Félix Dufour-Laperrière | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Occupation(s) | film director, animator |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Notable work | Ville 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.[4] He was a four-time 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, Ville Neuve, was a nominee for the 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
- ↑ Anne-Marie Gravel, "Archipel du Chicoutimien Félix Dufour-Laperrière au Festival international du film de Rotterdam". Le Quotidien, January 14, 2021.
- ↑ "RENDEZ-VOUS QUÉBEC CINÉMA : Les lauréats et lauréates des PRIX RVQC 2022". CTVM, May 2, 2022.
- ↑ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.
- ↑ André Lavoie, "Et vogue le navire". Le Devoir, May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Odile Tremblay, "Les Invasions barbares, La Grande Séduction et Gaz Bar Blues dominent la course aux Jutra". Le Devoir, January 22, 2004.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jutra 2009: liste des nommés". Films du Québec, March 24, 2009.
- ↑ "Jutra : liste des finalistes". La Presse, February 16, 2010.
- ↑ Manon Dumais, "Jutra 2014: Le triomphe de Louis Cyr". Voir, March 23, 2014.
- ↑ Connie Thiessen, "DGC's list of top new Canadian filmmakers to watch". Broadcast Dialogue, September 10, 2018.
- ↑ Anne-Marie Gravel, "Archipel du Chicoutimien Félix Dufour-Laperrière au Festival international du film de Rotterdam". Le Quotidien, January 14, 2021.