François Girard
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-01-12 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
St-Felicien, Quebec, Canada
Also known As
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François Girard
Biography
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. Born in Quebec, Girard's career began on the Montreal art video circuit. In 1990, he produced his first feature film, Cargo; he attained international recognition following his 1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, a series of vignettes about the life of piano prodigy Glenn Gould. In 1998, he wrote and directed The Red Violin, which follows the ownership of a red violin over several centuries. The Red Violin won an Academy Award for Best Original Soundtrack, thirte...
Acting
1998
as Wild Guy #1
2018
as Self
2011
2013
as Himself
Production
1993
as Director
1998
as Director
1998
as Writer
2007
as Screenplay
2007
as Director
1991
as Writer
1998
1991
as Director
1994
as Director
1990
as Director
1993
as Screenplay
2023
as Director
2015
as Director
2013
as Director
2016
as Writer
2016
as Director
1995
as Director
1995
as Writer
2017
as Director
2017
as Writer
2023
as Director
2019
as Director
1985
as Director
2020
as Director
2013
as Writer
2011
1990
as Writer
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