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François Jaros (born October 15, 1985) is a Canadian film and television director from Montreal, Quebec. He is a two-time winner of the award for Best Live Action Short Film at the Prix Jutra/Iris, winning at the
17th Jutra Awards The 17th Jutra Awards were held on March 15, 2015 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2014.Life's a Bitch (Toutes des connes)'' and at the
18th Quebec Cinema Awards The 18th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony ( fr , Gala du cinéma québécois 2016) were held on March 20, 2016 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2015.Maurice''. For '' Maurice'' he was also awarded at Fantasia's International Short Film Competition. His 2016 film '' Oh What a Wonderful Feeling'' was also shortlisted in the same category 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. Formerly known as the Jutra Awards, the Prix Iris name was announ ...
in 2017, and was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee 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 ...
. Jaros is largely a self-taught filmmaker; after completing CEGEP education he applied to study film at
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but was not successfully admitted to the program. According to Jaros, "I was proactive. I went on and did films instead of studying them." He has also directed episodes of the television series ''En tout cas'' and the web series '' Adulthood (L'Âge adulte)''."«L’âge adulte»: Guillaume Lambert et le danger tranquille"
'' Le Devoir'', March 24, 2018.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaros, François 1985 births Film directors from Montreal Canadian television directors French Quebecers Living people