Philippe Lesage
Philippe Lesage | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Notable work | The Heart that Beats (Ce cœur qui bat), The Demons (Les Démons), Genesis (Genèse) |
Philippe Lesage is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.[1] Originally a documentary filmmaker, he moved into narrative feature filmmaking in the 2010s with the films Copenhague: A Love Story, The Demons (Les Démons) and Genesis (Genèse).
Born in
The Demons premièred at San Sebastian International Film Festival in Official Competition. It has since been selected in more than 70 festivals around the world and has won several awards.[4] The Demons was selected in Guy Lodge's Top Ten Films of 2015 in Variety and in the Toronto International Film Festival Canada's Top Ten. It won the Golden Gate New Director Prize at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2016 and the Quebec Film Critic Association honoured the film with its two annually awards: Best Canadian film of 2015 and Best Film from the International Competition of the Montreal Film Festival of New Cinema.
In 2018, he directed
Lesage has also taught documentary filmmaking at the European Film College in 2008–2009.[2]
His brother Jean-François Lesage is also a filmmaker.[5]
Films
- 2006: Pourrons-nous vivre ensemble?
- 2009: How Can You Tell If the Little Fish Are Happy? (Comment savoir si les petits poissons sont heureux?)
- 2010: The Heart that Beats (Ce cœur qui bat)
- 2012: Laylou
- 2015: The Demons (Les Démons)
- 2016: Copenhague: A Love Story
- 2018: Genesis (Genèse)
- 2024: Who by Fire (Comme le feu)[6]
Awards and nominations
- 2010: Award for Best National Documentary, RIDM
- 2010: Award for Best New Director, RIDM
- 2012: Jutra Award 2012, Best Documentary
- 2015: Critic Award (AQCC) for Best Film, International Competition, Festival of New Cinema, 2015
- 2016: Nomination for Best Film, Gala du Cinema Quebecois
- 2016: Nomination for Best Director, Gala du Cinéma Québécois
- 2016: Gilles-Carles Award for Best First or Second feature fiction film
- 2016: Luc-Perreault Award / AQCC for Best Film from Quebec
- 2016: Nomination for Best Film, Canadian Screen Awards
- 2016: Nomination for Best achievement in Directing, Canadian Screen Awards
- 2016: Nomination for The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award
- 2016: Titanic Award for Best Film, International Competition, Budapest
- 2016: Golden Gate New Director Prize, San Francisco International Film Festival
- 2018 : Golden Wolf for Best Feature Film International Competition Festival du nouveau cinéma
- 2018 : Golden Spike for Best Feature Film International Competition Valladolid International Film Festival
- 2018 : Best Director Valladolid International Film Festival
- 2018 : Best Feature Film Award International Los Cabos International Film Festival
References
- ^ Montreal Gazette, October 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Philippe Lesage: la quête de l'imprévisible". La Presse, June 4, 2011.
- Ici Radio-Canada, March 11, 2012.
- ^ "Le coeur battant de Laylou". Le Devoir, May 9, 2013.
- Point of View, May 29, 2020.
- ^ Léa Carrier, "Comme le feu de Philippe Lesage sélectionné à la Berlinale". La Presse, December 20, 2023.
External links
- Philippe Lesage at IMDb
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