Mathieu Denis is a

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screenwriter and film director from

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. He is best known for his films ''

Corbo ''Corbo'' is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, written and directed by Mathieu Denis.

'', which was a

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and Quebec Cinema Award nominee for Best Picture in 2016, and ''

Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves ''Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves'' (french: Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau) is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie. It stars Charlot ...

(Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)'', which won the award for Best Canadian Film at the

2016 Toronto International Film Festival The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown. Awards The festival's final awards were ...

."TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race"
''

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'', September 18, 2016. Denis made several short films before his feature film debut, ''

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(Laurentie)'', in 2011."Mathieu Denis: l'importance de l'engagement"
'' La Presse'', April 14, 2015. The most noted of his short films was ''

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'', which was named to TIFF's annual year-end

Canada's Top Ten Canada's Top Ten is an annual honour, compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival and announced in December each year to identify and promote the year's best Canadian films."Canada's Top Ten awards will honour excellence in Canadian cinema" ...

list in 2007."Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". '' Daily Gleaner'', December 12, 2007. Most but not all of his films have been made in collaboration with

Simon Lavoie Simon Lavoie (born May 15, 1979) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.

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