Francis Leclerc (born 1971 in Quebec City) is a Canadian

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

and television director,

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and film editor. He is the son of Félix Leclerc. 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’s '' Les Sept branches de la rivière Ota''. He directed and co-wrote his critically acclaimed debut feature, ''

A Girl at the Window ''A Girl at the Window'' (french: Une jeune fille à la fenêtre) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2001. The film stars Fanny Mallette as Marthe, a young woman living in Quebec City in the 1920s; afflicted w ...

(Une jeune fille à la fenêtre)'', in 2001. His second feature, '' Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives)'', a nuanced and mature work about lost memory and childhood tragedy, secured him Genie Awards for best director and screenplay as well as the Prix Jutra for direction. His film '' Barefoot at Dawn (Pieds nus dans l'aube)'', an adaptation of his father's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, was released in 2017."A classic Québécois story gets a familial film treatment"
''Cult MTL'', October 27, 2017. In 2018 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in Rivière-du-Loup.Andréanne Lebel
"Du cinéma vu par Francis Leclerc en février"
''Infodimanche'', January 11, 2018.

Filmography

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(Une jeune fille à la fenêtre)'' - 2001 *'' Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives)'' - 2004 *''Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire'' - 2006 *'' A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un été sans point ni coup sûr) - 2008 *''

Trotteur ''Trotteur'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Arnaud Brisebois and Francis Leclerc and released in 2011.André Duchesne"Trotteur en première partie de The Artist" '' La Presse'', November 22, 2011. Inspired in part by the legend of Al ...

'' - 2011 *'' Barefoot at Dawn (Pieds nus dans l'aube)'' - 2017 *'' The Time Thief (L'Arracheuse de temps)'' - 2021 *'' The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur)'' - 2023

Recognition

* 2005 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - '' Looking for Alexander'' - Won * 2005 Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - ''Looking for Alexander'' - Nominated (shared with Marcel Beaulieu) * 2005 Jutra Award for Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation) - ''Looking for Alexander'' - Won * 2005 Jutra Award for Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario) - ''Looking for Alexander'' - Nominated (shared with Marcel Beaulieu) * 2001 Montreal World Film Festival Grand Prix des Amériques - ''

'' - Nominated

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* Film directors from Quebec Canadian film editors Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian television directors Best Director Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Living people Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 1971 births Writers from Quebec City French Quebecers Best Director Jutra and Iris Award winners Canadian music video directors {{Canada-film-director-stub