Xavier Dolan-Tadros CQ CM (French: [É¡zavje dÉ"lan tadÊ É"s]; born 20
March 1989) is a Canadian film director, actor, screenwriter, editor,
costume designer, and voice actor. He began his career as a child
actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films.
He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film
directorial debut, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère), which
premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight
section.Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films,
all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of Tom at
the Farmâ€"which premiered at the 70th Venice International Film
Festival in 2013â€"and his first English-language film, The Death &
Life of John F. Donovan, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto
International Film Festival. He directed the music video for Adele's
hit single "Hello" in 2015.Dolan has won many awards for his work,
including the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Mommy
and the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for It's Only the
End of the World. He has also won several Canadian Screen Awards and
César Awards.
March 1989) is a Canadian film director, actor, screenwriter, editor,
costume designer, and voice actor. He began his career as a child
actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films.
He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film
directorial debut, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère), which
premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight
section.Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films,
all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of Tom at
the Farmâ€"which premiered at the 70th Venice International Film
Festival in 2013â€"and his first English-language film, The Death &
Life of John F. Donovan, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto
International Film Festival. He directed the music video for Adele's
hit single "Hello" in 2015.Dolan has won many awards for his work,
including the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Mommy
and the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for It's Only the
End of the World. He has also won several Canadian Screen Awards and
César Awards.
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