Simon Gionet

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Simon Gionet
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Simon Gionet is a French Canadian film director. He is most noted for his short film Cayenne (2020), which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards. [1]

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Biography

Simon Gionet was born in Quebec City. [2] He is a graduate of Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and co-founder of Littoral Films, a production company focused towards fiction filmmaking. [3]

He currently lives in Montreal. [4]

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References

  1. Brent Furdyk (30 March 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada . Archived from the original on 30 March 2021.
  2. "Festival Plein(s) écran(s): une cinquième édition qui "prend tout son sens"". Le Soleil (in Canadian French). Le Soleil. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. "Pourquoi étudier en cinéma en 2018?". La Presse+ (in Canadian French). La Presse+. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. "Cayenne". REGARD – International Short Film Festival. Retrieved 13 January 2021.