Frédérick Pelletier
Frédérick Pelletier | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 24, 1975 |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1972–present |
Frédérick Pelletier (born March 24, 1975) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and academic from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his 2013 film Diego Star, for which he received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Screenplay at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014.[2]
Background
A graduate of the film studies program at Concordia University, he worked for the Cinémathèque québécoise and the National Film Board of Canada while he was still a student.[3] He was subsequently a film critic and editor for the online film magazine Hors Champ from 2000 to 2005.[3]
Film career
He released the documentary short film Lasting Winter (L'Hiver longtemps) in 2005, and followed up with the narrative short Nobody (L'air de rien) in 2006.[4] Nobody was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 8th Jutra Awards.[5]
He subsequently collaborated with Olivier Tétreault on Library Rats and Freestyle Bowling, short comedy films for the art collective The 7 Fingers.
Diego Star premiered in the Bright Future program at the 2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam,[6] and had its Canadian premiere at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in September 2013.[7] In addition to Pelletier's Best Screenplay nomination at the Jutra Awards, the film was also a nominee for Best Film.[2] It was also a nominee for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2014.[8]
He has since been a professor in the film studies program at the Université du Québec à Montréal, and a programmer for the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.
His second feature film, Un homme libre, is slated for release in 2026.[9] Michel Brault, l'instinct de vue, a documentary film about the life and career of Quebec filmmaker Michel Brault, is also upcoming.[10]
References
- ^ Alexis Gagnon, "Frédérick Pelletier, cinéaste au long cours". Qui Fait Quoi, November 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jutra 2014 : les élus et des parias". Films du Québec, January 27, 2014.
- ^ a b François Jardon-Gomez, "Entretien avec Frédérick Pelletier". 24 images, November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Le film québécois Diego Star sera présenté au festival de Rotterdam". Ici Radio-Canada, January 9, 2013.
- ^ Tremblay, Odile (February 8, 2006). "Maurice Richard et C.R.A.Z.Y. dominent la course aux Jutra". Le Devoir (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Le film quebecois «Diego Star» sera presente au festival de Rotterdam". Canadian Press, January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Festival du nouveau cinema: le festival devoile sa selection Focus". Canadian Press, September 18, 2013.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Denis Côté remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". Films du Québec, March 22, 2014.
- ^ Daniel Racine, "10 films que nous avons hâte de découvrir en 2026". L'actualité, January 16, 2026.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "L’ONF souligne les 50 ans des Ordres". Films du Québec, September 24, 2024.