Paul Barbeau
Paul Barbeau is a Canadian director and film producer who lives in Montreal, Quebec.[1]
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Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Film Director |
Producer of more than 700 music videos, 10 feature films, he has also written and directed two feature films.
Barbeau[2] has produced approximately 700 music videos for various international artists (Celine Dion, Arcade Fire, Martha Wainwright, Daniel Lanois, Tragically Hip, and others) with his production company NúFilms[3] which was founded in 2000. After several MuchMusic Video Awards,[4] Victoires de la Musique and Grammy Award[5][6] nominations, NuFilms was forced to end production largely due to the financial impacts of illegal downloading of music.[7][8]
In the winter of 2009, under financial strain, Barbeau shuts down the company.[7] The experience inspired him to write and then later direct his first feature film, Après la neige[9][10] aka Winter Passed (English title), released in 2012.[8]
Under his new company Reprise Films, Barbeau has produced five films. Demain[11] and Jo pour Jonathan[12][13] were directed by Maxime Giroux, with the latter having its world premiere at the 2010 Locarno International Film Festival.[14][15] Roméo Onze[16] was directed by Ivan Grbovic,[17] and World premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2011 [18] where it received the Ecumenical Jury Commendation.[19] The film then premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2011. In 2012, he completed Sébastien Rose's[20] film, Avant que mon coeur bascule,[21] which starred Sophie Lorain,[22] Sébastien Ricard[23] and Alexis Martin[24] and premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2013. Barbeau has been nominated for several Jutra Awards in Quebec, including a 2013 nomination for Best Picture for the film Roméo Onze. (Romeo Eleven) [25]
His second film as a writer and director is We Have Forever, starring Antoine Desrochers. The film had its International Premiere in Official Competition at the 67th Edition of the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (IFFMH) in 2018.
Notes
- Punter, Jennie (2011-09-11). "Barbeau hopes 'Romeo' buzz lifts shingle". Variety.
- Paul Barbeau on IMDb
- De Repentigny, Alain (2009-12-07). "Fini les clips pour Nú Films". La Presse (in French). Montreal.
- "Nominees". MuchMusic. Archived from the original on 2010-03-16.
- Tadros, Patricia (2006-09-14). "Du vidéoclip aux films de fiction : le parcours exaltant du producteur Paul Barbeau" [From music video to feature films: the exciting journey of producer Paul Barbeau]. CTVM (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-03-15.
- Laforest, Kevin (2009-12-03). "Ben Steiger Levine: de l'INIS aux Grammys!". Voir (in French).
- Kelly, Brendan (30 Sep 2012). "Après la neige a simple, emotional story". The Gazette. Montreal.
- Piette, Anne Marie (24 Sep 2012). "Paul Barbeau, sous le signe de l'audace". pieuvre.ca (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.
- "Après la neige". Reprise Films. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06.
- Après la neige on IMDb
- Demain on IMDb
- "Jo pour Jonathan". Reprise Films. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23.
- Jo pour Jonathan on IMDb
- van Hoeij, Boyd (2010-08-29). "Review: 'Jo for Jonathan'". Variety.
- Coccia, Luigi (2010-08-06). "I boschi e gli zombie di Locarno 2010" (in Italian). Cinemio.
- Romeo Eleven on IMDb
- Ivan Grbovic on IMDb
- van Hoeij, Boyd (2011-07-11). "Review: 'Romeo Eleven'". Variety.
- "46th Karlovy Vary IFF 2011 - Awards". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. 2011-07-09.
- Sébastien Rose on IMDb
- Before My Heart Falls on IMDb
- Sophie Lorain on IMDb
- Sébastien Ricard on IMDb
- Alexis Martin on IMDb
- "Finalistes de la 15e soirée des Jutra" (in French). 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-07.
https://rdvcanada.ca/en/success/its-an-international-autumn-for-canadian-film/
External links
- Paul Barbeau on IMDb