Jean-Marc Vallée

Director

“I was never a tough Quebecer who resents the monarchy, I wasn't an Anglo-basher. It's like I didn't care. Now I can say I have respect for the establishment they represent, even though they're born rich and live in palaces.”

Biography

(Montréal) studied Film at the Ahuntsic Collège and at the University of Montréal. In 1995 he made his feature debut with LISTE NOIRE (BLACK LIST) which was a roaring success with the public and was honored with nine Genie Award nominations. Ten years later, he returned to French-language features with the internationally acclaimed hit, C.R.A.Z.Y., selected for the Venice Days, distributed in over fifty countries and winning some twenty international festival awards – including the prestigious Best Canadian Film prize at the Toronto International Film Festival, 11 Genie Awards, 15 Jutra Awards, and the Golden Reel Award. In 2010 THE YOUNG VICTORIA, produced by Graham King and Martin Scorsese, won an Oscar for Best Costumes in 2010 and received nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Makeup. —venice-days.com