Hugo Latulippe

Hugo Latulippe
Born (1973-08-10) August 10, 1973 (age 51)
NationalityCanadian
Occupationdocumentary filmmaker
Years active2000s-present
Known forWhat Remains of Us, Alphée of the Stars

Hugo Latulippe (born June 10, 1973) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec,[1] most noted as codirector of the 2004 film What Remains of Us (Ce qu'il reste de nous) and solo director of the 2012 film Alphée of the Stars (Alphée des étoiles).

What Remains of Us was a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 25th Genie Awards[2] and a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 7th Jutra Awards,[3] while Alphée of the Stars was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2012[4] and a Jutra nominee for Best Documentary at the 15th Jutra Awards.[5]

What Remains of Us was also the winner of the Prix Luc-Perreault in 2004, and was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list that year.[6]

In 2013 he was the patron and curator of the inaugural Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in Rivière-du-Loup.[7]

His newest film, Upwelling (Je me soulève), was released in 2022.[1]

In 2023 he was named director-general of the Quebec City Film Festival.[8]

Personal life

He was formerly married to writer and broadcaster Laure Waridel;[9] Alphée of the Stars was about their own family sabbatical with their daughter Alphée, who suffered from developmental disabilities caused by Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome.[10]

He subsequently remarried to artist Stéphanie Robert.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Geneviève Bouchard, "Hugo Latulippe: célébration de la parole". Le Soleil, March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Jay Stone, "Genie nominees reflect diversity". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 9, 2005.
  3. ^ "Cinémascope leads Jutras with nine". Playback, January 31, 2005.
  4. ^ "A look at the nominees for the Canadian Screen Awards". Canadian Press, January 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Laurence Anyways, War Witch lead race for Jutra awards". CBC News, January 31, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best films tells diverse stories; Top Ten Canadian movies honoured New filmmakers being recognized". Toronto Star, December 15, 2004.
  7. ^ "Un festival du film à Rivière-du-Loup". Ici Radio-Canada, January 16, 2013.
  8. ^ Cédric Bélanger, "Nommé directeur général du Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, le cinéaste Hugo Latulippe voit grand". Le Journal de Montréal, April 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Laure Waridel". The Canadian Encyclopedia, July 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Alphée des étoiles: une année en Alphélie". Le Soleil, October 13, 2012.
  11. ^ "Vivre de culture et de grand air à Cacouna : le rêve de Hugo Latulippe". Ici Radio-Canada Bas-Saint-Laurent, January 24, 2018.