15 minutes pour une vie

Every year, producers and broadcasters gather at the Bourse RIDEAU, a huge arts and entertainment fair during which samples of shows from the worlds of dance, music, the theatre, songs and comedy are presented. Behind the curtain, nervous performers await their 15 minutes—15 minutes to dazzle a well-informed audience come to choose the acts that will fill the slates of their upcoming programming. Concert tours are discussed. Producers and broadcasters negotiate. The industry’s rewards are unveiled. 15 minutes pour une vie —15 minutes during which a performer’s life hangs in the balance, a documentary that goes behind the scenes of performing arts production.