Maxime Giroux (born 16 April 1976) is a film director from
Quebec
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, Canada.
Giroux was born in
Montreal
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, Quebec. He has directed several short films, videoclips and commercial videos. In 2006, his film ''
The Days (Les Jours)'' won the prize for best short film at the
Toronto International Film Festival
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, and in 2007 his film ''
Red (Le Rouge au sol)'' won the award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the
27th Genie Awards.
His videography includes
music videos
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for
Sam Roberts,
Sarah Harmer,
The Dears,
Pilate,
Louise Forestier,
Corneille,
Marc Déry,
Les Cowboys Fringants and
Vulgaires Machins.
In October 2007, he began working on his first feature film, ''
Tomorrow (Demain)'', which premiered at the
Torino Film Festival in 2008 before going into commercial release in 2009.
[Charles-Henri Ramond]
"Demain – Film de Maxime Giroux"
''Films du Québec'', January 5, 2009.
In 2014, he directed ''
Félix et Meira'', which premiered at the
2014 Toronto International Film Festival
The 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival, the 39th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held in Canada from 4–14 September 2014. David Dobkin (director), David Dobkin's film ''The Judge (2014 film), The Judg ...
, where it won the award for
Best Canadian Feature Film.
In July 2021, it was announced that Giroux had signed on to direct his first English-language film, ''In Cold Light''.
In 2022 he was the patron and curator of the
Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in
Rivière-du-Loup
Rivière-du-Loup (; 2021 population 20,118) is a small city (Quebec), city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The city is the seat for the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and the Judicial districts of Quebec ...
. The festival had been slated to host the premiere of his film ''
Norbourg''; however, the film was not screened at that time due to the organizers' decision in January to cancel the planned in-person screenings and shift to an online model in light of the continued
COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.
Filmography
* ''
Red (Le rouge au sol)'' - short, 2006
* ''
The Days (Les Jours)'' - short, 2006
* ''
Tomorrow (Demain)'' - 2008
* ''
Jo for Jonathan (Jo pour Jonathan)'' - 2010
* ''Head Down (La tête en bas)'' - short, 2013
* ''
Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira)'' - 2014
* ''
The Great Darkened Days (La Grande noirceur)'' - 2018
* ''
Norbourg'' - 2022
* ''
Plan B'' - 2023
* ''
In Cold Light'' - 2025
[Johanne Fournier]
nouveau film de Maxime Giroux, In Cold Light, sélectionné au Festival de Tribeca"
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'', April 17, 2025.
References
External links
*
1976 births
Canadian music video directors
Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Live Action Short Drama
Film directors from Montreal
Living people
Best Screenplay Jutra and Iris Award winners
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