Sébastien Pilote
Sébastien Pilote (born 1973 in Saint-Ambroise, Quebec)[1] is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[2] He was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for his 2013 film The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement).[3]
Sébastien Pilote | |
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 Pilote (left) in 2014 | |
| Born | 1973 Saint-Ambroise, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | film director, producer |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Notable work | The Salesman, The Dismantling |
He previously directed the short film Dust Bowl Ha! Ha! in 2007, and the feature film The Salesman in 2011,[1] and has worked for Télé-Québec.[1]
In 2014 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in Rivière-du-Loup.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Awards and Nominations | Notes |
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| 2007 | Dust Bowl Ha! Ha! | Yes | Yes | Nominated - Jutra Award for Best Short Film (2008)
Nominated - Locarno International Film Festival Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow (International Competition) (2007) |
Short |
| 2011 | The Salesman (Le Vendeur) | Yes | Yes | Won - Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival PIPRESCI Prize, Special Prize of the Jury (International Competition), Audience Award (International Competition) (2011)
Won - Bombay International Film Festival Silver Gateway Jury Grand Prize (2011) Won - Torino Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (2011) Won - Torino Film Festival Cipputi Award (2011) Nominated - Torino Film Festival Prize of the City of Torino for Best Feature Film (2011) Nominated - Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic (2011) Nominated - Jutra Award for Best International Motion Picture, Best Screenplay (2012) Nominated - Lume International Film Festival Jury Award for Best Feature Film (2011) |
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| 2013 | The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement) | Yes | Yes | Won - Cannes Film Festival SACD Award (2013)
Won - Torino Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (2013) Nominated - Torino Film Festival Prize of the City of Torino for Best Feature Film (2013) Nominated - Jutra Award in Best Direction, Best International Motion Picture (2014) Nominated - Cannes Film Festival Critics Week Grand Prize (2013) Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Direction, Original Screenplay (2013) Nominated - Lumiere Award for Best French-Language Foreign Film (2014) Nominated - São Paulo International Film Festival International Jury Award for Best Feature Film (2013) Nominated - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Best North American Independent Film (2013) |
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| 2018 | The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2021 | Maria Chapdelaine | Yes | Yes |
References
- "Sébastien Pilote: Chicoutimi et le Sundance Kid". La Presse, December 28, 2010.
- "Ça sent la relève : Sébastien Pilote, réalisateur du “Démantèlement”". Télérama, December 9, 2013.
- "CSA Nominees". CHCH-DT, January 14, 2014.
- Hugues Albert, "Vues dans la tête de… Sébastien Pilote". Infodimanche, January 18, 2014.