Roger Blais (filmmaker)

Roger Blais
Born(1917-02-06)February 6, 1917
Giffard, Quebec, Canada
DiedNovember 9, 2012(2012-11-09) (aged 95)
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
OccupationDocumentary filmmaker
Known forFridolinons, Royal Journey, Grierson

Roger Blais (February 6, 1917 – November 9, 2012) was a Canadian film director and producer, who played a key role in the development and expansion of the Quebec division of the National Film Board of Canada. As a filmmaker, he was most noted for the films Royal Journey and Grierson, both of which won the Canadian Film Award for Best Feature Length Documentary in 1952 and 1973, respectively.