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Louise Archambault is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter. She is best known for her films Familia, which won the Claude Jutra Award in 2005, and Gabrielle, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture in 2014. Archambault has directed numerous short films, including Atomic Saké, Lock, Petite Mort and Kluane.
YearTitleRoleNotes2023DirectorVancouver International Film Festival ...2023Director2022DirectorTelevision film2022Be Mine, ValentineDirectorTelevision film- Education and Early Career
- Familia
- Shorts and Collaborations
- Gabrielle
- Awards
Archambault considered going into medical school before enrolling in a communications program in CEGEP. Inspired by Leos Carax’s surreal, neo-noir crime drama Mauvais Sang (The Night is Young, 1986),she decided to become a filmmaker and landed a job as a sound trainee on the popular Radio-Canada TV series Lance et compte (He Shoots, He Scores, 1986...
Archambault made a second short, Mensonges (2004), during the four years it took to produce her first feature film, Familia (2005). Centered on a 30-something woman (Sylvie Moreau) hampered by severe gambling debts, the film had a budget under $2 million dollars and was shot by her husband, acclaimed cinematographer André Turpin (Maelström, Incendi...
In 2010, Archambault directed Lock, a short documentary about the famed choreographer Éduoard Lock, produced by the National Film Board for the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards gala. In 2011, she was one of 13 Canadian filmmakers to participate in The National Parks Project, a multimedia endeavor that paired directors with musicians to cre...
Inspired by a woman she met at a public swimming pool in her Montréal neighbourhood, Archambault conducted intense research into the lives of mentally challenged people. She went on to write a screenplay about a teenaged girl who falls in love with a boy in her choir, and whose sexual coming of age is complicated by the protective reactions of her ...
Best Short Film (Atomic Saké), Jutra Awards(2000)Best Film (Atomic Saké), Delle Donne International Film Festival (2000)Best Canadian First Feature Film (Familia), Toronto International Film Festival (2005)Claude Jutra Award(Familia), Genie Awards(2006)Louise Archambault is a filmmaker who has won awards for her features Gabrielle, And the Birds Rained Down, and One Summer. She has also directed TV series such as Catastrophe and Trop, and is married to cinematographer André Turpin.
- January 1, 1
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- Montréal, Québec, Canada
Louise Archambault is a Canadian screenwriter and director who has won many awards for her films, including Gabrielle, Il pleuvait des oiseaux and Irena's Vow. Learn more about her life, career, quotes and upcoming projects on IMDb.
- January 1, 1970
Apr 17, 2024 · Canadian film and television director Archambault, whose 2013 drama Gabrielle won the Canadian Screen Award for best picture, spoke to The Globe and Mail about her film, which was shot in...
Louise Archambault née le 1 er janvier 1970 à Montréal au Canada, est une réalisatrice, scénariste, cinéaste et productrice de cinéma québécoise.
Sep 16, 2019 · In bringing Saucier’s deeply moving novel to the screen, Archambault asserts her voice and vision loud and clear, honouring a beloved text while making it authentically her own. And the Birds Rained Down had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month before opening the Québec City Film Festival on Sept. 12.
