Kim Nguyen (born 1974) is a

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film director and screenwriter, best known for his 2012 film '' War Witch (Rebelle)'' which received numerous honours including an

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nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

Early life

Born and raised in

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to a

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ese father and a

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mother, he is a 1997 graduate of

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, having earned a BFA. His knowledge of computer-assisted image manipulation was deepened while he taught cinematographic language and screenwriting at the Institut de création artistique et de recherche en infographie (ICARI) and

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in Montréal.

Career

Kim has directed a number of feature films including '' War Witch'' (2012) (also known by the French title ''Rebelle''), '' Eye on Juliet'' (2017) and '' The Hummingbird Project'' (2018). For ''War Witch'', the film was the top winner at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, in addition to being named Best Picture and winning acting awards for two of its stars, Nguyen himself won the awards for Best Director and

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, which also earned him an

nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Following ''War Witch'', Kim Nguyen was one of 276 new members invited by the

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. In 2019 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in

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. In 2025 he was announced as entering production on ''Le Sablier'', an adaptation of Édith Blais's non-fiction book about her experience being captured and held hostage by Islamist terrorists while travelling in

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.Charles Rioux
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, May 1, 2025.

Filmography

Films

Feature film

Short film

Documentary films

Television

Accolades

Notes

References

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