Philippe Falardeau (born 1968 in Hull, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
His first feature film, La Moitié gauche du frigo (2000) won "Best Canadian First Feature" at the Toronto International Film Festival and a Best Screenplay nomination at the Quebec-based Jutra Awards. Falardeau also received the Claude Jutra Award at the Canadian Genies in 2001 for this film.
Falardeau's Congorama won him a Genie Award in 2007 for Best Original Screenplay. His 2011 film Monsieur Lazhar has been selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.[1]