Tanya Lapointe is a Canadian filmmaker and former journalist, most noted for her 2020 documentary film The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier).[1]

Tanya Lapointe was a longtime arts and culture journalist for Ici Radio-Canada,[2] she took a leave of absence from the network in 2015 to work as a production assistant on Denis Villeneuve's film Arrival, and subsequently announced her departure from journalism in 2016.[3]

In 2018, Radio-Canada aired her first documentary, 50/50, which looked at the disparity between men and women in society.[4] In 2020, The Paper Man had its world premiere at the Whistler Film Festival, where it took up the audience prize.[5]

Tanya Lapointe participated in the Le Combat des livres 2021 event, promoting Le totem des Baranda by Melchior Mbonimpa.[6]

Tanya Lapointe is married to director Denis Villeneuve. The two started dating in the middle of the decade.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Marsha Lederman, "Documentary The Paper Man looks at the impact and magic of Claude Lafortune’s sculptures". The Globe and Mail, December 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Nathalie Petrowski, "Tanya Lapointe: de l'autre côté du miroir". La Presse, October 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tanya Lapointe quitte le journalisme (et Radio-Canada)". Huffington Post Québec, December 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "50/50 : le documentaire, des solutions pour atteindre la parité". Ici Radio-Canada, February 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Pat Mullen, "The Paper Man Wins Audience Award at Whistler Film Fest". Point of View, December 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ Jenny Lamothe, "Sudbury author Melchior Mbonimpa ‘astonished’ his 20-year-old novel picked for Combat national des livres". Toronto Star, April 15, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Denis Villeneuve en couple avec la journaliste Tanya Lapointe". Hollywoodpq.com (in Canadian French). 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2023-09-04.


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