Benoît Pilon (born July 27, 1962) is a

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director and

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particularly noted for his innovative films and documentaries on the human condition. He is also the co-founder of ''"Les Films de l'autre" productions'', which produces, promotes and helps the development of

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s throughout North America.

Career

Benoît Pilon earned a B.A. in film studies at

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. He went on to form Les Films de l'Autre in 1988 with

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Prix Jutra for best documentary, His debut feature, ''The Necessities of Life'', which was written in collaboration with Bernard Émond, was a multi-award winner – four Genies, including best director for Pilon, and three Prix Jutras, including best picture and screenplay.

Filmography

Director

* ''La Rivière rit'' - 1987 * '' Rap sur la « Main »'' - 1994 * ''Regards volés'' - 1994 * ''Rosaire et la Petite-Nation'' - 1997 * ''Réseaux'' - 1998, TV series * ''3 soeurs en 2 temps'' - 2003 * '' Roger Toupin, épicier variété'' - 2003 * ''Le temps des Québécois'' - 2004 * ''Nestor et les oubliés'' - 2006 * ''Des nouvelles du Nord'' - 2007 * ''Hôtel de la grève'' - 2007 * '' The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)'' - 2008 * '' Trash (Décharge)'' - 2011 * ''

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'' - 2016 * '' The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland)'' - 2020

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

* ''Au chic resto pop'' (1990) * ''The Pianist'' (1991) * ''La Fourmi et le volcan'', aka ''The Ant and the Volcano'' (1992) * '' The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles)'' (1993) * ''Jalna'' (1994) TV mini-series * ''Picoti Picota '' (1995) * ''Marguerite Volant'' (1996) TV mini-series

Awards and recognition

* 2008: Special Grand Prize of Jury; Most popular film; Most popular Canadian film;

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (), commonly abbreviated MWFF in English or FFM in French, was an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1977 to 2019.Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Direction to the best work by a film director, director of a Canada, Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of ...

, '' The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)'' * 2003:

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, Best documentary, features;
Bayard D'or for best documentary features at the

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International Film Festival, ''Roger Toupin, épicier variété'' * 1995: Golden Sheaf Award for Best Drama Over 30 mins, ''Regards volés''

References

External links

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Les Films de l'Autre Productions official website
1962 births Best Director Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Living people Film directors from Quebec Best Screenplay Jutra and Iris Award winners {{canada-film-director-stub