Alexandre Dostie is a Canadian film director whose debut short film, '' Mutants'', was released in 2016. The film won the Toronto International Film Festival award for Best Canadian Short Film at the

2016 Toronto International Film Festival The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown. Awards The festival's final awards were ...

, the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the

5th Canadian Screen Awards The 5th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 12, 2017, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2016. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2017. Awards in many of the technical categor ...

, and the Prix Iris for Best Live Short at the

19th Quebec Cinema Awards The 19th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony was held on 4 June 2017, hosted by actors Guylaine Tremblay and Édith Cochrane, to recognize talent and achievement in the Cinema of Quebec The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when t ...

. Originally from the Beauce region of Quebec, Dostie is currently based in Trois-Rivières. His most recent short film, ''

I'll End Up in Jail ''I'll End Up in Jail'' (french: Je finirai en prison) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Alexandre Dostie and released in 2019. The film stars Martine Francke as an unhappy housewife who is attempting to escape her life, when she arrive ...

(Je finirai en prison)'', premiered in 2019 and received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the

22nd Quebec Cinema Awards The 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards were presented on 10 June 2020, to recognize talent and achievement in the cinema of Quebec. The planned 7 June ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but nominees were announced 23 April. Abenaki docume ...

."Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma"
Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.

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