I'm pretty optimistic that in the future these kind of films will also be part of the main categories, perhaps not in a foreign language, but certain….

I will see 100 or 200 and I will take my time with them and I audition them for the two main roles. If I like what I see, but they're not exactly rig….

The teacher will never be a parent. The parents are the parents. But they have to engage in some sort of active education beyond just teaching mathem….

If you look at the end of the movie [Monsegnor Lahzar], I give a lot of space to what the spectator can also imagine of what's going to be Bachir's l….

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….

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 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….