Rafaël Ouellet
Rafaël Ouellet is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Dégelis, Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his 2012 film Camion,[2] for which he received Jutra Award nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[3]
He launched his career as a cameraman, editor and director for MusiquePlus from 1998 to 2004.[4] He received a Juno Award nomination for Music DVD of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004, for his work on Our Lady Peace's concert DVD Our Lady Peace Live in Alberta.[5] He then directed episodes of the television series Le Groulx Luxe and Canadian Case Files, and was the editor of Denis Côté's 2005 film Drifting States (Les États nordiques), before releasing his debut feature film, Mona's Daughters (Le cèdre penché), in 2007.[6]
His newest film, Family Game (Arsenault et fils), entered the production process in 2020.[7] It was shot in Ouellet's hometown,[8] and was released in 2022.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- Mona's Daughters (Le Cèdre penché) - 2007[6]
- Behind Me (Derrière moi) - 2008[10]
- New Denmark - 2009[11]
- Camion - 2012[2]
- Finissant(e)s - 2013[12]
- Gurov and Anna (Gurov et Anna) - 2015[13]
- Family Game (Arsenault et fils) - 2022
Television
[edit]- Le Groulx Luxe - 2003
- Canadian Case Files - 2005
- The Phoenix Sessions - 2006
- Pendant ce temps, devant la télé - 2007
- La vie nous arrive - 2012
- Nouvelle adresse - 2014
- Blue Moon - 2018
- Cheval Serpent - 2018
- Ruptures - 2018
- Virage - 2023
Music DVDs
[edit]- Our Lady Peace: Live in Alberta - 2003
- Our Lady Peace: Decade - 2006
- Loose: The Concert (Nelly Furtado) - 2007
References
[edit]- ^ Helen Faradji, "Rafaël Ouellet : le pamphlétaire prudent". Ici Radio-Canada, April 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Stephen Dalton (July 2, 2012). "Camion: Karlovy Vary Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.
- ^ Rafaël Ouellet, "L’âge de Bruce Lee". La Presse, February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Rafaël Ouellet présente son tout dernier film à Dégelis". CIMT-DT, April 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Kevin Laforest, "Le Cèdre penché : Là, maintenant". Voir, June 12, 2008.
- ^ Andréanne Lebel, "Arsenault et fils : un retour aux sources pour Rafaël Ouellet". Infodimanche, May 30, 2010.
- ^ "Le nouveau film de Rafaël Ouellet tourné en partie à Dégelis". Ici Radio-Canada Première, May 13, 2021.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Arsenault et fils – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, June 13, 2022.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Derrière moi – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, December 23, 2008.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "New Denmark – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, March 16, 2010.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Rafaël Ouellet s'intéresse aux Finissant(e)s". La Presse, August 7, 2012.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "Rafael Ouellet shooting fifth feature, Gurov & Anna". Playback, March 24, 2014.