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Mathieu Denis
Andrea Dorfman, Director of the film “HEARTBEAT”, at a press conference, at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2014), in Panaji, Goa on November 28, 2014.jpg
Born
Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director

Mathieu Denis is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Quebec.[1] He is best known for his films Corbo, which was a Canadian Screen Award and Quebec Cinema Award nominee for Best Picture in 2016, and 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]

Denis made several short films before his feature film debut, Laurentia (Laurentie), in 2011.[3] The most noted of his short films was Code 13, which was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list in 2007.[4]

Most but not all of his films have been made in collaboration with Simon Lavoie.[3]

References

  1. ^ "History revisited: Director Mathieu Denis brings FLQ teen to life in Corbo". Montreal Gazette, April 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race". Entertainment Weekly, September 18, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Mathieu Denis: l'importance de l'engagement". La Presse, April 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". Daily Gleaner, December 12, 2007.