Patrice Laliberté is a

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film and television director and screenwriter from

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Montreal, November 21, 2018. He is most noted for his 2015 short film ''

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(Viaduc)'', which won the

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award for Best Canadian Short Film at the

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. It was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama at the

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. He has also directed the short films ''Je t'aime à la livre'' (2009), ''Laisser don'faire'' (2011), ''Le souffle que l'on retient'' (2014), ''Le cycle des moteurs'' (2014) and ''Late Night Drama'' (2016), the television miniseries ''La Boîte à malle'' (2012) and web series ''Gamer(s)'' (season 1 2017, season 2 2020). His feature film debut, '' The Decline (Jusqu'au déclin)'', was the first feature film from Quebec to be distributed as a

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original film. The film had a theatrical premiere at the

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in February 2020 before its launch on Netflix. He produced the film with his company Couronne Nord. His second feature film, '' Very Nice Day (Très belle journée)'', shot on a smartphone, was released in 2022. He is currently working on the adaptation of the Quebecois novel ''Tout est ori'' with its author Paul Serge Forest and Guillaume Laurin.Laila Maalouf, « Tout est ori porté à l’écran », La Presse, 6 décembre 2021 (lire en ligne rchive January 30,2024.

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* 21st-century Canadian screenwriters Film directors from Quebec Canadian television directors Canadian male screenwriters Canadian screenwriters in French Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-film-director-stub