Patrick Demers is a

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from

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, born in 1969 in Saint-Eustache,

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Biography

Following his graduation from

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at the age of 22, Demers traveled around the world alone over six months with a handheld camera for ''

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'' ( Radio-Canada Television) and started shooting. After a few years working as a director in the television and advertising industries, his first short fiction film, '' Discharge (Décharge)'', won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the

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. In 2003 he wrote and directed "Dans un spoutnik", an animated music video for

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which won several awards in the

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Gala and at the

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that year. His next documentary, ''Regular or Super: Views on Mies van der Rohe'', that he co-directed and edited, won Best Canadian Work at the Festival International du Film sur l'Art en 2004. '' Suspicions (Jaloux)'', his first feature film, was released in 2010. The independent movie was produced by Productions Kinesis and was selected by the

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and by the

while also opening the Canadian Front at the

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in 2011. ''

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'' (2017) premiered at the

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where it won the Barry Convex Special Jury Prize for ''its deft direction, sophisticated visual aesthetic, strong performances, and the successful blending of genres in a complex story told in a refreshingly unconventional manner''.screenanarchy.com
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Filmography

Shorts

* 1987 - ''Ma dernière cigarette'' * 1988 - ''Le refus'' * 1989 — ''Brand New Flambant Neuf'' * 1990 - ''monsieurmadamechose'' * 1991 - ''Lamenta'' * 1999 - '' Discharge (Décharge)'' * 2004 - ''Le Collet''

Animation

* 2003 - "Dans un spoutnik" (music video for

) * 2005 - "Heureux d'un printemps"

Documentary

* 2004 Regular or Super: Views on Mies van der Rohe

Feature films

* 2010 - '' Suspicions (Jaloux)'' * 2017 - ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demers, Patrick Film directors from Montreal 1969 births People from Saint-Eustache, Quebec Living people Canadian music video directors