Olivier Godin is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from

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 ...

. He directed a number of short films before premiering his full-length directoral debut, ''Le Pays des âmes'', at the 2011

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. He followed up in 2014 with ''Nouvelles, nouvelles'', and in 2016 with ''The Art of Speech (Les Arts de la parole)'', for which he won a jury prize at the 2017 edition of Les Percéides. In 2018 he released '' Waiting for April (En attendant avril)'', which was his first film to receive wide distribution beyond Quebec, including being selected for the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival. ''

There Are No False Undertakings ''There Are No False Undertakings'' (french: Il n'y a pas de faux métier) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Olivier Godin and released in 2020.André Duchesne"Quatre films québécois en première mondiale au FNC" '' La Presse'', August 25, ...

(Il n'y a pas de faux métier)'' premiered at the virtual 2020 edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma. His sixth film, '' Ireland Blue Book (Irlande cahier bleu)'', premiered at the 2023

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, where it was the winner of the Camera Lucida award from the

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.Erik Pedersen
"Fantasia Film Festival Awards: ‘Red Rooms’ Takes Best Feature & Two Others; ‘Femme’ A Double Winner – Full List"
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'', July 30, 2023.

Filmography

*''Le Pays des âmes'' - 2011 *''Nouvelles, nouvelles'' - 2014 *''The Art of Speech (Les Arts de la parole)'' - 2016 *'' Waiting for April (En attendant avril)'' - 2018 *''

(Il n'y a pas de faux métier)'' - 2020 *'' Ireland Blue Book (Irlande cahier bleu)'' - 2023

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Godin, Olivier 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male screenwriters Canadian screenwriters in French Film directors from Quebec Screenwriters from Quebec Living people Year of birth missing (living people)