Philippe Lesage is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from
Quebec. Originally a documentary filmmaker, he moved into narrative
feature filmmaking in the 2010s with the films Copenhague: A Love
Story, The Demons (Les Démons) and Genesis (Genèse).Born in
Saint-Agapit, Quebec and raised in Longueuil and Montreal, Lesage
studied at McGill University and the European Film College. His first
documentary film, Pourrons-nous vivre ensemble?, was released in 2006.
He won a Jutra Award for Best Documentary in 2012 for Ce cÅ"ur qui
bat.The Demons premièred at San Sebastian International Film Festival
in Official Competition. It has since been selected in more than 40
festivals around the world and has won several awards. The Demons was
selected in Guy Lodge's Top Ten Films of 2015 in Variety and in the
Toronto International Film Festival Canada's Top Ten. The Quebec Film
Critic Association honoured the film with its two annually awards:
Best Canadian film of 2015 and Best Film from the International
Competition of the Montreal Film Festival of New Cinema.In 2018, he
directed Genesis (Genèse). Premiered at the Locarno Festival in the
International Competition, the film has won numerous awards including
the Golden Wolf (Festival of New Cinema, Montreal), Best Film and Best
Director Awards at Seminci in Valladolid (Spain) and Best Film at Los
Cabos International Film Festival (Mexico) festivals. The film was
also selected at the renowned Museum of Modern Art and Film Society of
Lincoln Center New Directors/New Films Festival , AFI FEST, and
Rotterdam Film Festival. The film got very positive reviews from The
New York Times (Critic's pick), Variety, The Los Angeles Times,
Hollywood Reporter, and The Globe and Mail among others. It ranked #16
best films of 2019 by Metacritic.
Quebec. Originally a documentary filmmaker, he moved into narrative
feature filmmaking in the 2010s with the films Copenhague: A Love
Story, The Demons (Les Démons) and Genesis (Genèse).Born in
Saint-Agapit, Quebec and raised in Longueuil and Montreal, Lesage
studied at McGill University and the European Film College. His first
documentary film, Pourrons-nous vivre ensemble?, was released in 2006.
He won a Jutra Award for Best Documentary in 2012 for Ce cÅ"ur qui
bat.The Demons premièred at San Sebastian International Film Festival
in Official Competition. It has since been selected in more than 40
festivals around the world and has won several awards. The Demons was
selected in Guy Lodge's Top Ten Films of 2015 in Variety and in the
Toronto International Film Festival Canada's Top Ten. The Quebec Film
Critic Association honoured the film with its two annually awards:
Best Canadian film of 2015 and Best Film from the International
Competition of the Montreal Film Festival of New Cinema.In 2018, he
directed Genesis (Genèse). Premiered at the Locarno Festival in the
International Competition, the film has won numerous awards including
the Golden Wolf (Festival of New Cinema, Montreal), Best Film and Best
Director Awards at Seminci in Valladolid (Spain) and Best Film at Los
Cabos International Film Festival (Mexico) festivals. The film was
also selected at the renowned Museum of Modern Art and Film Society of
Lincoln Center New Directors/New Films Festival , AFI FEST, and
Rotterdam Film Festival. The film got very positive reviews from The
New York Times (Critic's pick), Variety, The Los Angeles Times,
Hollywood Reporter, and The Globe and Mail among others. It ranked #16
best films of 2019 by Metacritic.
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