Rock Demers
Know for: Production
Born: 1933-12-01
Place of birth: Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Canada
Also know as:
Maria Chapdelaine (1983)
A young woman, living with her parents and siblings on a remote farm in harsh, picturesque northern Québec, has three suitors: a steady and...
Daniel and the Superdogs (2004)
A young boy still recovering from his mother's recent death teams with his two best friends to turn a regular pooch into a stunt-performing super-dog...
Life and Film: The Labyrinthine Biographies of Vojtech Jasny (2009)
After being one of the most successful filmmakers in Europe in the sixties, Vojtech Jasny (Czech Republic, 1925) lives in a small apartment in New...
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman (2015)
A look at the life, work and importance of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman (1910-89), a genius of world cinema, a wizard of special effects, revealing...
The Clean Machine (1992)
Three children, Benoît, Charles and Marie, provide housekeeping services to creatively spend their time during the summer school vacations...
The Case of the Witch Who Wasn't (1991)
Two girl pen pals and a simple summer in the country. They befriend a woman rumored to be a witch, and end up as amateur detectives when her pet pig...
Bach and Broccoli (1986)
A young girl is orphaned when her nurturing grandmother enters a nursing. She is sent to live with her Bach-obsessed uncle, an organist preparing for...
Vincent and me (1990)
While sketching one day, 13 year old Jo encounters a mysterious art dealer who buys a few of her drawings and commissions her to do some more. Some...
Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous (2023)
A nostalgic deep dive into the world of Rock Demers’ popular children’s film series.
The Dog Who Stopped the War (1984)
As the Christmas holidays begin, a group of 10 war-obsessed kids have a wave of inspiration: What if they spend the next two weeks engaged in a...
The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a...
Bye Bye, Red Riding Hood (1989)
Fanny lives in the forest with her meteorologist mother. One day on her way across the forest to visit her grandmother and great grandmother, she has...
Daniel and the Superdogs (2004)
A young boy still recovering from his mother's recent death teams with his two best friends to turn a regular pooch into a stunt-performing super-dog...
The Flying Sneaker (1991)
Little Rehor isn't allowed to play with the other boys. His only friend is the girl next door, Luci. Rehor's father is doctor on a boat and he has...
The Hidden Fortress (2001)
Just like every other summer, the children of two camp-sites play "war". But, this summer it takes an interesting turn.
Vincent and me (1990)
While sketching one day, 13 year old Jo encounters a mysterious art dealer who buys a few of her drawings and commissions her to do some more. Some...
La Guerre des tuques... au fil du temps (2009)
Summer With The Ghosts (2003)
A young girl and her new friend investigate a series of supernatural happenings in the Austrian children's film SUMMER WITH THE GHOSTS. Caroline...
Heritage Minutes: Hart & Papineau (1995)
Two decades after Ezekiel Hart is denied his seat in the assembly, Louis-Joseph Papineau's government enacts religious tolerance laws in Lower Canada.
Heritage Minutes: Paul-Émile Borduas (1995)
Paul-Émile Borduas, Québec's voice of the Quiet Revolution, reflects on the impact of his writing and art in his Paris studio.
Heritage Minutes: Pauline Vanier (1995)
One of Canada's most remarkable families works tirelessly to aid displaced persons and refugees during the Second World War.
The Great Land of Small (1987)
While visiting their grandparents in the Québec countryside, two children enter a fantasy kingdom and are confronted by evil forces.
Snowtime! (2015)
To amuse themselves during the winter school break, the kids in a small village decide to have a massive snowball fight. Luke and Sophie, both 11...
The Christmas Martian (1971)
A martian comes to a small town in Quebec and becomes friends with the town children. He gives them candy to get the children into his spacecraft....
Bach and Broccoli (1986)
A young girl is orphaned when her nurturing grandmother enters a nursing. She is sent to live with her Bach-obsessed uncle, an organist preparing for...
The Young Magician (1987)
A 12-year boy feels left out by his classmates because he has no interest in athletics. He finally discovers his calling when his parents take him to...
Tadpole and the Whale (1988)
The adventures of Elvira, a 12-year-old girl obsessed with the sea who develops the ability to breathe underwater. Elvira and her dolphin friend...
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1988)
When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of...
The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a...
Bye Bye, Red Riding Hood (1989)
Fanny lives in the forest with her meteorologist mother. One day on her way across the forest to visit her grandmother and great grandmother, she has...
Bye Bye, Red Riding Hood (1989)
Fanny lives in the forest with her meteorologist mother. One day on her way across the forest to visit her grandmother and great grandmother, she has...
Reach for the Sky (1990)
A story about young gymnasts in Romania.
Why Havel? (1991)
The first part of the block will be dedicated to the monograph Vojtěch Jasný: The Film Poet in Exile (2020) authored by the film...
The Clean Machine (1992)
Three children, Benoît, Charles and Marie, provide housekeeping services to creatively spend their time during the summer school vacations...
A Hero's Life (1994)
A Canadian couple reunites with the German POW they befriended during World War II.
The Return of Tommy Tricker (1994)
Welcome to the world of stamps with Tommy Tricker and friends as they learn the magic of travelling through time and space for the mere price of the...
Whiskers (1997)
A friendless youngster (Michael Caloz) asks a cat goddess to help his feline friend.
Dancing on the Moon (1997)
Madeline is 13 years old, as are her two friends, and nothing looks the same to her. Her sister is leaving to study medicine, and there's Freddy...
Dancing on the Moon (1997)
Madeline is 13 years old, as are her two friends, and nothing looks the same to her. Her sister is leaving to study medicine, and there's Freddy...
Hathi (1998)
5000 years ago, in India, men started to capture and tame elephants for war, parades and worship. Still today, the young Makbul grows up in daily...
Regína (2001)
Regína is 10 years old. Her mother, Margrét, works at a home for the elderly and her father is dead. The story begins one sunny summer...
Madame Brouette (2002)
Mati, a divorced mother of a young daughter, makes a living selling bric-a-bric from a wheelbarrow and dreams of opening a snack bar. But she falls...
Summer With The Ghosts (2003)
A young girl and her new friend investigate a series of supernatural happenings in the Austrian children's film SUMMER WITH THE GHOSTS. Caroline...
Daniel and the Superdogs (2004)
A young boy still recovering from his mother's recent death teams with his two best friends to turn a regular pooch into a stunt-performing super-dog...
Reach for the Sky (1990)
A story about young gymnasts in Romania.
The Case of the Witch Who Wasn't (1991)
Two girl pen pals and a simple summer in the country. They befriend a woman rumored to be a witch, and end up as amateur detectives when her pet pig...
The Outlaw League (2014)
Nicolas loves baseball. Every day during vacation he and his friends meet at the town’s old baseball field to play their favourite game......
Summer of the Colt (1991)
This award-winning film by André Melançon -- set on a ranch on the pampas of Argentina -- tells the story of three children spending a...