POLYTECHNIQUE

His first film, Un 32 aout sur terre, played at thirty-five international film festivals, most notably Cannes, Telluride, and Toronto, and was Canada’s submission in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. His second feature, Maelstrom, won twenty-five international prizes, including the prestigious International Critics’ Prize (FISPRECI) at the Berlin FF in 2001. Next Floor, his most recent film, took home the prize for Best Short Film during Critics’ Week at the 2008 Cannes FF. Polytechnique participated in this years’ Director’s Fortnight.