François Séguin is a
Canadian
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production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Work ...
,
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
and
set decorator
The set decorator is the head of the set decoration department in the film and television industry, responsible for selecting, designing, fabricating, and sourcing the " set dressing" elements of each set in a Feature Film, Television, or New Med ...
.
Recognition
* 1986 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction - ''
Night Magic'' - Nominated
* 1987 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - ''
Exit
Exit(s) may refer to:
Architecture and engineering
* Door
* Portal (architecture), an opening in the walls of a structure
* Emergency exit
* Overwing exit, a type of emergency exit on an airplane
* Exit ramp, a feature of a road interchange
A ...
'' - Nominated
* 1988 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - ''
Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t-en ville)'' - Nominated
* 1990 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - ''
Jesus of Montreal
''Jesus of Montreal'' () is a 1989 Canadian comedy drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a group of actors in Montreal who pe ...
'' - Won
* 1992 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - ''
Being at Home with Claude
''Being at Home with Claude'' is a 1992 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Beaudin and based on the play by René-Daniel Dubois. The film stars Roy Dupuis as Yves, a gay man who has just murdered his lover Claude ( Jean-François Pichette), an ...
'' - Nominated
* 1992 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - ''
Léolo
''Léolo'' is a 1992 Canadian coming-of-age film, coming-of-age fantasy film, fantasy comedy-drama written and directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon. The film tells the story of a young boy named Léo "Léolo" Lauzon, played by Maxime Collin, who engages ...
'' - Nominated
* 1992 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - ''
The Saracen Woman
''The Saracen Woman'' () is a Cinema of Canada, Canadian drama film, released in 1992."La Sarrasine shows that cultural clashes are not something new". ''Montreal Gazette'', February 16, 1992. Directed by Paul Tana and written by Tana and Bruno Ram ...
(La Sarrasine)'' - Nominated
* 1996
Gemini Award
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for Best Production Design or Art Direction - ''
Million Dollar Babies'' - Nominated
* 1999
Jutra Award Jutras may have several meanings :
* Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker
**Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris
**The Claude Jutra Awa ...
for Best Art Direction - ''Le Violon rouge'' - Won (shared with
Renée April)
* 1999 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design -''
The Red Violin
''The Red Violin'' () is a 1998 anthology Drama (film and television), drama film directed by François Girard and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang. It spans four centuries and five countries telling the story of a myster ...
(Le Violon rouge)'' - Won
* 2000 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - ''
Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)'' - Won
* 2001 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - ''
Possible Worlds
Possible Worlds may refer to:
* Possible worlds, concept in philosophy
* ''Possible Worlds'' (play), 1990 play by John Mighton
** ''Possible Worlds'' (film), 2000 film by Robert Lepage, based on the play
* Possible Worlds (studio)
* ''Possible ...
'' - Won (shared with
Daniéle Rouleau)
* 2003 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - ''
Come l'America'' - Won
* 2004
Directors Guild of Canada
The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC; ) is a Canadian labour union representing more than 5,500 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. Founded in 1962, the DGC represents directors, editors, assist ...
DGC Team Award - ''
The Barbarian Invasions
''The Barbarian Invasions'' () is a 2003 Canadian-French sex comedy-Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau and Marie-Josée Croze. The film is a sequel to Arcand ...
'' - Won (shared with
Denys Arcand
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. During his four decades career, he became one of the most internationally-recognized director from Quebec, earning widespread acclaim and numerous accolades for his "inten ...
,
Hélène Grimard,
Caroline Alder,
Christian Fluet)
* 2004 Directors Guild of Canada DGA Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design - Feature Film - ''The Barbarian Invasions'' - Nominated
* 2007
- ''
Angel's Rage
''Angel's Rage'' () is a 2006 Canadian drama film directed by Dan Bigras. The film earned two Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from ...
(La Rage de l'ange)'' - Nominee
References
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Canadian art directors
Canadian production designers
Canadian set decorators
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Best Art Direction/Production Design Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
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