Félix Dufour-Laperrière

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Félix Dufour-Laperrière
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Occupation(s)film director, animator
Years active2000s-present
Notable workVille Neuve, Archipelago

Félix Dufour-Laperrière (born 1981) is a Canadian animator, film director and screenwriter from Chicoutimi, Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his 2021 film Archipelago (Archipel), which was the winner of the Prix Luc-Perreault from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma at the 2022 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[2]

He also received two Prix Iris nominations for the film at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022, for Best Documentary Film and Best Editing in a Documentary.[3]

Dufour made a number of short films before releasing his debut feature documentary film, Transatlantic (Transatlantique), in 2014.

Jutra Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film, receiving nods at the 6th Jutra Awards in 2004 for Black Ink on Blue Sky (Encre noire sur fond d'azur),[5] the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009 for Rosa Rosa,[6] the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for M,[7] and the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for The Day Is Listening (Le jour nous écoute).[8]

His narrative feature debut,

DGC Discovery Award in 2018.[9]

He is the brother of producer Nicolas Dufour-Laperrière, with whom he cofounded the studio Embuscade Films.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Black Ink on Blue Sky (Encre noire sur fond d'azur) Director
2006 Un, deux, trois, crépuscule Director, producer, writer
2006 Head Director, producer codirected with Dominic Étienne Simard
2007 Variations sur Marilou Director, producer, writer
2008 Rosa Rosa Director, writer
2009 M Director, producer
2010 Strips Director, producer
2011 Canicule Director, producer codirector with Marie-Ève Juste
2012 Parallel North Director, producer
2012 Half Light Dynamics (Dynamique de la pénombre) Director codirector with Dominic Étienne Simard
2013 The Day Is Listening (Le jour nous écoute) Director, producer, writer
2014 Transatlantic (Transatlantique) Director, producer, writer
2016 Red of the Yew Tree (If ou le rouge perdu) Producer
2018 Ville Neuve Director, writer
2021 Archipelago (Archipel) Director, producer, writer
2022 This House (Cette maison) Producer

References

  1. ^ Anne-Marie Gravel, "Archipel du Chicoutimien Félix Dufour-Laperrière au Festival international du film de Rotterdam". Le Quotidien, January 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "RENDEZ-VOUS QUÉBEC CINÉMA : Les lauréats et lauréates des PRIX RVQC 2022". CTVM, May 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.
  4. ^ André Lavoie, "Et vogue le navire". Le Devoir, May 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Odile Tremblay, "Les Invasions barbares, La Grande Séduction et Gaz Bar Blues dominent la course aux Jutra". Le Devoir, January 22, 2004.
  6. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jutra 2009: liste des nommés". Films du Québec, March 24, 2009.
  7. ^ "Jutra : liste des finalistes". La Presse, February 16, 2010.
  8. ^ Manon Dumais, "Jutra 2014: Le triomphe de Louis Cyr". Voir, March 23, 2014.
  9. ^ Connie Thiessen, "DGC's list of top new Canadian filmmakers to watch". Broadcast Dialogue, September 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Anne-Marie Gravel, "Archipel du Chicoutimien Félix Dufour-Laperrière au Festival international du film de Rotterdam". Le Quotidien, January 14, 2021.

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