Kim Nguyen
Kim Nguyen | |
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.jpg) Nguyen in 2013 | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | film director |
| Known for | War Witch (Rebelle) |
Kim Nguyen is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his 2012 film War Witch (Rebelle).[1] The film was the top winner at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards;[2] in addition to being named Best Picture and winning acting awards for two of its stars, Nguyen himself won the awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.[2]
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec to a Vietnamese father and a French-Canadian mother,[3] Nguyen has directed a number of feature films to date including War Witch (also known by the French title Rebelle) in 2012 and Eye on Juliet in 2017.
He is a 1997 graduate of Concordia University in Montreal, having earned a BFA.[4]
In 2019 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in Rivière-du-Loup.[5]
Filmography
Feature films
- The Marsh (Le Marais) - 2002
- Truffe - 2008
- City of Shadows (La Cité) - 2010
- War Witch (Rebelle) - 2012
- Two Lovers and a Bear (Un ours et deux amants) - 2016
- Eye on Juliet - 2017
- The Hummingbird Project - 2018
Others
- Soleil glacé (2000, short)
- The Glove (2004, short)
- La chambre no. 13 (2006, television)
- Le Nez (2014)
- Bellevue (2017, director: 2 episodes)
- American Auto (2022, director: "The $10k Car")
References
- ^ "Oscars 2013: Montreal director Kim Nguyen steps closer to Oscar glory". Toronto Star, December 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "Canadian Screen Awards raises the star wattage". Toronto Star, March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Kim Nguyen nous parle de «Rebelle»". Première Chaîne, May 11, 2012.
- ^ "Yes he Cannes! Concordian heads to film festival". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "Première québécoise de « The Hummingbird Project » au festival Vues dans la tête de...". Lien Multimédia, February 9, 2019.
External links
- Kim Nguyen at IMDb
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- Film directors from Montreal
- Writers from Montreal
- Canadian screenwriters in French
- Canadian people of Vietnamese descent
- French Quebecers
- Living people
- Best Director Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Concordia University alumni
- Asian-Canadian filmmakers
- Best Director Jutra and Iris Award winners
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