François Girard
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Writer
Born Jan 12, 1963 · St-Felicien, Quebec, Canada
Active 1985–present · Awards: Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, Officer of the Order of Canada, Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay, Knight of the National Order of Quebec
François Girard (born January 12, 1963) is a French-Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative film Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould.
Filmography
The Red Violin (1998) — Director · ScreenplayBoychoir (2015) — DirectorLa Révolution (2020) — Mignons de DonatienThe Song of Names (2019) — DirectorLast Night (1998) — Wild Guy #1Silk (2007) — Screenplay · DirectorPeter Gabriel: Secret World Live (1994) — DirectorThirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) — Director · ScreenplayCirque du Soleil: Zed in Tokyo (2013) — WriterCirque du Soleil: The Surreal World of Zarkana (2011) — DirectorParsifal (2013) — DirectorBach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of the Carceri (1997) — DirectorThe Metropolitan Opera: Lohengrin (2023) — DirectorHochelaga, Land of Souls (2017) — Director · WriterWeird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) — elfFilles du feu (2023) — Set DesignerLe silence est d'or (2016)Le Dortoir (1991) — Writer · DirectorCargo (1990) — Director · WriterCirque du Soleil: Zarkana (2016) — Writer · DirectorSouvenirs d'Othello (1995) — Director · Writer猟銃 (2023) — DirectorLe Train (1985) — DirectorThe Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman (2020) — Director