Sébastien Pilote
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 PrizeWinner
- 2011Special Prize of the Jury - International Competition:Winner
- 2011Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2011FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
- 2011Prize of the City of Torino - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 2011Cipputi AwardWinner
- 2012Jutra - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2012Jutra - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Nominated
- 2013Critics Week Grand PrizeNominated
- 2013SACD AwardWinner
- 2013International Jury Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 2013Best North American Independent FilmNominated
- 2013FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
- 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 FilmWinner
- 2019Best Narrative Feature- Honorable MentionWinner
- 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