Simon Lavoie
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 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 Laurentie,[5] and followed up with Le Torrent in 2012.[6]
His next project, a film adaptation of Gaétan Soucy's novel The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes), is slated for release in 2017.[7]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Début du tournage du film La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes". Ici Radio-Canada, July 26, 2016.
External links
- Simon Lavoie at IMDb
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