Daniel Roby (born October 25, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian
film director and cinematographer. An alumnus of the film programs at
Concordia University and the University of Southern California, he
worked as a camera operator and cinematographer on numerous film and
television projects before releasing his own directorial debut, White
Skin (La Peau blanche), in 2004.White Skin won the award for Best
Canadian First Feature Film at the 2004 Toronto International Film
Festival, and the Claude Jutra Award for best feature film by a
first-time director at the 25th Genie Awards.Roby's second film as a
director, Funkytown, premiered at the Toronto International Film
Festival in 2010 before going into general release in 2011. His third
film, Louis Cyr, was released in 2013, going on to win nine Jutra
Awards in 2014 including Best Film.Throughout 2015, he directed three
episodes of Versailles, Canal+'s $45-million budget production
covering the life of Louis XIV.
film director and cinematographer. An alumnus of the film programs at
Concordia University and the University of Southern California, he
worked as a camera operator and cinematographer on numerous film and
television projects before releasing his own directorial debut, White
Skin (La Peau blanche), in 2004.White Skin won the award for Best
Canadian First Feature Film at the 2004 Toronto International Film
Festival, and the Claude Jutra Award for best feature film by a
first-time director at the 25th Genie Awards.Roby's second film as a
director, Funkytown, premiered at the Toronto International Film
Festival in 2010 before going into general release in 2011. His third
film, Louis Cyr, was released in 2013, going on to win nine Jutra
Awards in 2014 including Best Film.Throughout 2015, he directed three
episodes of Versailles, Canal+'s $45-million budget production
covering the life of Louis XIV.
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