Denis Villeneuve
| Denis Villeneuve | |
|---|---|
 Villeneuve at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born |
October 3, 1967 Gentilly, Canada |
| Occupation |
Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Macha Grenon |
Denis Villeneuve (French: [dəni vilnœv]; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian film director and writer.
Life and career
Villeneuve was born in Gentilly, Quebec. In his early career he won Radio-Canada's youth film competition "La Course Europe-Asie" in 1990–91.[1] He is a three-time winner of the Genie Award for Best Director, for Maelström in 2001, Polytechnique in 2010[2] and Incendies in 2011.[3] All three films also won the Best Picture award. His 2010 film Incendies represented Canada at the 83rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film[4] and made the list of nominees.[5] In January 2011 he was selected as one of the top ten filmmakers to watch.[6] Incendies is considered by the New York Times as one of the 10 best films of 2011.[7]
Filmography
| Director | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Type | Other notes |
| 1994 | REW-FFWD | short | Produced by the National Film Board of Canada[8] |
| 1996 | Cosmos | short | Presented at Directors' Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival |
| 1998 | Un 32 août sur terre | Un Certain Regard section, Cannes Film Festival | |
| 2000 | Maelström | FIPRESCI Prize, Berlin International Film Festival | |
| 2008 | Next Floor | short | Prize of Best Short Film, Cannes Film Festival |
| 2009 | Polytechnique | Presented at Cannes Film Festival | |
| 2010 | Incendies | Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011 | |
| 2013 | Prisoners | Premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| 2013 | Enemy | Premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival | |
References
- ↑ http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Villeneuve+hometown+holds+carpet+bash/4357764/story.html
- ↑ "Polytechnique sweeps Genie Awards". Toronto Star, April 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Villeneuve’s Incendies wins eight Genies, including best picture". The Globe and Mail, March 10, 2011.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (September 22, 2010). "Canada picks 'Incendies' to vie for Oscar". hollywoodreporter. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ↑ "Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ "Variety taps Canadians among directors to watch". CBC News. January 3, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/movies/awardsseason/2011-films-melancholia-tree-of-life-moneyball.html?emc=eta
- ↑ "REW-FFWD" (Online film). NFB.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
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