Biography
François Girard is a French Canadian director and screenwriter from Montreal. Born in Saint-Félicien, 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 co-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 Score, thirteen Genie Awards and nine Jutra Awards.
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Awards & recognition
- Officer of the Order of Canada · 2022
- Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec · 2021
- Knight of the National Order of Quebec · 2019
- Canadian Screen Award — Best Screenplay
Filmography8 titles
Cirque du Soleil: Zed in Tokyo
Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live
The Red Violin
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
La Révolution
The Song of Names
Last Night
Silk