
Known for
Directing
Born
January 12, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
St-Felicien, Quebec, Canada
François Girard (born January 12, 1963) is a French-Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative film Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould. Born in 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 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 Soundtrack, thirteen Genie Awards and nine Jutra Awards.
He has als...
2023
2023
Director
2023
2020
2020
Director, Stage Director
2019
Director
2018
as Self
2017
Writer, Director
2016
Director, Writer
2016
2015
Director
2013
as Himself, Writer
2013
Director, Stage Director
2011
as Himself, Director
2008
2007
Director, Screenplay
2004
2004
1998
Director, Screenplay
1998
as Wild Guy #1
1997
1995
Director, Writer
1994
Director
1993
Director, Screenplay
1991
Director, Writer