Jephté Bastien
Encyclopedia
Jephté Bastien is a Canadian
film director. His debut film, Sortie 67
, won the Claude Jutra Award
for best feature film by a first-time film director at the 31st Genie Awards
in 2011.
Born in Haiti
, Bastien is based in Montreal
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film director. His debut film, Sortie 67
Sortie 67
Exit 67 is a 2010 French-Canadian film written and directed by Jephté Bastien.The film was shot in French, English and Creole language and is set around Montreal's street gangs...
, won the Claude Jutra Award
Claude Jutra Award
The Claude Jutra Award is a special Canadian film award, presented at the annual Genie Award ceremony to the year's best feature film by a first-time film director...
for best feature film by a first-time film director at the 31st Genie Awards
31st Genie Awards
The 31st Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2011 to honour films released in 2010. Nominations were announced on February 2, 2011.William Shatner was announced as the ceremony's host on February 16.-Motion Picture:*Incendies*10½...
in 2011.
Born in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, Bastien is based in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.