The Cinémathèque québécoise is truly a time machine! A wonderful place where one can see films, exhibitions and television programmes collectively instead of being alone in the living room. Thanks to the magic of the moving images, the Cinémathèque presents the adventure of the world and of its history!

The Cinémathèque is a unique reference with respect to film heritage. Each year, it presents hundreds of movies, old and new, from all over the world. Major retrospectives, national cycles, Canadian and Quebec repertory films, thematic nights, animated films and classics, silent movies with music, documentary and feature films: the memory of cinema
is projected on the big screen of the Claude-Jutra Theatre.


Salle Claude-Jutra
  This screening room was named in honor of the director of MON ONCLE ANTOINE and KAMOURASKA. Claude Jutra, who died in 1986, was closely connected to the Cinémathèque's history. He was, along with Norman McLaren, its honorary president for several years.


Salle Norman-McLaren
  The Norman-McLaren Gallery is used for short-term exhibitions. As an essential complement to the public screenings, the exhibition programme highlights the most valuable pieces and artifacts associated with film and television history.

Built as a multifonctional studio, the Norman-McLaren Gallery is a "darkroom" where a variety of activities can be held. Its versatility is a tribute to the inventive talent of Norman McLaren, one of the greatest creators in the history of animated cinema.


Salle Fernand-Seguin
  The Fernand-Seguin Theatre is the only screening room in Canada dedicated essentially to the presentation and promotion of television archives. Videotapes are also shown here, and new multimedia applications are demonstrated.

This room is named in memory of Fernand Seguin, a Quebec pioneer in scientific popularization who was also the producer and host of several televisions programmes including LE SEL DE LA SEMAINE and LE ROMAN DE LA SCIENCE.


Salle Raoul-Barré
  The gallery used for permanent exhibitions is named Raoul-Barré. Quebec born, Barré emigrated to New York City at the beginning of the XXth Century and there revolutionized the making of animated film (he is the one who thought of making holes in the margin of each drawing in order to assure their stability during shooting). The Raoul-Barré Gallery displays the finest objects of the Cinémathèque's collections.


Foyer Luce-Guilbeault
  This space is used for occasional exhibitions, related to the public screenings. It is named in honour of Luce Guilbeault, the unforgettable actress of REJEANNE PADOVANI, LE TEMPS D'UNE CHASSE and many other Quebec films.


Foyer Paul-Blouin
  A space also used for small exhibitions, named in memory of Paul Blouin, the renowned director of the television adaptation of OF MICE AND MEN and to whom we owe some of the best teletheatre ever produced by Radio-Canada.


Médiathèque Guy-L.-Coté
  The documentation centre of the Cinémathèque québécoise was named after one of its founders. The personal archives of Guy L. Coté are the heart of the mediatheque collections.

The mediatheque is also the main entrance to Cinémathèque's various collections.