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

  1. ^ "La quête viscérale de Sophie Dupuis". Le Devoir, March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Vlessing, Etan (19 September 2018). "Oscars: Canada Selects 'Watch Dog' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ "«Hochelaga» et «Le problème d'infiltration» dominent les nominations aux prix Iris". Le Soleil, April 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Souterrain, de Sophie Dupuis : l’esprit de famille quand tout le reste s’écroule". Ici Radio-Canada, September 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Allan Hunter, "‘Solo’: Toronto Review". Screen Daily, September 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Christian Zilko, "American Fiction’ Wins People’s Choice Award at 2023 TIFF (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire, September 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "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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