Louis Bélanger
Louis Bélanger | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Occupations | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Louis Bélanger (born 1964) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He has a degree in communications from UQAM. He is a collaborator of filmmaker Denis Chouinard; both men created several short films together before branching off into their own careers with feature films. His film Post Mortem won him Best Director at the Montreal World Film Festival[2] and earned him two Genie Awards, for best new director and best screenplay.[citation needed]
He began making films and long-form videos while a student. He shot videos for Télévision Suisse Romande in the late 1990s before turning to directing his first feature, Post Mortem in 1999. His follow-up was Lauzon-Lauzone, a documentary about director Jean-Claude Lauzon, and a second feature in 2003, Gaz Bar Blues. Influenced by the man-of-the-people-docudrama style of John Cassavetes and Ken Loach, he has said that "there aren’t any new stories to tell; all that matters is the telling."[3]
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- Post Mortem - 1999
- Gaz Bar Blues - 2003
- The Genius of Crime (Le génie du crime) - 2006
- The Timekeeper (L'Heure de vérité) - 2009
- Route 132 - 2010
- Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises herbes) - 2016
- Living 100 MPH (Vivre à 100 milles à l'heure) - 2019
Other films
[edit]- Dogmatisme ou Le songe d'Adrien (Short film co-directed with Denis Chouinard, 1988)
- Le soleil et ses traces (Short film co-directed with Denis Chouinard, 1990)
- Les galeries Wilderton (Short film, 1991)
- Les 14 définitions de la pluie (Short film co-directed with Denis Chouinard, 1993)
- Lauzon Lauzone (Documentary, 2000)
- Nightlight (TV movie, 2003), starring Shannen Doherty,[4] thriller film about a stalker, also known as View of Terror
- Lies and Deception (TV movie, 2005)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Louis Bélanger - Coop Vidéo de Montréal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ↑ "Director Louis Bélanger Returns to the MWFF - Telefilm Canada". Retrieved 2010-12-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Alioff, Maurie. "Gaz Bar Blues". Take One: Film & Television in Canada. 12 (45): 42–43.
- ↑ Heching, Lisa Respers France, Dan (2024-07-14). "Shannen Doherty, 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and 'Charmed' star, dead at 53". CNN. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
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External links
[edit]| International | |
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| National | |
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Film directors from Quebec City
- French-language Canadian screenwriters
- Writers from Quebec City
- Université du Québec à Montréal alumni
- Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Best Director Jutra and Iris Award winners
- Screenwriters from Quebec
- Canadian comedy film directors
- Best Screenplay Jutra and Iris Award winners