Danic Champoux

Danic Champoux (1976 – February 18, 2022) was a Canadian documentary filmmaker.[1] He was most noted for his 2014 film Self(less) Portrait (Autoportrait sans moi),[2] which was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015.[3]

A native of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec,[4] he participated in the filmmaking series Course destination monde in 1996, before releasing his first short theatrical documentary film, My Father (Mon père), in 2000.[1] The film was the winner of the Prix Pierre et Yolande Perrault at the 2001 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[5]

He released numerous short and feature documentaries for both film and television throughout his career, with the Gémeaux Award-nominated CHSLD mon amour (2020) being his final film before his death.[6]

Filmography
  • My Father (Mon père) - 2000
  • Big Gazelle - 2004
  • Caporal Mark - 2006
  • Cardinal Cowboy - 2007
  • La couleur du temps - 2008
  • Baklava Blues - 2009
  • Mom and Me (Mom et moi) - 2011
  • Sessions (Séances) - 2012
  • Self(less) Portrait (Autoportrait sans moi) - 2014
  • Ça fait 20 ans - 2015
  • A Centre-Sud Tale (Conte du Centre-Sud) - 2016
  • Cris sur le bayou - 2016
  • Arbitres - 2017
  • Mon amour, ma prison - 2018
  • Mal élevés - 2018
  • Daughter of the Crater (La fille du cratère) - 2019
  • CHSLD mon amour - 2020

References
  1. "Le réalisateur Danic Champoux n’est plus". Ici Radio-Canada, February 19, 2022.
  2. Kevin Scott, "Self(less) Portrait: Danic Champoux". Exclaim!, April 25, 2014.
  3. Jessica Émond-Ferrat, "Xavier Dolan domine les nominations aux Jutra". Métro, January 26, 2015.
  4. Jean-Philippe Morin, "Le cinéaste sorelois Danic Champoux n’est plus". Les 2 Rives, February 21, 2022.
  5. Alice Zanetta, "Décès du cinéaste Danic Champoux". Le Devoir, February 21, 2022.
  6. "CHSLD, mon amour : l'immersion de Danic Champoux". Ici Radio-Canada, November 20, 2020.
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