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Yves Simoneau (; born October 28, 1955) is a
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. Simoneau was born in
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Recognition

His acclaimed 1986 crime drama '' Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime)'' garnered multiple
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nominations including best direction at the 8th Genie Awards. His 1987 film '' Les fous de bassan'' was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2007 he directed the Movie '' Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee''. It received 17
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nominations, the most of any show at The 59th Emmy Awards held in September 2007. It went on to win five awards including the Emmy for Outstanding Made For Television Movie.


Filmography


Features

*''Les tailleurs de pierre'' - 1978, short film *''Commission d'enquête'' - 1978, short film *''Québec on the Sunny Side'' - 1978, short film *''Les célébrations'' - 1979 *''Dernier voyage'' - 1980, short film *''Bonjour le Québec'' - 1980, documentary short *''Le phénomène des guérisseurs au Québec'' - 1980, documentary short *''L'enquête'' - 1980, short film *''Le génie de l'instant'' - 1982, short film *'' Red Eyes (Les yeux rouges)'' - 1982 *'' Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?'' - 1983, documentary *''Trouble'' - 1985, short film *'' Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime)'' - 1986 *'' In the Shadow of the Wind (Les fous de bassan)'' - 1987 *'' In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon)'' - 1989 *'' Perfectly Normal'' - 1990 *'' Mother's Boys'' - 1993 *'' Free Money'' - 1998 *'' Ignition'' - 2001 *'' The Bait (L'appât)'' - 2010


Television

*''Memphis'' (TV movie, 1992) *''Till Death Do Us Part'' (TV movie, 1992) *'' Cruel Doubt'' (TV movie, 1992) *'' Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight'' (TV movie, 1994) *'' Dead Man's Walk'' (TV miniseries, 1996) *''
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'' (TV movie, 1997) *''36 Hours to Die'' (TV movie, 1999) *''
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'' (TV miniseries, 2000) *'' Night Visions'' (TV series, 2001) *'' Napoléon'' (TV miniseries, 2002) *'' 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out'' (TV movie, 2003) *''
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'' (TV series, 2004) *''Marie-Antoinette'' (TV movie, 2006) *'' Ruffian'' (TV movie, 2007) *'' Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'' (TV movie, 2007) *'' V'' (TV series, 2009) *''
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'' (TV movie, 2009) *'' Assassin's Creed: Lineage'' (TV miniseries, 2009) *''Matadors'' (TV movie, 2010) *''Partners'' (TV movie, 2011) *''Beauty and the Beast'' (TV movie, 2012) *'' Betty & Coretta'' (TV movie, 2013) *''Horizon'' (TV movie, 2013) *'' The Brave'' (TV series, 2017) *''The Lost Wife of Robert Durst'' (TV movie, 2018)


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External links

* 1955 births Canadian television directors Living people People from Quebec City Film directors from Quebec Directors Guild of America Award winners {{Canada-film-director-stub