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Kim Nguyen
Born
NationalityCanadian
Occupationfilm director
Known forRebelle (War Witch)

Kim Nguyen is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his Academy Award-nominated and Canadian Screen Award-winning 2012 film Rebelle (War Witch).[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 (1974) and raised in Montreal, Quebec to a Vietnamese father and a French Canadian mother,[3] Nguyen has directed four feature films to date.

He is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal (BFA 97).[4]

Filmography

  • Soleil glacé (2000, short)
  • Le Marais (2002)
  • The Glove (2004, short)
  • La chambre no. 13 (2006, television)
  • Truffe (2008)
  • La Cité (2010)
  • Rebelle (2012)
  • Le Nez (2014)
  • Two Lovers and a Bear (2016)

References

  1. ^ "Oscars 2013: Montreal director Kim Nguyen steps closer to Oscar glory". Toronto Star, December 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Screen Awards raises the star wattage". Toronto Star, March 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kim Nguyen nous parle de «Rebelle»". Première Chaîne, May 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Yes he Cannes! Concordian heads to film festival". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-20.