Alexandre Dostie

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Alexandre Dostie
NationalityFrench Canadian
OccupationFilm director

Alexandre Dostie is a Canadian film director whose debut short film, Mutants , was released in 2016. The film won the Toronto International Film Festival award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, [1] the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, [2] and the Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards. [3]

Originally from the Beauce region of Quebec, Dostie is currently based in Trois-Rivières. [4]

I'll End Up in Jail (Je finirai en prison) premiered in 2019 and received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards. [5]

BOA premiered at the 78th Locarno Film Festival in 2025. [6]

References

  1. "TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race". Entertainment Weekly . 18 September 2016.
  2. "2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And The Winners Are…". ET Canada . March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017.
  3. "Gala Québec Cinéma : couronné, Xavier Dolan défend les films en salle" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada. June 4, 2017.
  4. "Le premier court-métrage d'Alexandre Dostie sera présenté au TIFF". L'Hebdo Journal. August 10, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
  5. "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
  6. Zac Ntim, "Locarno Sets Short & Medium Length Competition Titles, Neo Sora & Salvatore Mereu To Debut New Works". Deadline Hollywood , July 1, 2025.