Denis Chouinard
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Denis Chouinard is a Canadian film director
and screenwriter
. He has a degree in Filmmaking from Cégep de Saint-Laurent
and a degree in Communications from UQAM
. He is a close friend and collaborator of filmmaker Louis Bélanger
; both men created several short films together before branching off into their own careers with feature films. His film L'ange de goudron won best Canadian feature at the Montreal World Film Festival
and earned him a nomination for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He has a degree in Filmmaking from Cégep de Saint-Laurent
Cégep de Saint-Laurent
Cégep de Saint-Laurent is a Cégep located in the Saint-Laurent borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec. It is a few doors south of Vanier College, another Cégep.-History:...
and a degree in Communications from UQAM
Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Basic facts:The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec , a public university system with other branches in Gatineau , Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and...
. He is a close friend and collaborator of filmmaker Louis Bélanger
Louis Bélanger
Louis Bélanger is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has a degree in Communications from UQAM. He is a close friend and collaborator of filmmaker Denis Chouinard; both men created several short films together before branching off into their own careers with feature films...
; both men created several short films together before branching off into their own careers with feature films. His film L'ange de goudron won best Canadian feature at the Montreal World Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
and earned him a nomination for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction
The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film director.-1st Genie Awards:*Bob Clark, Murder by Decree*Peter Carter, Klondike Fever...
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Feature films
- Délivrez-moi (Forgive Me) (2006)
- L'ange de goudron (Tar Angel) (2001)
- Clandestins (Stowaways) (Co-directed with Nicolas Wadimoff, 1997)
Short films and documentaries
- Voir Gilles Groulx (Documentary, 2002)
- Le verbe incendié (Documentary, 1998)
- Parade (Documentary, 1996)
- Le feu (Short film, 1995)
- Les 14 définitions de la pluie (Short film co-directed with Louis Bélanger, 1993)
- Le soleil et ses traces (Short film co-directed with Louis Bélanger, 1990)
- Dogmatisme ou Le songe d'Adrien (Short film co-directed with Louis Bélanger, 1988)
- On parlait pas allemand (Documentary co-directed with Jean-Antoine Charest, 1985)