Simon Lavoie (born May 15, 1979) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. [1] He is best known as codirector with Mathieu Denis of Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau), which won the award for Best Canadian Film at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival [2] and garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including for Best Picture and Best Director. [3]
He made a number of short films — including The White Chapel (Une chapelle blanche), which won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film in 2006 [1] — before making his feature film debut in 2008 with Le déserteur. [4] He first collaborated with Denis on the 2011 film Laurentia (Laurentie), [5] and followed up with The Torrent (Le Torrent) in 2012. [6]
His next project, The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes), a film adaptation of Gaétan Soucy's novel of the same name, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017. [7] It received an honorable mention for Best Canadian Film, [8] and received a nomination for Best Motion Picture at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards. [9]
His next film, No Trace (Nulle trace), premiered in 2021. [10] He also wrote the screenplay for the 2022 film Norbourg, directed by Maxime Giroux. [11]
His most recent film, Se fondre, is slated to premiere at the 2024 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. [12]