Directing
Denis Villeneuve
- Born
- Oct 3, 1967 · Age 59
- Place of birth
- Gentilly, Québec, Canada
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 18
- TV credits
- 14
- Directing credits
- 25
Biography
Denis Villeneuve (born October 3, 1967) is a French-Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide. Villeneuve began his career in his home country, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatization of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendies (2010). The last of these gained him international prominence and earned a nomination for…
