Ariane Louis-Seize is a

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film director and screenwriter from

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Career

Short films

She received critical acclaim in 2016 for her first short film, '' Wild Skin (La Peau sauvage)'', which was a

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nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the

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and a

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nominee for Best Short Film at the

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. In the same year, she was one of the writers of the screenplay for '' Of Ink and Blood (D'Encre et de sang)''. She received further acclaim for her next short film, '' Little Waves (Les petites vagues)'', which was named to the

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's annual

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list in 2018."TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year"
''

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'', December 5, 2018. Her third short film, '' The Depths (Les profondeurs)'', premiered at the

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. It was subsequently screened at the

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, where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film."Check out this year's Cinéfest award winners"
'' Northern Life'', October 3, 2019. She followed this up in 2020 with another short film, ''

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(Comme une comète)''. It was subsequently screened at the

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, where it won the Prix Télébec, and at the

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, where it won the award for Best Canadian ShortWork. The film received a

nomination for

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at the

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in 2021.Jean-François Vandeuren
"La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021"
''Showbizz.net'', April 26, 2021.

''Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person''

Her debut feature film, '' Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)'', entered production in 2022, and premiered at the

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in 2023. Louis-Seize won the award for Best Director in the Giornate degli Autori program.

Accolades

Louis-Seize won accolades at the

, the

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, the

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, and the

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for her work on ''Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant).'' She won the $10,000 RBC Emerging Artist Award at the

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. In 2024 she was named the winner of the

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.Kelly Townsend
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'' Playbacl'', January 25, 2024. With co-writer Christine Doyon, she won the

for

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at the

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, and the

for

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at the

26th Quebec Cinema Awards The 26th Quebec Cinema Awards was held on December 8, 2024, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2023 and 2024.

, for ''Humanist Vampire''. In 2024, she served as a jury member of the Compétition Cheval Noir award ceremony at the

28th Fantasia International Film Festival The 28th Fantasia International Film Festival was held from 18 July to 4 August 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Juries Compétition Cheval Noir * Matt Johnson (director), Matt Johnson, Canadian filmmaker – Jury President * Steve Dollar, ...

References

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