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Sébastien Pilote Biography

Birth Name:Sébastien Pilote

Birth Place:Saint-Ambroise, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Profession Director, Writer, Actor

Fast Facts

He directed the short film “Dust Bowl Ha! Ha!” in 2007, which was nominated at the Locarno Film Festival
Best known for writing and directing the movie “Maria Chapdelaine” in 2021
He was chosen as the patron of the annual film festival “Festival Vues dans la tête de․․․” in Rivière-du-Loup in 2014
He directed the movie “The Salesman” starring Gilbert Sicotte in 2011

Awards

2011Silver Gateway-Jury Grand Prize: winner
2011Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
2011Audience Award-International Competition: winner
2011FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
2011Special Prize of the Jury-International Competition: winner
2011Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Dramatic: nominated
2011FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
2011Prize of the City of Torino-Best Feature Film: nominated
2011Cipputi Award-: winner
2012Jutra-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012Jutra-Most Successful Film Outside Quebec: nominated
2013Critics Week Grand Prize-: nominated
2013SACD Award-: winner
2013International Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
2013Best North American Independent Film-: nominated
2013FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
2013Prize of the City of Torino-Best Feature Film: nominated
2014Canadian Screen Award-Achievement in Direction: nominated
2014Canadian Screen Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2014Jutra-Best Director: nominated
2014Jutra-Most Successful Film Outside Quebec: nominated
2014Lumiere Award-Best French-Language Foreign Film (Meilleur film francophone hors de France): nominated
2018Crystal Globe-Best Film: nominated
2018Talent Award Mannheim-Heidelberg-International Competition: winner
2018Prize of the City of Torino-Best Feature Film: nominated
2018Best Canadian Feature Film-: winner
2019Best Narrative Feature- Honorable Mention-: winner
2019Prix Iris-Most Successful Film Outside Quebec: nominated
2019Prix Iris-Public Prize: nominated
2022Grand Jury Award-Best Feature: nominated
2022Prix Iris-Best Director: nominated
2022Prix Iris-Public Prize: nominated