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Philippe Lesage
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter
Years active2000s-present
Notable workThe Demons

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 Saint-Agapit, Quebec[2] and raised in Longueuil and Montreal,[1] Lesage studied at McGill University and the European Film College.[2] His first documentary film, Pourrons-nous vivre ensemble?, was released in 2006. He won a Jutra Award for Best Documentary in 2012 for Ce cœur qui bat.

The Demons premièred at San Sebastian International Film Festival in Official Competition. It has since been selected in more than 40 festivals around the world and has won several awards.[3] 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. 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 Genesis (Genèse). Premiered at the Locarno Festival in the International Competition, the film has won numerous awards including the Golden Wolf (Festival of New Cinema, Montreal), Best Film and Best Director Awards at Seminci in Valladolid (Spain) and Best Film at Los Cabos International Film Festival (Mexico) festivals. The film was also selected at the renowned Museum of Modern Art and Film Society of Lincoln Center New Directors/New Films Festival , AFI FEST, and Rotterdam Film Festival.

Lesage has also taught documentary filmmaking at the European Film College.[2]

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)

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ a b "Philippe Lesage explores his childhood fears in Les Démons". Montreal Gazette, October 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Philippe Lesage: la quête de l'imprévisible". La Presse, June 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "Le coeur battant de Laylou". Le Devoir, May 9, 2013.

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