Daniel Grou (born August 19, 1967), frequently credited as Podz, is a

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film and television director. His credits include the films '' 10½'', ''

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'', '' The Hunger'', '' Big Wolf on Campus'', '' Vampire High'', ''

Les Bougon ''Les Bougon - c'est aussi ça la vie!'' is a Quebec sitcom broadcast by Radio-Canada from 2004 to 2006, written by François Avard and Jean-François Mercier and produced by Fabienne Larouche. The show won three Gémeaux in 2004. The show's f ...

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Minuit, le soir ''Minuit, le soir'' (french: Midnight, in the evening) is a character-driven Quebec television show. Set and shot in Montreal, the 30-minute show revolves around the lives of three bouncers, both in private and at work. The show is notable for its ...

'', '' 19-2'', ''

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''. He took the nickname "Podz" from the fact that his surname differs in spelling, but not in pronunciation, from the far more common French Canadian surname

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, meaning that he was frequently forced to state his surname to people as "Grou, pas d'lx". He is a four-time Gémeaux Award winner for Best Direction in a Dramatic Television Series or Program, winning in 2003 for the television film ''Exils'', in 2006 and 2007 for ''Minuit, le soir'', and in 2011 for the French version of ''19-2''. He was a

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at the 31st Genie Awards in 2010 for ''10½'', and a

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nominee for Best Direction in a Dramatic Television Series at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for the '' 19-2'' episode "School". Grou is represented by Omada Agency in Montreal.

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