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Francois Girard Biography (1963-)

Born in 1963, in St. Felicien, Quebec, Canada. Career: Director, screenwriter, editor, camera operator, and actor. Zone Productions, founder and principal, 1988-92; Velvet Camera, founder and principal, 1988-92; also directed commercials. Awards, Honors: Genie Award, best achievement in direction, 1993, International Jury Award, Sao Paulo International Film Festival, 1994, Independent Spirit Award nomination, best foreign film, 1995, all for Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould; Tokyo International Film Festival, best artistic contribution award, 1998, Genie Award nominations, best achievement in direction and best screenplay (with Don McKellar), 1999, all forThe Red Violin; Grammy Award, best long-form video, for Secret World Live; won other Genie Awards. Addresses: Office: Rhombus Media,489 King St. West, Suite 102, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 1L3.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, screenwriter, editor, camera operator, actor

Birth Details

1963

St. Felicien, Quebec, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director, Except Where Indicated
• Das Brunch (short), 1983
• Human Scope (short), 1984
• Codirector, Distance (short), 1984
• Camera operator trainee, La Femme de l'Hotel, 1984
• Le Train (short), 1985
• Monsieur Leon (short), 1986
• Zone 4, 1986
• Tango, Tango (short), 1986
• Montreal Danse (short), 1988
• Mourir (short), 1988
• Suspect No. 1 (short), 1989
• CCA (short), 1989
• Vie et Mort De L'Architecte (short), 1989
• Cargo, 1990
• Le Dortoir, 1991
• Le Jardin des Ombres, 1993
• Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, 1993
• After Othello (also known as Souvenirs d'Othello), 1994
• Secret World Live (also known as Peter Gabriel's Secret World Live and Peter Gabriel's Secret World), 1994
• Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of Carceri, 1997
• The Red Violin (also known as Le violon rouge), New Line, 1998
• Film Appearances
• Irradiated person, "Diary of One Day," Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, 1993
• Televison Work
• Episodic
• Segment director, "Tango Tango" and "The Dormitory," Alive TV, PBS, 1985
• Director and editor, "The Sound of Carceri," Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach, PBS, 1998
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• "The Sound of Carceri," Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach, PBS, 1998
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Zone 4, 1986
• Cargo, 1990
• Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, 1993
• (With Don McKellar) The Red Violin (also known as Le violon rouge), New Line, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Variety, September 7, 1998, p. 36.*