Georges-Henri Denys Arcand CC GOQ (French: [dÉ™ni aÊ kÉ'̃]; born June
25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and
producer. His film The Barbarian Invasions won the Academy Award for
Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three
further times, including two nominations in the same category for The
Decline of the American Empire in 1986 and Jesus of Montreal in 1989,
becoming the only French-Canadian director in history whose films have
received this number of nominations and, subsequently, to have a film
win the award. Also for The Barbarian Invasions, he received an
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, losing to Sofia
Coppola for Lost in Translation.During his four decades career, he
became the most globally recognized director from Quebec, winning many
awards from the Cannes Film Festival, including the Best Screenplay
Award, the Jury Prize, and many other prestigious awards worldwide. He
won three César Awards in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions: Best
Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film, being the only
Canadian director to have accomplished this.Arcand has directed three
Canadian films that have received an Academy Award nomination for Best
Foreign Film and three films in the Toronto International Film
Festival's 2004 list of the top 10 Canadian films of all time.Arcand
was born in Deschambault, Quebec, Canada. He grew up in a devoutly
Roman Catholic home in a village about 40 km southwest of Quebec City.
He attended Jesuit school for nine years. Entering his teen years, the
family moved to Montreal and although he dreamed about being a
professional tennis player, while studying for a master's degree in
history at the Université de Montréal he became involved in film
making, which gave him a new sense of direction.
25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and
producer. His film The Barbarian Invasions won the Academy Award for
Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three
further times, including two nominations in the same category for The
Decline of the American Empire in 1986 and Jesus of Montreal in 1989,
becoming the only French-Canadian director in history whose films have
received this number of nominations and, subsequently, to have a film
win the award. Also for The Barbarian Invasions, he received an
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, losing to Sofia
Coppola for Lost in Translation.During his four decades career, he
became the most globally recognized director from Quebec, winning many
awards from the Cannes Film Festival, including the Best Screenplay
Award, the Jury Prize, and many other prestigious awards worldwide. He
won three César Awards in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions: Best
Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film, being the only
Canadian director to have accomplished this.Arcand has directed three
Canadian films that have received an Academy Award nomination for Best
Foreign Film and three films in the Toronto International Film
Festival's 2004 list of the top 10 Canadian films of all time.Arcand
was born in Deschambault, Quebec, Canada. He grew up in a devoutly
Roman Catholic home in a village about 40 km southwest of Quebec City.
He attended Jesuit school for nine years. Entering his teen years, the
family moved to Montreal and although he dreamed about being a
professional tennis player, while studying for a master's degree in
history at the Université de Montréal he became involved in film
making, which gave him a new sense of direction.
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