René Malo

René Malo, CQ is a French Canadian film producer, most noted for establishing the Malofilm production and distribution studio.
Born in Joliette, Quebec, Malo produced youth-oriented shows at Expo 67. He later became a member of the first crew assigned to manage Radio-Québec.
As director Denys Arcand worked on the screenplay that became the 1986 film The Decline of [the American Empire] for producer Roger Frappier, Frappier saw the story as promising and lobbied Malo to co-produce, for a bigger budget. Frappier and Malo raised $1.8 million, allowing for more settings to be depicted in the film. Malo and Frappier eventually won the Canadian [Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Genie Award for Best Motion Picture] for the film. Among the other 25 films Malo produced were Sonatine and The Revolving Doors.
He later led the René Malo Foundation, which in 2006 awarded a $500,000 grant to the Université du Québec à Montréal for the establishment of the Chaire René-Malo. The Chaire René-Malo, led by Professor Paul Tana, was created with a mandate to guide young filmmakers. In 2013, Malo was appointed a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.