Sébastien Pilote

Sébastien Pilote
Pilote (left) in 2014
Born1973
Saint-Ambroise, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)film director, producer
Years active2000s-present
Notable workThe Salesman, The Dismantling

Sébastien Pilote (born 1973 in Saint-Ambroise, Quebec)[1] is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[2] He was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for his 2013 film The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement).[3]

He previously directed the short film Dust Bowl Ha! Ha! in 2007, and the feature film The Salesman in 2011,[1] and has worked for Télé-Québec.[1]

In 2014 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in Rivière-du-Loup.[4]

Filmography

Year Film Director Writer Awards and Nominations Notes
2007 Dust Bowl Ha! Ha! Yes Yes Nominated - Jutra Award for Best Short Film (2008)

Nominated - Locarno International Film Festival Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow (International Competition) (2007)

Short
2011 The Salesman (Le Vendeur) Yes Yes Won - Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival PIPRESCI Prize, Special Prize of the Jury (International Competition), Audience Award (International Competition) (2011)

Won - Bombay International Film Festival Silver Gateway Jury Grand Prize (2011)

Won - Torino Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (2011)

Won - Torino Film Festival Cipputi Award (2011)

Nominated - Torino Film Festival Prize of the City of Torino for Best Feature Film (2011)

Nominated - Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic (2011)

Nominated - Jutra Award for Best International Motion Picture, Best Screenplay (2012)

Nominated - Lume International Film Festival Jury Award for Best Feature Film (2011)

2013 The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement) Yes Yes Won - Cannes Film Festival SACD Award (2013)

Won - Torino Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (2013)

Nominated - Torino Film Festival Prize of the City of Torino for Best Feature Film (2013)

Nominated - Jutra Award in Best Direction, Best International Motion Picture (2014)

Nominated - Cannes Film Festival Critics Week Grand Prize (2013)

Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Direction, Original Screenplay (2013)

Nominated - Lumiere Award for Best French-Language Foreign Film (2014)

Nominated - São Paulo International Film Festival International Jury Award for Best Feature Film (2013)

Nominated - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Best North American Independent Film (2013)

2018 The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles) Yes Yes
2021 Maria Chapdelaine Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sébastien Pilote: Chicoutimi et le Sundance Kid". La Presse, December 28, 2010.
  2. ^ "Ça sent la relève : Sébastien Pilote, réalisateur du “Démantèlement”". Télérama, December 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "CSA Nominees". CHCH-DT, January 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Hugues Albert, "Vues dans la tête de… Sébastien Pilote". Infodimanche, January 18, 2014.


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