devlin wasn't given a title, but he was put in charge of the unit and spent the next two years producing films about French-Canadian culture. While he was reportedly an anti-nationalist, he did a great deal to further French-Canadian film production at the NFB.[4]

In 1953, the NFB produced its first television series, which ran for two years on the CBC. It was called On the Spot and it was a series of short documentaries, 39 of which were directed and/or produced by Devlin.

In 1954, Devlin was seconded by Radio-Canada to help establish French-language television programming and spent the next five years creating Sur le vif (On the Spot). These were NFB-produced films for the CBC; the difference was that there were no dubbed versions of English films and no duplications of subject matter. They were original films, in French, for French-Canadians.[5]

Devlin returned to the National Film Board in 1959, directing French-language television programs, and was director of French production again from 1960 to 1961. In 1971, he was given the one-year appointment of Director of English Production.[6] He spent the latter years of his career creating English-language films and retired in 1977.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] He died in Montreal in 1983, at age 59.

Filmography

Transpacific Flight - documentary short, 1953 - producer

Football Story - documentary short, 1953 - producer, director

Hotel Story - documentary short, 1953 - producer, director

Winnipeg Ballet - documentary short, 1953 - producer

The Winnipeg Story - documentary short, 1953 - producer

Oil - documentary short, 1953 - producer, director

Saskatchewan Farm Museum Story - documentary short, 1953 - producer, director

It's Raining Soldiers! - documentary short, 1953 - producer, director

The Mounties' Crime Lab - documentary short, 1953 - editor, producer, director

The Zoo in Stanley Park- documentary short, 1953 - producer, director

School for Charm - documentary short, 1954 - writer, director

Aviation Medicine - documentary short, 1954 - producer

The Strong Man - documentary short, Julian Biggs 1954 - producer

Story of a Newspaper - documentary short, Julian Biggs 1954 - producer

The Doll Factory - documentary short, Julian Biggs 1954 - producer

Better Business Bureau - documentary short, 1954 - producer, director

Bureau of Missing Persons - documentary short, 1954 -director

Chosen Children - documentary short, 1954 -producer, director

Curtain Time in Ottawa - documentary short, 1954 - producer, director

French Cuisine - documentary short, 1954 -producer, director

Harness Racing - documentary short, 1954 - producer, director

Javanese Dancing - documentary short, 1954 - director

Judo - Jinks - documentary short, 1954 - editor, producer, director

Korea, After the War - documentary short, 1954 - producer, director

Movies in the Mill - documentary short, Allen Stark 1954 - producer

Cancer Clinic - documentary short, Allen Stark 1954 - producer

The Magic Men - documentary short, Jack Olsen 1954 - producer

End of Tour - documentary short, 1954 - producer

Camera Men - documentary short, Allen Stark 1954 - producer

Police Club for Boys - documentary short, Allen Stark 1954 - producer

Test Pilot - documentary short, Allen Stark 1954 - producer

Deep Sleep - documentary short, Jack Olsen 1954 - producer

The Traffic Cop - documentary short, Jack Olsen 1954 - producer

Micro Movies - documentary short, 1954 - producer, director

On Leave in Tokyo - documentary short, 1954 - producer, director

Survival in the Bush - documentary short, 1954 - director

The Car Mart - documentary short, Walford Hewitson 1954 - producer

Laurentian Skiing - documentary short, Allen Stark 1954 - producer

Vancouver's Chinatown - documentary short, 1954 - producer, director

Awards

Ski Skill (1946)[12]

The Settler (1952)[13]

The Bird Fancier (1952)

Ti-Jean Goes Lumbering (1953)[14]

Alfred J. (1956)[15]

Walk Down Any Street (1960)[16]

The Niger, Young Republic (1961)[17]

Octopus Hunt (1965)[18]

A Matter of Survival (1969)[19]

Nature's Food Chain (1977)[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007022428/http://tiff.net/Canadian Film Encyclopedia/content/bios/bernard-devlin Entry from the Canadian Film Encyclopedia
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=7uKs4fKOotUC&pg=PA56 Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada (2001)
  3. Web site: Véronneau . Pierre . McIntosh . Andrew . Quebec Film History: 1896 to 1969 . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . The Canadian Encyclopedia . 20 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Evans . Gary . In the national interest : a chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989 . archive.org . 20 February 2023.
  5. Book: Robertson . Clive . Policy Matters: Administrations of Art and Culture, pp 166 . 2006 . 9780920397367 . 20 February 2023.
  6. Web site: Evans . Gary . In the national interest : a chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989 . archive.org . 20 February 2023.
  7. Web site: Réalisateur: Bernard Devlin . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 19 February 2023.
  8. Web site: Producteur: Bernard Devlin . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 19 February 2023.
  9. https://books.google.com/books?id=7uKs4fKOotUC&pg=PA56 Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada (2001)
  10. Web site: Director: Bernard Devlin . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 19 February 2023.
  11. Web site: Producer: Bernard Devlin . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 19 February 2023.
  12. Web site: Ski Skill . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 20 February 2023.
  13. Web site: The Settler . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 18 February 2023.
  14. Web site: Ti-Jean Goes Lumbering . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 20 February 2023.
  15. Web site: Alfred J . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 20 February 2023.
  16. Web site: Walk Down Any Street . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 20 February 2023.
  17. Web site: The Niger - Young Republic . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 20 February 2023.
  18. Web site: Octopus Hunt . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 20 February 2023.
  19. Web site: A Matter of Survival . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 20 February 2023.
  20. Web site: Nature's Food Chain . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 20 February 2023.

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