Stéphane Lafleur (born 1976) is a French-Canadian film director, editor and musician."Director Stéphane Lafleur, at TIFF with Tu Dors Nicole, could be the next big (Canadian) thing"
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'', September 12, 2014.

Career

Lafleur attended the

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. In 1999, he directed his first short film, ''

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'', which received an honorable mention for the Best Canadian Short Film award at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival. He released his second short film, ''Snooze'', in 2002. In 2007, he directed his first feature film, '' Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)'', which premiered at the

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. The film won the

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for direction and screenwriting as well as the Best Canadian First Feature at TIFF. His second film, '' Familiar Grounds (En terrains connus)'', was released in 2011. In the same year, he collaborated with musicians Andre Ethier, Mathieu Charbonneau and Rebecca Foon on ''Prince Albert'', a short film released as part of the National Parks Project. His third feature film, '' You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)'', premiered at the 2014

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. As an editor, he won the

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for Best Achievement in Editing in 2011 for '' Monsieur Lazhar''. As a musician, he is a member of the folk-rock band Avec pas d'casque. In 2015 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in

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Filmography

As director

* 1999 - ''

'' (short) * 2002 - ''Snooze'' (short) * 2007 - '' Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)'' * 2011 - '' Familiar Grounds (En terrains connus)'' * 2011 - ''

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'' (short) * 2014 - '' You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)'' * 2022 - ''

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As writer

* 2007 - ''Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)'' * 2011 - ''Familiar Grounds (En terrains connus)'' * 2014 - ''You're Sleeping, Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)''

As film editor

* 2003 - ''Me Bob Robert'' * 2005 - ''Peter and the Penny'' * 2008 - '' Gilles'' * 2011 - '' Monsieur Lazhar'' * 2013 - '' The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement)'' * 2015 - '' O Negative'' * 2016 - '' Mutants'' * 2019 - '' I'll End Up in Jail (Je finirai en prison)'' * 2020 - '' Shooting Star (Comme une comète)'' * 2023 - '' Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lafleur, Stephane Film directors from Quebec Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian film editors Living people Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Best Editing Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian male songwriters Screenwriters from Quebec Musicians from Quebec 1976 births Best Director Jutra and Iris Award winners 21st-century Canadian folk musicians Best Screenplay Jutra and Iris Award winners