Simon Lavoie (born May 15, 1979) is a

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film director and screenwriter from

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."Simon Lavoie sur les traces d'un déserteur"
''

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'', October 21, 2008. He is best known as codirector with

Mathieu Denis Mathieu Denis is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Quebec. He is best known for his films '' Corbo'', which was a Canadian Screen Award and Quebec Cinema Award nominee for Best Picture in 2016, and '' Those Who Make Revolution Halfw ...

of '' Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)'', which won the award for Best Canadian Film at the

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and garnered several

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nominations at the

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in 2017, including for

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and

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. He made a number of short films — including '' The White Chapel (Une chapelle blanche)'', which won the

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for Best Short Film in 2006 — before making his feature film debut in 2008 with ''

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(Le Déserteur)''. He first collaborated with Denis on the 2011 film ''

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(Laurentie)'', and followed up with '' The Torrent (Le Torrent)'' in 2012. His next project, ''

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(La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes)'', a film adaptation of

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's novel of the

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, premiered at the

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in September 2017. It received an honorable mention for Best Canadian Film, and received a nomination for Best Motion Picture at the 2018

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. His next film, '' No Trace (Nulle trace)'', premiered in 2021.André Duchesne
"Nulle trace de Simon Lavoie ouvrira le festival Slamdance"
''

'', November 30, 2020. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2022 film '' Norbourg'', directed by

Maxime Giroux Maxime Giroux (born 16 April 1976) is a film director from Quebec, Canada. Giroux was born in Montreal, Quebec. He has directed several short films, videoclips and commercial videos. In 2006, his film '' The Days (Les Jours)'' won the prize for be ...

.Élizabeth Lepage-Boily
"Vincent-Guillaume Otis brille dans la nouvelle bande-annonce de Norbourg"
''Showbizz'', December 14, 2021. His most recent film, ''Dissolution (Se fondre)'', premiered at the 2024

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.Luc Boulanger
"Plus de 200 films pour la 42e édition"
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'', February 1, 2024.

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