Jacques Davidts

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Jacques Davidts is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. [1] He is best known as the writer of Polytechnique (2009), for which he won a Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010. [2]

He was born in Liège, Belgium, and raised in Saint-Eustache, Quebec. [1] He has also been a writer for the Ici Radio-Canada Télé series The Parent Family . [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jacques Davidts: 24 mois avec un monstre". La Presse , February 7, 2009.
  2. "Polytechnique scores nine Genies, including best picture; Win For Lead Actress". National Post , April 13, 2010.
  3. "L'emission «Les Parent» soulignera lundi son 100e episode". Canadian Press, February 20, 2013.