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French-Canadian film director, playwright and screenwriter (born 1963)

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François Girard is a French Canadian director and screenwriter from Montreal. Born in Saint-Félicien, Quebec, Girard's career began on the Montreal art video circuit.

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Filmography 8

Anna2019 · ★ 6.7
See You Up There2017 · ★ 7.8
How to Make a Killing2025 · ★ 6.4
Through the Fire2018 · ★ 7.3
It Must Be Heaven2019 · ★ 6.5
Emma Bovary2021
Hors saison2018
Le Pouvoir Fantôme2025

19 credits on file

Television 5

The Beauty2026
Profiling Paris2009
La Révolution2020
Totems2022
Rebecca2021

Awards 4

2022Officer of the Order of Canada
2021Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec
2019Knight of the National Order of Quebec
Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay

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About this person

François Girard is a French Canadian director and screenwriter from Montreal. Born in Saint-Félicien, Quebec, Girard's career began on the Montreal art video circuit. In 1990, he produced his first feature film, Cargo; he attained international recognition following his 1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, a series of vignettes about the life of piano prodigy Glenn Gould. In 1998, he co-wrote and directed The Red Violin, which follows the ownership of a red violin over several centuries. The Red Violin won an Academy Award for Best Original Score, thirteen Genie Awards and nine Jutra Awards.

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Canada
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
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Dates
Born 1963 · age 63
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13 languages

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