Olivier Godin

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Olivier Godin is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. [1]

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He directed a number of short films before premiering his full-length directoral debut, Le Pays des âmes, at the 2011 Festival du nouveau cinéma. [2] He followed up in 2014 with Nouvelles, nouvelles, [3] and in 2016 with The Art of Speech (Les Arts de la parole), [4] for which he won a jury prize at the 2017 edition of Les Percéides. [5]

In 2018 he released Waiting for April (En attendant avril), [6] which was his first film to receive wide distribution beyond Quebec, including being selected for the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival. [7]

There Are No False Undertakings (Il n'y a pas de faux métier) premiered at the virtual 2020 edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma. [8]

His sixth film, Ireland Blue Book (Irlande cahier bleu), premiered at the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival, [9] where it was the winner of the Camera Lucida award from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma. [10]

Don't Forget the Oatmeal (Oublie pas le gruau) is slated to premiere at the 2026 Montreal Critics' Week. [11]

Filmography

References

  1. André Duchesne, "Olivier Godin: une première rétrospective". La Presse , September 10, 2014.
  2. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Pays des âmes, Le – Film d’Olivier Godin". Films du Québec, November 16, 2011.
  3. André Duchesne, "Olivier Godin: réaliser sans amertume". La Presse , June 23, 2014.
  4. Manon Dumais, "Les arts de la parole d’Oliver Godin". Le Devoir , April 1, 2017.
  5. Gilles Gagné, "Olivier Godin brille aux Percéides". Le Soleil , August 29, 2017.
  6. François Lévesque, "«En attendant avril»: Olivier Godin le magicien". Le Devoir , February 7, 2020.
  7. Charles-Henri Ramond, "En attendant Avril – Film de Olivier Godin". Films du Québec, February 2, 2020.
  8. "WEEK ONE: Five films to watch at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2020". Cult MTL , October 7, 2020.
  9. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Irlande cahier bleu – Film de Olivier Godin". Films du Québec, September 3, 2023.
  10. Erik Pedersen, "Fantasia Film Festival Awards: ‘Red Rooms’ Takes Best Feature & Two Others; ‘Femme’ A Double Winner – Full List". Deadline Hollywood , July 30, 2023.
  11. Charles-Henri Ramond, "La Semaine de la critique revient en force". Films du Québec, December 17, 2025.