DIRECTOR LOUISE WRITER ARCH AMBAULT

Louise Archambault is an acclaimed director working across documentary, TV and fiction.

A constant quality throughout her expansive body of work is the touching and intimately humanist approach she brings to her characters and storytelling. Among those is her latest film released in 2019, Il Pleuvait Des Oiseaux, based on the eponymous novel by Jocelyne Saucier and starring Andrée Lachapelle, Remy Girard and Gilbert Sicotte. Premiering at the San Sebastian Film Festival, it was also nominated for Best Canadian Feature Film at TIFF.

Her catalogue also includes Familia and Gabrielle directed in 2013 which won the Audience Award at the International Locarno Film Festival and Best Picture at the .

She has served as a director on a number of shows for Radio-Canada including La Galère, Nouvelle Adresse and Trop.

She has directed campaigns for LOTO-QUÉBEC and RONA.

CINEMA

2019 MERCI POUR TOUT Director // Format: Feature // Production: Production Amalga 2019 IL PLEUVAIT DES OISEAUX Director & Writer // Format: Feature // Production: Outsiders 2017 HOPE (IN DEVELOPMENT) Director & co-writer // Format: Feature // Production: Item 7 2013 GABRIELLE Director & Writer // Format: Feature // Production: Micro_scope 2012 JACQUES ET LE HARICOT MAGIQUE Director & Writer // Format: Short Film // Production: Jimmy Lee & Société Radio-Canada Broadcast: Société Radio-Canada 2012 KLUANE Director & Writer // Format: Feature // Production: Primitive Films 2012 PETITE MORT Co-Director // Format: Short Film 2010 LOCK Director // Format: Short Film // Production: ONF 2010 20 ANS, SODEC, PORTRAIT ANDRÉ TURPIN Director // Format: Short Film // Production: Sodec 2005 FAMILIA Director & Writer // Format: Short Film // Production: Micro_scope 2002 MENSONGES Director & Writer // Format: Short Film // Production: Thalie Qu4tre par Qu4tre & Société Radio-Canada 2002 ATOMIC SAKÉ Director & Writer // Format: Court-métrage // Production: Filmo

TELEVISION

2016-2019 TROP I-II-III Director // Production: Sphère Média // Broadcast: ICI Tou.tv et ICI Radio-Canada Télé 2016-2018 CATASTROPHE I-II Director // Production: 1R2D // Broadcast: Super Ecran 2015 THIS LIFE Director // Production: Sphère Média // Broadcast: CBC 2014 NOUVELLE ADRESSE Director // Production: Sphère Média // Broadcast: Société Radio-Canada 2012 DICTATURE AFFECTIVE Director // Format: Documentary // Production: Groupe PVP // Broadcast: Télé-Québec 2013 LA GALÈRE Director // Production: Attraction Images // Broadcast: Société Radio-Canada 2003 SÉRIE MADE IN MTL: NEURO CENTER + MARGIE GILLIS Director & Writer // Format: Short 4 x 2 mins // Production: Locomotion

DISTINCTIONS

IL PLEUVAIT DES OISEAUX 2019 TIFF // Official Selection: Contemporary World Cinéma Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec // Showcase San Sebastian International Film Festival // Showcase TROP 2019 Banff World Media Festival // Official Selection CATASTROPHE 2018 International Format Awards // Best Scripted Format TROP 2017 Gémeaux Awards // Nomination: Best Comedy, Gémeaux Awards // Nomination: Best Directing: Comedy Gémeaux Awards // Nomination: Best Writing: Comedy Gémeaux Awards // Nomination: Best Production Design: Fiction Gémeaux Awards // Nomination: Best Male Lead: Comedy (Éric Bruneau) Gémeaux Awards // Nomination: Best Female Lead: Comedy (Évelyne Brochu et Virginie Fortin) Personality of The Year - Arts et spectacles 2014 La Presse/Radio-Canada Gala GABRIELLE 2014 Jutra Award // Best Directing Jutra Award // Best Script Jutra Award // Most Achievement Outside Quebec, Jutra Award // Best Supporting Actress Jutra Award // Best Editing Jutra Award // Nomination : Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Sound Design Canadian Screen Awards // Best Film Canadian Screen Awards // Best Female Interpretation In A Leading Role Canadian Screen Awards // Nomination: Best Male Interpretation In A Supporting Role, Canadian Screen Awards // Nomination: Best Editing Canadian Screen Awards // Nomination: Best Sound Design Canadian Screen Awards // Nomination: Best Sound Editing Festival International du Cinéma d’Alger // Grand Prix : Fiction Baie-Comeau International Film Festival // Audience Award 2013 Locarno Festival // Prix du public EDUCATION & TRAINING

UNIVERSITÉ CONCORDIA MFA Studio Arts UNIVERSITÉ CONCORDIA BFA Film Production