Luc Déry is a

French Canadian French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to Fren ...

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. He was co-founder of the

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-based production company micro_scope, with

Kim McCraw Kim McCraw (born ) is a Canadian film producer and co-founder of the Montreal-based production company micro_scope, with Luc Déry. She was born in Granby, Quebec, and after graduating from Cégep de Granby became a director's assistant. McCra ...

. He is from Hull (

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Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, and studied film at the

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and arts management at

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. With McCraw, Déry specialized in "smart, high-end pics designed to attract interest outside Canada". Their films ''

Incendies ''Incendies'' (; "Fires") is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, ''Incendies'' stars Lubna Azabal, Mélis ...

'' (2010) and ''

Monsieur Lazhar ''Monsieur Lazhar'' is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on ''Bashir Lazhar'', a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenel ...

'' (2011) both won the

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, and both were nominated for the

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Filmography

* ''

The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge ''The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge'' (french: La Moitié gauche du frigo) was the first full-length feature film by Canadian film director Philippe Falardeau, released in 2000.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . ...

(La Moitié gauche du frigo)'' - 2000 * ''

Soft Shell Man ''Soft Shell Man'' (french: Un crabe dans la tête) is a Québécois film, directed by André Turpin released in 2001. The film was shot September to October 2000 in Aylmer, Quebec and Montreal. Synopsis Alex, a young photographer, continua ...

(Un crabe dans la tête)'' - 2001 * ''

A Problem with Fear ''A Problem with Fear, or Laurie's Anxiety Confronting the Escalator'' is a 2003 absurdist comedy film by Canadian film-maker Gary Burns. Plot Laurie Harding (Paulo Costanzo) is a small shop clerk in the local Calgary mall. His world is full o ...

'' - 2003 * ''

Tiresia ''Tiresia'' is a 2003 French film directed by Bertrand Bonello and written by Bonello and Luca Fazzi. Based on the legend of Tiresias, it tells of a Trans woman, transgender woman who is kidnapped by a man and left to die in the woods. She is the ...

'' - 2003 * '' Saved by the Belles'' - 2003 * ''Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'' - 2005 * '' Familia'' - 2005 * ''

Congorama '' Congorama '' is a French-Belgian-Canadian film directed by Philippe Falardeau, released in 2006. Plot Michel is a Belgian inventor. He cares for his father, a paralysed writer, is married to a Congolese woman and is the father of an interraci ...

'' - 2006 * ''

Continental, a Film Without Guns ''Continental, a Film Without Guns'' (french: Continental, un film sans fusil) is a 2007 Canadian comedy-drama film directed and written by Stéphane Lafleur. Plot The lives of four people intertwine after the disappearance of a man who wanders ...

(Continental, un film sans fusil)'' - 2007 * ''

It's Not Me, I Swear! ''It's Not Me, I Swear!'' (french: C'est pas moi, je le jure!) is a Canadian Quebec French, Quebec French-language comedy movie released in Quebec on September 26, 2008. It is directed by Philippe Falardeau and is adapted from Bruno Hébert's novel ...

(C'est pas moi, je le jure!)'' - 2008 * ''

'' - 2010 * ''

'' - 2011 * ''

Familiar Grounds ''Familiar Grounds'' (french: En terrains connus) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Stéphane Lafleur. Cast * Francis La Haye as Benoit * Fanny Mallette as Maryse * Michel Daigle as André * Sylvain Marcel as Alain * Denis Houle as L'H ...

'' - 2011 * ''

Inch'Allah ''In sha'Allah'' (; ar, إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ, ʾIn shāʾ Allāh ), also spelled In shaa Allah, InshAllah, Insya Allah and İnşAllah is an Arabic language expression meaning "if god wills" or "god willing". It was mentioned i ...

'' - 2012 * ''

You're Sleeping Nicole ''You're Sleeping Nicole'' (french: Tu dors Nicole) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Stéphane Lafleur. It was selected to be screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film had a limited ...

(Tu dors Nicole)'' - 2014 * '' My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre)'' - 2015 * '' Allure'' - 2017 * '' For Those Who Don't Read Me (À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas)'' - 2018 * ''

My Salinger Year ''My Salinger Year'' (also known as ''My New York Year'') is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Philippe Falardeau, based upon the memoir of the same name by Joanna Rakoff Joanna Rakoff (born May 8, 1972) is an American novelist and memo ...

'' - 2020 * ''

Drunken Birds ''Drunken Birds'' (french: Les Oiseaux ivres) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Ivan Grbovic and released in 2021. The film stars Jorge Antonio Guerrero as Willy, a Mexican drug runner in a crime cartel who travels to Canada in search of his ...

(Les Oiseaux ivres)'' - 2021 * '' The Origin of Evil (L'Origine du mal)'' - 2022

Awards

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