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'''Simon Lavoie''' (born May 15, 1979) is a [[ |
'''Simon Lavoie''' (born May 15, 1979) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] film director and screenwriter from [[Quebec]].<ref name=surlestraces>[http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/entrevues/201207/17/01-4552654-simon-lavoie-sur-les-traces-dun-deserteur.php "Simon Lavoie sur les traces d'un déserteur"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', October 21, 2008.</ref> He is best known as codirector with [[Mathieu Denis]] of ''[[Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves]] (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)'', which won the award for [[Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film|Best Canadian Film]] at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]]<ref>[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/18/2016-TIFF-Peoples-Choice-winner "TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race"]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', September 18, 2016.</ref> and garnered several [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominations at the [[5th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2017, including for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Direction|Best Director]].<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/canadian-screen-awards-nominations-are-out/ "The Canadian Screen Awards nominations are out!"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', January 17, 2017.</ref> |
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He made a number of short films — including ''[[Une chapelle blanche |
He made a number of short films — including ''[[The White Chapel (film)|The White Chapel]] (Une chapelle blanche)'', which won the [[Prix Jutra]] for [[Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Short Film]] in 2006<ref name=surlestraces/> — before making his feature film debut in 2008 with ''[[Le déserteur (2008 film)|Le déserteur]]''.<ref>[http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/deserteur-simon-lavoie/ "Déserteur, Le – Film de Simon Lavoie"]. ''Films du Québec'', January 7, 2009.</ref> He first collaborated with Denis on the 2011 film ''[[Laurentia (film)|Laurentia]] (Laurentie)'',<ref>[https://voir.ca/lea-clermont-dion/2012/11/27/laurentie-lindicible-malaise/ "Laurentie: l’indicible malaise"]. ''[[Voir]]'', November 27, 2012.</ref> and followed up with ''[[The Torrent (2012 film)|The Torrent]] (Le Torrent)'' in 2012.<ref>[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/361803/la-ferveur-d-un-torrent "La ferveur d’un Torrent"]. ''[[Le Devoir]]'', October 20, 2012.</ref> |
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His next project, a film adaptation of [[Gaétan Soucy]]'s novel |
His next project, ''[[The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (film)|The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches]] (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes)'', a film adaptation of [[Gaétan Soucy]]'s novel of the [[The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches|same name]], premiered at the [[2017 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://beta.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1049511/tiff-premiere-mondiale-film-la-petite-fille-qui-aimait-trop-les-allumettes-gaetan-soucy |date=9 August 2017 |title=La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes présenté en première mondiale au TIFF |publisher=[[CBC News|Ici Radio-Canada]]}}</ref> It received an honorable mention for Best Canadian Film,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff2017/tiff-2017-and-the-winners-are/ |accessdate=17 September 2017 |title=TIFF 2017: And The Winners Are ... |date=17 September 2017 |last=Wilner |first=Norman |work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]}}</ref> and received a nomination for Best Motion Picture at the 2018 [[6th Canadian Screen Awards|Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref>Nick Patch, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2018/03/08/are-the-canadian-screen-awards-too-canadian.html "Are the Canadian Screen Awards too Canadian?"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', March 8, 2018.</ref> |
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His next film, ''[[No Trace (2021 film)|No Trace]] (Nulle trace)'', premiered in 2021.<ref>André Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2020-11-30/nulle-trace-de-simon-lavoie-ouvrira-le-festival-slamdance.php "Nulle trace de Simon Lavoie ouvrira le festival Slamdance"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', November 30, 2020.</ref> He also wrote the screenplay for the 2022 film ''[[Norbourg (film)|Norbourg]]'', directed by [[Maxime Giroux]].<ref name=showbizz>Élizabeth Lepage-Boily, [https://showbizz.net/cinema/vincent-guillaume-otis-brille-dans-la-nouvelle-bande-annonce-de-norbourg "Vincent-Guillaume Otis brille dans la nouvelle bande-annonce de Norbourg"]. ''Showbizz'', December 14, 2021.</ref> |
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His most recent film, ''Se fondre'', is slated to premiere at the 2024 [[Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma]].<ref name=rvqc>Luc Boulanger, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2024-02-01/rendez-vous-quebec-cinema/plus-de-200-films-pour-la-42e-edition.php "Plus de 200 films pour la 42e édition"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', February 1, 2024.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:24, 12 February 2024
Simon Lavoie (born May 15, 1979) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.[1] He is best known as codirector with Mathieu Denis of Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau), which won the award for Best Canadian Film at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival[2] and garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including for Best Picture and Best Director.[3]
He made a number of short films — including The White Chapel (Une chapelle blanche), which won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film in 2006[1] — before making his feature film debut in 2008 with Le déserteur.[4] He first collaborated with Denis on the 2011 film Laurentia (Laurentie),[5] and followed up with The Torrent (Le Torrent) in 2012.[6]
His next project, The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes), a film adaptation of Gaétan Soucy's novel of the same name, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017.[7] It received an honorable mention for Best Canadian Film,[8] and received a nomination for Best Motion Picture at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards.[9]
His next film, No Trace (Nulle trace), premiered in 2021.[10] He also wrote the screenplay for the 2022 film Norbourg, directed by Maxime Giroux.[11]
His most recent film, Se fondre, is slated to premiere at the 2024 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Simon Lavoie sur les traces d'un déserteur". La Presse, October 21, 2008.
- ^ "TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race". Entertainment Weekly, September 18, 2016.
- ^ "The Canadian Screen Awards nominations are out!". Now, January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Déserteur, Le – Film de Simon Lavoie". Films du Québec, January 7, 2009.
- ^ "Laurentie: l’indicible malaise". Voir, November 27, 2012.
- ^ "La ferveur d’un Torrent". Le Devoir, October 20, 2012.
- ^ "La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes présenté en première mondiale au TIFF". Ici Radio-Canada. 9 August 2017.
- ^ Wilner, Norman (17 September 2017). "TIFF 2017: And The Winners Are ..." Now. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Nick Patch, "Are the Canadian Screen Awards too Canadian?". Toronto Star, March 8, 2018.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Nulle trace de Simon Lavoie ouvrira le festival Slamdance". La Presse, November 30, 2020.
- ^ Élizabeth Lepage-Boily, "Vincent-Guillaume Otis brille dans la nouvelle bande-annonce de Norbourg". Showbizz, December 14, 2021.
- ^ Luc Boulanger, "Plus de 200 films pour la 42e édition". La Presse, February 1, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Simon Lavoie at IMDb