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'Forest Alert' is a Canadian documentary film directed by Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie, released in 1999.[Maude Montembeault, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/2019/02/exploitation-foret-quebec-erreur-boreale/ "20 ans aprs Lerreur borale, exploite-t-on la fort diffremment?"]. Ici Radio-Canada, February 13, 2019.] The film is a portrait of the forestry industry in Quebec, centred on its reliance on the environmentally unfriendly practice of clearcutting.[Don McPherson, "Voice of the poet: It took a singer and film-maker to put environment back on political agenda". 'Montreal Gazette', April 10, 1999.]
The film's original French title, which literally means "Northern Error" and refers to the boreal forest, is also a pun on 'l'aurore borale', the French name for the aurora borealis.[
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The film won the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 1st Jutra Awards.[John Griffin, "Red Violin makes sweet Jutra music: Wins nine awards, including best picture, best director". 'Montreal Gazette', March 8, 1999.]
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