Simon-Olivier Fecteau (born July 28, 1975) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He was

nominated A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: * to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs. * ...

in 2008 for a

Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents one or more annual awards for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian film. Originally presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, from 1980 until 2012 the award continued as part of the ...

for ''

Bluff Bluff or The Bluff may refer to: Places Australia * Bluff, Queensland, Australia, a town * The Bluff, Queensland (Ipswich), a rural locality in the city of Ipswich * The Bluff, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a rural locality * Bluff River (New ...

'' with

Marc-André Lavoie Marc-André is a French masculine given name, common in Canada. It is a compound name, composed of Marc (given name), Marc and André. Notable people with this name include: * Marc-André Bergeron (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Marc- ...

and David Gauthier. He was also the creator, writer, director, and star of the webseries "En audition avec Simon", where he plays an arrogant director who is auditioning actors. In 2014, he starred in the TV series "Ces gars-là" along with fellow Canadian comedian

Sugar Sammy Samir Khullar (born 29 February 1976), better known as Sugar Sammy, is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer from Montreal, Quebec. Being fluently quadrilingual, his is comedy routines are delivered in English and French, an ...

Recognition

* 2008 Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - ''Bluff'' - Nominee (with David Gauthier, David Gauthier) * 2006 Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama - ''

The Remaining Days ''The Remaining Days'' (french: Les Derniers jours) is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Simon-Olivier Fecteau and released in 2004. The film stars Isidore Lapin as Gaston, an elderly man who discovers an old forgotten copy of his bucket ...

(Les Derniers jours)'' - Nominated (shared with: Guillaume Lespérance,

Jean-François Lord Jean-François Lord is a Canadian cinematographer and film editor from Quebec. He is most noted for his work on the film '' Snow and Ashes'', for which he won the Genie Award for Best Cinematography at the 32nd Genie Awards, and a Jutra Award nomi ...

)Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". '' The Globe and Mail'', January 26, 2006.

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* 1975 births Living people Canadian male film actors Film directors from Quebec Canadian film editors Film producers from Quebec Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian male television actors Canadian television directors Canadian television writers French Quebecers Canadian male television writers {{Canada-film-director-stub