Yves Simoneau
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Yves Simoneau is a Canadian film
and television director
.
garnered multiple Genie Awards nominations including best direction at the 8th Genie Awards
. His 1987 film Les fous de bassan
was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
.
In 2007 he directed the TV mini-series [Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (film)|Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee]. It received 17 Emmy
nominations, the most of any show at the 59th Emmy Awards held in September of 2007. It went on to win five awards including the Emmy for Outstanding Made For Television Movie.
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 television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
.
Recognition
His acclaimed 1987 crime drama Pouvoir intimePouvoir intime
Pouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
garnered multiple Genie Awards nominations including best direction at the 8th Genie Awards
8th Genie Awards
The 8th annual Genie Awards were held in 1987 to honour Canadian films made the previous year. The awards were dominated by Denys Arcand's Le Déclin de l'empire américain...
. His 1987 film Les fous de bassan
In the Shadow of the Wind
In the Shadow of the Wind is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by Yves Simoneau. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Steve Banner as Stevens Brown* Charlotte Valandrey as Olivia Atkins* Laure Marsac as Nora Atkins...
was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
37th Berlin International Film Festival
The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987.-Jury:* Klaus Maria Brandauer * Juliet Berto* Kathleen Carroll* Callisto Cosulich* Victor Dyomin* Reinhard Hauff* Edmund Luft* Jiří Menzel...
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In 2007 he directed the TV mini-series [Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (film)|Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee]. It received 17 Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nominations, the most of any show at the 59th Emmy Awards held in September of 2007. It went on to win five awards including the Emmy for Outstanding Made For Television Movie.
Features
- Les célébrations (1979)
- Dernier voyage (Short film, 1981)
- Le génie de l'instant (1982)
- Les yeux rouges (1982)
- Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée (Documentary, 1983)
- Trouble (Short film, 1985)
- Pouvoir intimePouvoir intimePouvoir intime is a 1986 Canadian thriller film.- Plot :A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck...
(1986) - Les fous de bassanIn the Shadow of the WindIn the Shadow of the Wind is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by Yves Simoneau. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Steve Banner as Stevens Brown* Charlotte Valandrey as Olivia Atkins* Laure Marsac as Nora Atkins...
(1987) - Dans le ventre du dragon (1989)
- Perfectly NormalPerfectly NormalPerfectly Normal is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1991. Directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Eugene Lipinski and Paul Quarrington, the film starred Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley and Kenneth Welsh.-Cast:*Robbie Coltrane as Alonzo Turner...
(1990) - Mother's BoysMother's BoysMother's Boys is a 1994 thriller film starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley and Vanessa Redgrave.-Plot summary:Jude Madigan suddenly and inexplicably leaves her husband, Robert , and three sons. Three years later, when Robert finally files for divorce, Jude returns and tries...
(1994) - Free MoneyFree Money (film)Free Money is a 1998 black comedy film directed by Yves Simoneau, produced by Nicolas Clermont and written by Anthony Peck and Joseph Brutsman.- Plot :...
(1998) - IgnitionIgnition (2001 film)Ignition is a 2001 action drama, written by William Davies and directed by Yves Simoneau.-Plot:NASA is about to launch a rocket to put a man on the moon and corrupt high ranking military officials, plot to assassinate the president over budget cuts....
(2001) - L'appât (2010)
Television
- Memphis (TV movie, 1992)
- Till Death Do Us Part (TV movie, 1992)
- Cruel DoubtCruel DoubtCruel Doubt is a 1992 television movie starring Blythe Danner and Matt McGrath. The film was first broadcast as a two-part miniseries on NBC in the United States and CTV in Canada on May 17 and May 19, 1992....
(TV movie, 1992) - Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (TV movie, 1994)
- Dead Man's Walk (TV miniseries, 1996)
- Intensity (TV movie, 1997)
- 36 Hours to Die (TV movie, 1999)
- NurembergNuremberg (2000 film)Nuremberg is a 2000 Canadian/United States television docudrama, based on the book Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial by Joseph E. Persico, that tells the story of the Nuremberg Trials.-Part one:...
(TV miniseries, 2000) - Night VisionsNight VisionsNight Visions is an American television anthology series created in the style of The Twilight Zone. Each 43 minute episode was made up of two 21 to 22 minutes stories that dealt with themes of the supernatural or simply explored the dark side of human nature. Henry Rollins was the uncredited host...
(TV series, 2001) - NapoléonNapoléon (miniseries)Napoleon is a historical miniseries which explored the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 2002, it was the most expensive television miniseries in Europe, costing the equivalent of $US46,330,000 to produce. The miniseries covered Napoleon's military successes and failures, including the Battles of...
(TV miniseries, 2002) - 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out is a 2003 American film directed by Yves Simoneau. The film premiered on the FX Network in June 2003.-Plot:...
(TV movie, 2003) - The 4400The 4400The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
(TV series, 2004) - Marie-Antoinette (TV movie, 2006)
- RuffianRuffian (film)Ruffian is an American made-for-television movie that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went undefeated until her death after breaking down in a nationally televised match race at Belmont Park on July 6, 1975 against the Kentucky Derby winner,...
(TV movie, 2007) - Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeBury My Heart at Wounded Knee (film)Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a 2007 television film adapted from the book of the same name by Dee Brown. The film was written by Daniel Giat, directed by Yves Simoneau and produced by HBO Films. The book on which the movie is based is a history of Native Americans in the American West in the...
(TV miniseries, 2007) - VV (2009 TV series)V is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009 to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a technologically advanced alien species which ostensibly comes...
(TV series, 2009) - AmericaAmerica (2009 film)America is a 2009 Lifetime Television film starring Rosie O’Donnell, Ruby Dee and Philip Johnson. It was directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Joyce Eliason. The film is based on the young adult novel America by E.R...
(TV movie, 2009) - Assassin's Creed: LineageAssassin's Creed: LineageAssassin's Creed: Lineage is a series of three short films based on the Assassin's Creed II video game. The films are made by Ubisoft and the first episode was released on October 26, 2009 on YouTube...
(TV miniseries, 2009) - Matadors (TV movie, 2010)
- Partners (TV movie, 2011)