Daniel Roby (born October 25, 1970, in

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) is a

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film director and cinematographer. An alumnus of the film programs at Concordia University and the

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, he worked as a camera operator and cinematographer on numerous film and television projects before releasing his own directorial debut, ''

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(La Peau blanche)'', in 2004. ''White Skin'' won the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the

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, and the

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for best feature film by a first-time director at the

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.Claude Jutra Award

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. Roby's second film as a director, ''

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'', premiered at the

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in 2010 before going into general release in 2011."Quebec filmmakers take viewers to Funkytown of '70s Montreal"
''

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'', March 4, 2011. His third film, ''

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'', was released in 2013, going on to win nine

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. Throughout 2015, he directed three episodes of Versailles, Canal+'s $45-million budget production covering the life of Louis XIV. His fourth film, '' Just a Breath Away (Dans la brume)'', was released in 2018. It received eight

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nominations at the

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in 2019, including

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and a nod for Roby as

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. ''

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'', dramatizing an incident from the career of real-life journalist

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, was released in 2020. In 2022 he directed the third season of TV series ''

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''. In 2023 he was announced as the director of ''Villeneuve'', a forthcoming biopic of Canadian auto racing driver

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.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Rémi Goulet et Rosalie Bonenfant dans le biopic Villeneuve"
''Films du Québec'', May 11, 2023.

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* 1970 births Canadian cinematographers Film directors from Montreal Living people Concordia University alumni USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni French Quebecers Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners {{Canada-film-director-stub