Philippe Falardeau
Philippe Falardeau (born February 1, 1968 in Hull, now Gatineau ) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Philippe Falardeau, who is not related to the Canadian director Pierre Falardeau , studied Canadian politics and international relations in Ottawa .
The first documentaries were made in 1992 and 1993 for the young talent program La Course destination monde from Radio Canada , where he made 20 short films and won the IDRC Award. His first feature film La Moitié gauche du frigo was released in 2000.
Also in 2010 he was a member of the jury of the children's and youth film section " Glass Bear " at the Berlin Film Festival Berlinale .
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: La Course destination monde (short documentaries for TV series)
- 1997: Pâté chinois (documentary), screenplay
- 1997: Le sort de l'Amérique , screenplay
- 2000: La Moitié gauche du frigo , screenplay and director
- 2001: Jean Laliberté: A Man, His Vision and a Whole Lot of Concrete , director
- 2002: Ça, c'est Laurence , short film
- 2003: Boulevard Saint-Laurent , series of six short documentaries
- 2005: La méthode Morin , short documentary film
- 2006: Congorama , screenplay and direction
- 2008: I swear it wasn't me! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!) , Screenplay and direction
- 2011: Monsieur Lazhar , screenplay and direction
- 2015: My internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) , screenwriting and directing
- 2016: Chuck - The Real Rocky (Chuck) , director
- 2020: My Salinger Year , screenplay and direction
Awards
- 2007: Genie Awards , Best Original Screenplay, for Congorama
- 2007: Prix Jutra , Best Director (Meilleure réalisation), for Congorama
- Art Cinema Award of the Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai (CICAE, International Association of Art Cinemas), presented to Monsieur Lazhar at the Hamburg Film Festival
- 2009: Transparent Bear (Children's and Youth Film Section of the Berlinale ) in the Generation Kplus category for the best feature film, for I swear it wasn't me!
- 2009: Don Quixote Prize at the Tromsø Internasjonale Film Festival , for I swear it wasn't me!
- 2012: Monsieur Lazhar applies for an Oscar in the category “Best Foreign Language Film” and is initially shortlisted by the Academy; on January 24, 2012, it announced that the film was one of the five nominees.
Web links
- Philippe Falardeau in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awards of the Berlinale 2009 , accessed on April 29, 2017.
- ^ Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Falardeau, Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st February 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hull, today at Gatineau , Canada |