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

Canadian Canadians () 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 their being ''C ...

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 (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, producer and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He was

nominated A candidate, or nominee, is a prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position. For example, one can be a candidate for membership in a group or election to an office, in which case a ...

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 Ge ...

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 and André. Notable people with this name include: * Marc-André Bergeron (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Marc-André Bergeron ( ...

and

David Gauthier David Gauthier (; 10 September 1932 – 9 November 2023) was a Canadian philosopher best known for his neo- Hobbesian or contractarian theory of morality, as developed in his 1986 book ''Morals by Agreement''. Life and career David Gauthier w ...

. 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), known professionally as Sugar Sammy, is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer from Montreal, Quebec. He performs in English, French, Punjabi, and Hindi. Khullar's comedy focuses on cul ...

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 (Les Derniers jours)'' - Nominated (shared with: Guillaume Lespérance, Jean-François Lord)Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...

'', 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 Canadian male television writers {{Canada-film-director-stub