Rafaël Ouellet is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from
Dégelis,
Quebec
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. He is most noted for his 2012 film ''
Camion'',
for which he received
Jutra Award
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Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...]
,
Best Screenplay and
Best Editing at the
15th Jutra Awards The 15th Prix Jutra ceremony was held on March 17, 2013 at the Salle Pierre-Mercure theatre in Montreal, Quebec, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2012.MusiquePlus
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It was first established in 1986 as the mu ...
from 1998 to 2004. He received a
Juno Award nomination for
Music DVD of the Year at the
Juno Awards of 2004, for his work on
Our Lady Peace
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's concert DVD ''Our Lady Peace Live in Alberta''. He then directed episodes of the television series ''Le Groulx Luxe'' and ''
Canadian Case Files'', and was the editor of
Denis Côté
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Life and career
Côté was born in Perth-Andover ...
's 2005 film ''
Drifting States (Les États nordiques)'', before releasing his debut feature film, ''
Mona's Daughters (Le cèdre penché)'', in 2007.
[Kevin Laforest]
"Le Cèdre penché : Là, maintenant"
''Voir
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'', June 12, 2008.
His newest film, ''
Family Game (Arsenault et fils)'', entered the production process in 2020.
[Andréanne Lebel]
"Arsenault et fils : un retour aux sources pour Rafaël Ouellet"
''Infodimanche'', May 30, 2010. It was shot in Ouellet's hometown, and was released in 2022.
Filmography
Film
* ''
Mona's Daughters (Le Cèdre penché)'' - 2007
[
* '' Behind Me (Derrière moi)'' - 2008
* '' New Denmark'' - 2009
* '' Camion'' - 2012]Gurov and Anna
''Gurov and Anna'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Rafaël Ouellet and released in 2014. The film stars Andreas Apergis as Ben, a literature professor in Montreal who is obsessed with Anton Chekhov's short story "The Lady with the Dog", and ...
(Gurov et Anna)'' - 2015[Etan Vlessing]
"Rafael Ouellet shooting fifth feature, Gurov & Anna"
'' Playback'', March 24, 2014.
* '' Family Game (Arsenault et fils)'' - 2022
Television
* ''Le Groulx Luxe'' - 2003
* '' Canadian Case Files'' - 2005
* ''The Phoenix Sessions'' - 2006
* ''Pendant ce temps, devant la télé'' - 2007
* ''La vie nous arrive'' - 2012
* ''Nouvelle adresse
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'' - 2014
* ''Blue Moon'' - 2018
* ''Cheval Serpent'' - 2018
* ''Ruptures'' - 2018
* '' Virage'' - 2023
Music DVDs
* ''Our Lady Peace: Live in Alberta'' - 2003
* ''Our Lady Peace: Decade'' - 2006
* ''Loose: The Concert (Nelly Furtado
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She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...
)'' - 2007
References
External links
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21st-century Canadian screenwriters
21st-century Canadian male writers
Canadian screenwriters in French
Canadian television directors
Canadian music video directors
Film directors from Quebec
Writers from Quebec
French Quebecers
People from Bas-Saint-Laurent
Living people
Canadian film editors
Year of birth missing (living people)