Maxime Giroux
Maxime Giroux(born 16 April 1976) is a film director fromQuebec,Canada.
Giroux was born inMontreal,Quebec. He has directed several short films, videoclips and commercial videos. In 2006, his filmThe Days(Les Jours)won the prize for best short film at theToronto International Film Festival,[1]and in 2007 his filmRed(Le Rouge au sol)won the award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the27th Genie Awards.
His videography includesmusic videosforSam Roberts,Sarah Harmer,The Dears,Pilate,Louise Forestier,Corneille,Marc Déry,Les Cowboys FringantsandVulgaires Machins.[2]
In October 2007, he began working on his first feature film,Tomorrow(Demain),which premiered at theTorino Film Festivalin 2008[3]before going into commercial release in 2009.[4]
In 2014, he directedFélix et Meira,which premiered at the2014 Toronto International Film Festival,where it won the award forBest Canadian Feature Film.[5]
In July 2021, it was announced that Giroux had signed on to direct his first English-language film,In Cold Light.[6]
In 2022 he was the patron and curator of theFestival Vues dans la tête de...film festival inRivière-du-Loup.[7]The festival had been slated to host the premiere of his filmNorbourg;however, the film was not screened at that time due to the organizers' decision in January to cancel the planned in-person screenings and shift to an online model in light of the continuedCOVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.[8]
Filmography[edit]
- Red(Le rouge au sol)- short, 2006
- The Days(Les Jours)- short, 2006
- Tomorrow(Demain)- 2008
- Jo for Jonathan(Jo pour Jonathan)- 2010
- Head Down (La tête en bas)- short, 2013
- Felix and Meira(Félix et Meira)- 2014
- The Great Darkened Days(La Grande noirceur)- 2018
- Norbourg- 2022
- Plan B- 2023
- In Cold Light- TBA
References[edit]
- ^"Festival's 2006 Awards Reception Honours Distinguished Canadian and International Titles".Toronto International Film Festival Group. Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2007.
- ^Maxime Giroux profileat mvdbase
- ^Camillo De Marco,"Turin FF: Moretti promises “earnest and cheerful” event ".Cineuropa,November 8, 2008.
- ^Charles-Henri Ramond,"Demain – Film de Maxime Giroux".Films du Québec,January 5, 2009.
- ^"Felix and Meira named best Canadian feature at TIFF".Playback,September 15, 2014.
- ^André Duchesne,"Téléfilm finance le prochain film de Maxime Giroux".La Presse,July 28, 2021.
- ^Johanne Fournier,"Maxime Giroux, tête d’affiche du 10e «Vues dans la tête de…»".Le Soleil,December 9, 2021.
- ^Johanne Fournier,"Le festival «Vues dans la tête de…» annule l’avant-première du film Norbourg".Le Nouvelliste,January 28, 2022.
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