André Turpin

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André Turpin
Born1966 (age 5758)
Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s) Film director, cinematographer, screenwriter
Years active1990s–present
Spouse Louise Archambault

André Turpin (born 1966) is a French Canadian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter.

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Career

As a cinematographer, he has won over a dozen awards, including Canadian Screen Awards for Best Cinematography his work on Xavier Dolan's films Mommy (2014) and It's Only the End of the World (2016). [1] [2] He has also won two Genie Awards for Best Cinematography, for Maelström (2000) at the 21st Genie Awards [3] and for Incendies (2010) at the 31st Genie Awards. [4]

In 2015, he was the cinematographer on Adele's music video for "Hello", [5] for which he received an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. [6]

As a director and screenwriter, he is best known for his work on the 2001 film Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête), which was chosen as Canada's submission to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, [7] though it was not ultimately nominated. The film also received nominations for Best Picture and Best Screenplay at the 22nd Genie Awards, and won several Jutra Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. [8]

At the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, Turpin and Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette were nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama for their short film Ina Litovski. [9]

Alongside Nicolas Bolduc, Erik Ljung, Tobie Marier Robitaille, Sara Mishara, Alexia Toman and Van Royko, he won a Gémeaux Award for Best Photography in a Documentary or Public Affairs program in 2024 for Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic : ceci n’est pas un accident). [10]

Personal life

He is married to film director Louise Archambault. [11]

Filmography

Cinematographer

Director

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References

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  10. Élise Jetté, "Le Bye Bye 2023 remporte 6 trophées au Gala de l’industrie des prix Gémeaux 2024". Ici Radio-Canada, September 14, 2024.
  11. Adam Nayman, "Louise Archambault". The Canadian Encyclopedia , August 20, 2014.