Francis Leclerc

Francis Leclerc has directed commercials short and medium length fiction or drama for television and a handful of feature films His adaptation for television of the Robert Lepage play iLes sept branches de la rivire tai won the Special Jury Prize at the Rencontres internationales de la tlvision in Reims in 1998 and two Golden Sheaf Awards one for the Best Dramatic Telefilm and the other for Best Art Direction at Yorkton in 1998 His first feature film iUne jeune fille la fentrei Girl at the Window was released to critical acclaim at the 2001 Montral International Film Festival as well as numerous other international festivals It went on to receive three a hrefcanadianfilmawardsgeniesGnie Awarda nominations and two Jutra Award nominations His second feature iMmoires affectivesi was wildly praised by critics and was honoured with Genie awards for Best Achievement in Direction Best Original Screenplay and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for a hrefdupuisroyRoy Dupuisa It also won acclaim in Qubec winning Jutra Awards for Best Direction Best Editing Best Actor and the ultimate honour Best Film of the year iUn t sans point ni coup sri A Nohit Norun Summer was his third feature film His short Trotteur was given a a hrefcanadianfilmawardsjutrasJutra Awarda in 2012 as best short filmbr br Also see a hrefhttpswwwnorthernstarscadrunkenbirdsswoopirisDrunken Birds Swoop Irisa