Alexandre Dostie

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Alexandre Dostie
NationalityFrench Canadian
OccupationFilm director

Alexandre Dostie is a Canadian film director whose debut short film, Mutants , was released in 2016. The film won the Toronto International Film Festival award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, [1] the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, [2] and the Prix Iris for Best Live Short at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards. [3]

Originally from the Beauce region of Quebec, Dostie is currently based in Trois-Rivières. [4]

His most recent short film, I'll End Up in Jail (Je finirai en prison), premiered in 2019 and received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards. [5]

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