Lyne Charlebois | |
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| Occupations | film, television and music video director, photographer |
| Years active | 1980s-present |
| Notable work | Borderline |
Lyne Charlebois is a Canadian film and television director, most noted as the director and cowriter of the 2008 film Borderline . [1]
Charlebois began her career as a photographer, who had one of her first jobs in the film industry shooting promotional stills for Jean-Claude Lauzon's 1987 film Night Zoo . [1] She then became a music video director for artists including Daniel Bélanger and Laurence Jalbert. [1] She won a Prix Félix for Best Video in 1991 for Marjo's "Je sais, je sais", [2] and in 1992 for Bélanger's "Opium", [3] and was a three-time Juno Award nominee for Best Music Video for Spirit of the West's "Political" at the Juno Awards of 1992, [4] Mae Moore's "Bohemia" at the Juno Awards of 1993 [5] and for Gogh Van Go's "Tunnel of Trees" at the Juno Awards of 1995. [6] She won the award in 1995. [7]
She subsequently worked in television, directing episodes of Bliss , Tabou, Nos étés and Sophie , and made the short films Quel jour était-ce? in 2001 and Nous sommes tous les jours in 2006.
She collaborated with Marie-Sissi Labrèche on the screenplay for Borderline, and directed the film. [1] At the 29th Genie Awards in 2009, Charlebois and Labrèche were cowinners of the Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, [8] and Charlebois was a shortlisted nominee for the Genie Award for Best Director; [9] at the 2009 Prix Jutra, she won the award for Best Director. [10]
Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles), her first feature film since Borderline, premiered at the 2023 Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival. [11]
