Maxime Giroux (born 16 April 1976) is a film director from

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, Canada. Giroux was born in

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, Quebec. He has directed several short films, videoclips and commercial videos. In 2006, his film '' The Days (Les Jours)'' won the prize for best short film at the

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, and in 2007 his film ''

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(Le Rouge au sol)'' won the award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the

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. His videography includes

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for Sam Roberts,

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and

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. In October 2007, he began working on his first feature film, '' Tomorrow (Demain)'', which premiered at the

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in 2008 before going into commercial release in 2009.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Demain – Film de Maxime Giroux"
''Films du Québec'', January 5, 2009. In 2014, he directed '' Félix et Meira'', which premiered at the

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, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film. In July 2021, it was announced that Giroux had signed on to direct his first English-language film, ''In Cold Light''. In 2022 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in

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. The festival had been slated to host the premiere of his film '' Norbourg''; however, the film was not screened at that time due to the organizers' decision in January to cancel the planned in-person screenings and shift to an online model in light of the continued

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.Johanne Fournier
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'' Le Nouvelliste'', January 28, 2022.

Filmography

* ''

(Le rouge au sol)'' - short, 2006 * '' The Days (Les Jours)'' - short, 2006 * '' Tomorrow (Demain)'' - 2008 * ''

Jo for Jonathan ''Jo for Jonathan'' (french: Jo pour Jonathan) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Maxime Giroux and released in 2010.Charles-Henri Ramond"Jo pour Jonathan – Film de Maxime Giroux" ''Films du Québec'', February 21, 2011. The film stars Rapha� ...

(Jo pour Jonathan)'' - 2010 * ''Head Down (La tête en bas)'' - short, 2013 * ''

Felix and Meira ''Felix and Meira'' (french: Félix et Meira) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Maxime Giroux, and starring Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron, and Luzer Twersky. It is about an improbable affair between two Montreal residents - one a marri ...

(Félix et Meira)'' - 2014 * ''

The Great Darkened Days ''The Great Darkened Days'' (french: La grande noirceur) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Maxime Giroux and released in 2018. Set during World War II, the film centres on Philippe (Martin Dubreuil), a draft dodger from Quebec who is living a ...

(La Grande noirceur)'' - 2018 * '' Norbourg'' - 2022 * ''In Cold Light'' - TBA

References

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* 1976 births Canadian music video directors Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Live Action Short Drama Film directors from Montreal French Quebecers Living people {{Quebec-bio-stub