Stéphane Lafleur (born 1976) is a French-Canadian film director, editor and musician."Director Stéphane Lafleur, at TIFF with Tu Dors Nicole, could be the next big (Canadian) thing"
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'', September 12, 2014.

Career

Lafleur attended the

Université du Québec à Montréal The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal), also known as UQAM, is a French-language public university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the Université du Qué ...

. In 1999, he directed his first short film, ''

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'', which received an honorable mention for the Best Canadian Short Film award at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival. He released his second short film, ''Snooze'', in 2002. In 2007, he directed his first feature film, ''

Continental, a Film Without Guns ''Continental, a Film Without Guns'' (french: Continental, un film sans fusil) is a 2007 Canadian comedy-drama film directed and written by Stéphane Lafleur. Plot The lives of four people intertwine after the disappearance of a man who wanders ...

(Continental, un film sans fusil)'', which premiered at the

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. The film won the

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Best Canadian First Feature at TIFF. His second film, ''

Familiar Grounds ''Familiar Grounds'' (french: En terrains connus) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Stéphane Lafleur. Cast * Francis La Haye as Benoit * Fanny Mallette as Maryse * Michel Daigle as André * Sylvain Marcel as Alain * Denis Houle as L'H ...

(En terrains connus)'', was released in 2011. In the same year, he collaborated with musicians

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Mathieu Charbonneau Avec pas d'casque is a folk music, folk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, composed of members Stéphane Lafleur, Joël Vaudreuil, Nicolas Moussette, and Mathieu Charbonneau. The band's French language, French name literally means "with no hocke ...

and Rebecca Foon on ''Prince Albert'', a short film released as part of the

National Parks Project The National Parks Project is a Canadian music and film project. Released in 2011 to mark the 100th anniversary of the creation of the National Parks of Canada system,You're Sleeping Nicole ''You're Sleeping Nicole'' (french: Tu dors Nicole) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Stéphane Lafleur. It was selected to be screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film had a limited ...

(Tu dors Nicole)'', premiered at the 2014

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. As an editor, he won the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing in 2011 for ''

Monsieur Lazhar ''Monsieur Lazhar'' is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on ''Bashir Lazhar'', a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chen ...

''. As a musician, he is a member of the folk-rock band

Avec pas d'casque Avec pas d'casque is a folk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, composed of members Stéphane Lafleur, Joël Vaudreuil, Nicolas Moussette, and Mathieu Charbonneau. The band's French name literally means "with no helmet" and derives from an expre ...

. In 2015 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in

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Filmography

As director

* 1999 - ''

'' (short) * 2002 - ''Snooze'' (short) * 2007 - ''

(Continental, un film sans fusil)'' * 2011 - ''

(En terrains connus)'' * 2011 - '' Prince Albert'' (short) * 2014 - ''

You're Sleeping Nicole ''You're Sleeping Nicole'' (french: Tu dors Nicole) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Stéphane Lafleur. It was selected to be screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film had a limited ...

(Tu dors Nicole)'' * 2022 - ''

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''Charles-Henri Ramond
"Stéphane Lafleur tourne Viking"
''Films du Québec'', December 1, 2021.

As writer

* 2007 - ''Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)'' * 2011 - ''Familiar Grounds (En terrains connus)'' * 2014 - ''You're Sleeping, Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)''

As film editor

* 2003 - ''Me Bob Robert'' * 2005 - ''Peter and the Penny'' * 2008 - ''

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'' * 2011 - ''

'' * 2013 - ''

The Dismantling ''The Dismantling'' (french: Le Démantèlement), also released in the United States under the title ''The Auction'', is a 2013 Canadian drama film written and directed by Sébastien Pilote. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema sec ...

(Le Démantèlement)'' * 2015 - ''

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'' * 2016 - ''

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'' * 2019 - ''

I'll End Up in Jail ''I'll End Up in Jail'' (french: Je finirai en prison) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Alexandre Dostie and released in 2019. The film stars Martine Francke as an unhappy housewife who is attempting to escape her life, when she arrive ...

(Je finirai en prison)'' * 2020 - '' Shooting Star (Comme une comète)''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lafleur, Stephane Film directors from Quebec Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian film editors Living people Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Best Editing Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian folk musicians Canadian songwriters Writers from Quebec Musicians from Quebec 1976 births Best Director Jutra and Iris Award winners