Occupation: Film Director Birth: 1968
The first person to make me realize there was someone behind the film was Steven Spielberg..
I studied political science and international relations, so I never considered myself an artist..
I work, play and do everything in French..
I'm writing a political comedy that takes place in Canada in Quebec. It's funny. Saying political comedy is a little redundant but it's a first. I've….
We get through life and this is part of the education process also. In real life, we meet bad bosses and good bosses and good friends and bad friends….
If youre writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation..
One particular night I was at the theater. I was not scouting for a project, but I was touched by this play by Évelyne de la Chenelière. I was touche….
We have a conservative government that only thinks in terms of efficiency. They are spending a lot of money on military expenses and less and less on….
In Canada, we have so much land, so much space, and so few people..
The irony is I did an intimate film in France with no stars and that got me to Hollywood. It got me to the Oscars. If I had tried to imitate the Amer….
I try to set up a playful atmosphere on the set so that they don't get tired too easily. They know it's work but they can also have fun, and when it'….
I needed to create some dramatic tension to sustain the interest of the audience. For instance, the boy in the film is not in the play, so this relat….
Getting it off the ground is one thing because it has to do with finding the proper people and the financing, but finding the subject is another thin….
I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention….
It's cool that we got rid of that, but we got rid of everything - the encouraging pat on the back or even a hug which I find can be acceptable in som….
The notion, the invention of a country, is fairly new in the history of mankind. We tend to forget that. We want to protect our country. The country ….
Sometimes it's about the economic situation and sometimes it's about the fear of others. Sometimes it's about protecting the generally accepted value….
I don't like ostentatious galas and stuff like that, but if you get to the Oscars, you'd better get used to it and you'd better enjoy it..
If you look at the Oscars and look at the Best Foreign Language series, you see that the films are coming from everywhere - from Quebec, Israel, Pola….
It's the same challenge as with any other character, adults or not. You want to take time with the kids. You want to tell them in the audition that t….
In the province of Quebec where I come from, we speak French and the only cosmopolitan city is Montreal. Every time we tackle the subject of immigrat….