Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr

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Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr is a Canadian film director from Quebec. [1] He is most noted as co-director with Renaud Lessard of the 2018 film Mad Dog Labine , [2] which was a nominee for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards, [3] and for the Prix Iris for Best First Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards. [4]

He was also a co-writer and co-producer of Omar Elhamy's 2020 short film Foam (Écume), [5] which won the Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021. [6]

He grew up in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec, the son of a soldier in the Canadian military, [1] and is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University. [7] His second feature film Phoenixes (Phénix), based in part on his own experiences growing up in a military family, premiered at the 2024 Quebec City Film Festival. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cédric Bélanger, "Phénix: fils de soldat, le cinéaste Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr racontera le départ de son père pour l’Afghanistan". Le Journal de Québec , November 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ François Lévesque, "«Mad Dog Labine»: irrésistiblement «rough»". Le Devoir , April 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now , February 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ "« ÉCUME » de Omar Elhamy est en compétition officielle à la 70e Berlinale". CTVM, February 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ André Duchesne, "La déesse des mouches à feu grand gagnant". La Presse , June 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ Yves Bergeras, "Un film pour redonner voix au Pontiac". Le Droit , November 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Phénix en avant-première au FCVQ". Films du Québec, September 2, 2024.
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