Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is t ...
) is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
television director
A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...
film editor
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology.
The film ed ...
. He is the son of
Félix Leclerc
Félix Leclerc, (August 2, 1914 – August 8, 1988) was a French-Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and '' Québécois'' political activist. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 20, 1968. Leclerc was posth ...
. Since 1995 he has worked in the Quebec film industry, directing music videos for many well-known Quebec artists. He has directed more than 20 short and medium-length films, including a television adaptation of
Robert Lepage
Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957) is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director.
Early life
Lepage was raised in Quebec City. At age five, he was diagnosed with a rare form of alopecia, which caused complete hair l ...
Looking for Alexander
''Looking for Alexander'' (french: Mémoires affectives) is a Canadian drama film. It was directed and screenwriter, written by Francis Leclerc. Marcel Beaulieu also wrote the script.
Plot summary
Thought to be clinically dead, Alexander (Roy Dup ...
(Mémoires affectives)'', a nuanced and mature work about lost memory and childhood tragedy, secured him
Genie Awards
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scul ...
for best director and screenplay as well as the Prix Jutra for direction.
His film ''
Rivière-du-Loup
Rivière-du-Loup (; 2021 population 20,118) is a small city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The city is the seat for the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and the judicial district of Kamouraska. Its one of ...
Looking for Alexander
''Looking for Alexander'' (french: Mémoires affectives) is a Canadian drama film. It was directed and screenwriter, written by Francis Leclerc. Marcel Beaulieu also wrote the script.
Plot summary
Thought to be clinically dead, Alexander (Roy Dup ...
A No-Hit No-Run Summer
''A No-Hit No-Run Summer'' (french: Un été sans point ni coup sûr) is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2008.Charles-Henri Raymond"Un été sans point ni coup sûr – Film de Francis Leclerc" ''Films du Q ...
(Un été sans point ni coup sûr) - 2008
*''Trotteur'' - 2011
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Barefoot at Dawn
''Barefoot at Dawn'' (french: Pieds nus dans l'aube) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2017.The Time Thief
''The Time Thief'' (french: L'Arracheuse de temps) is a 2021 Canadian period drama and fantasy film directed by Francis Leclerc, based on the 2009 story by Fred Pellerin of the same name. It stars Jade Charbonneau, Marc Messier, Céline Bon ...
(L'Arracheuse de temps)'' - 2021
Recognition
* 2005
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Direction to the best work by a director of a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Award ...
- ''
Looking for Alexander
''Looking for Alexander'' (french: Mémoires affectives) is a Canadian drama film. It was directed and screenwriter, written by Francis Leclerc. Marcel Beaulieu also wrote the script.
Plot summary
Thought to be clinically dead, Alexander (Roy Dup ...
'' - Won
* 2005
Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents one or more annual awards for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian film. Originally presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, from 1980 until 2012 the award continued as part of the Gen ...
- ''Looking for Alexander'' - Nominated (shared with Marcel Beaulieu)
* 2005
Jutra Award
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Interna ...