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Hubert Caron-Guay is a Canadian film director from Montreal, Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his 2017 documentary film Destierros, which was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018.[2]
An alumnus of the Université du Québec à Montréal,[3] he began his career as an assistant director to Rodrigue Jean on Love in the Time of Civil War (L’amour au temps de la guerre civile), and as full co-director with Jean of the short documentary Épopée, L'état du moment in 2011 and the feature documentary The State of the World (L'État du monde) in 2012.[4] The latter film received a special mention from the National Feature prize jury at the 2012 Montreal International Documentary Festival.[5]
Destierros premiered at Visions du Réel in 2017, and was screened at RIDM later in the year, before going into wider commercial release in 2018.[6]
He followed up in 2021 with Resources (Ressources), codirected with Serge-Olivier Rondeau.[7]
His first narrative fiction film, The Mechanics of Borders (La Mécanique des frontières), premiered at Cinemania in November 2025,[8] before going into commercial release in May 2026.[9]
Filmography
[edit]- L'État du moment - 2011, with Rodrigue Jean
- The State of the World (L'État du monde) - 2012, with Rodrigue Jean
- Destierros - 2017
- Resources (Ressources) - 2021, with Serge-Olivier Rondeau
- The Mechanics of Borders (La Mécanique des frontières) - 2025
References
[edit]- ↑ Félix Poncelet-Marsan, "Hubert Caron-Guay réalise une première fiction, « La mécanique des frontières », inspiré par ses méthodes de documentariste". Qui Fait Quoi, June 8, 2026.
- ↑ André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
- ↑ Patrick Marleau, "Entrevue avec Hubert Caron-Guay". MonCiné, May 29, 2026.
- ↑ Frédéric Bouchard, "RIDM : Hubert Caron-Guay donne la parole aux migrants avec « Destierros »". Qui Fait Quoi, November 20, 2017.
- ↑ André Duchesne, "Ma vie réelle récompensé aux RIDM". La Presse, November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "DESTIERROS réalisé par Hubert Caron-Guay, à l’affiche dès le 19 janvier 2018". CTVM, December 13, 2017.
- ↑ Madeleine Boutros, "Sommes-nous seulement des ressources?". Le Devoir, January 25, 2023.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Cinemania 2025: Dix films d’ici en compétition". Films du Québec, October 28, 2025.
- ↑ Manon Dumais, "Sur la route". La Presse, May 29, 2026.
External links
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