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Canadian film director and screenwriter
Sophie Dupuis is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from
Val-d'Or ,
Quebec , who studied at
Concordia University and the
Université du Québec à Montréal
[1] whose feature film debut
Family First (Chien de garde) premiered in 2018 and was selected as Canada's submission for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
91st Academy Awards .
[2]
The film was nominated for eight
Prix Iris at the
20th Quebec Cinema Awards , including a
Best Director nomination for Dupuis.
[3]
Prior to Family First , Dupuis directed the short films J'viendrais t'chercher , Si tu savais Rosalie , Félix et Malou , Faillir and L'hiver et la violence .
Her second feature film,
Underground (Souterrain) , was released in 2020.
[4] Her third,
Solo , premiered at the
2023 Toronto International Film Festival ,
[5] where it won the award for
Best Canadian Film .
[6]
Following Solo , Dupuis came out as
queer in an essay for
CBC Arts .
[7]
References
^
"La quête viscérale de Sophie Dupuis" .
Le Devoir , March 3, 2018.
^ Vlessing, Etan (19 September 2018).
"Oscars: Canada Selects 'Watch Dog' for Foreign-Language Category" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^
"«Hochelaga» et «Le problème d'infiltration» dominent les nominations aux prix Iris" .
Le Soleil , April 10, 2018.
^
"Souterrain, de Sophie Dupuis : l’esprit de famille quand tout le reste s’écroule" .
Ici Radio-Canada , September 5, 2020.
^ Allan Hunter,
"‘Solo’: Toronto Review" .
Screen Daily , September 10, 2023.
^ Christian Zilko,
"American Fiction’ Wins People’s Choice Award at 2023 TIFF (Complete Winners List)" .
IndieWire , September 17, 2023.
^
"Sophie Dupuis wasn't ready to call herself queer — but making her film Solo changed everything" .
CBC Arts , September 11, 2023.
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