Denis Villeneuve
Also Known As: 드니 빌뇌브, 丹尼斯·维勒弗, Дени Вильнёв, Дени Вильнев, 丹尼斯·维伦纽瓦, Denis Villeneuve OC CQ RCA, دنی ویلنوو
Biography: Denis Villeneuve OC CQ RCA OAL (French: [dənivilnœv]; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide. Villeneuve began his career in his home country, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatisation of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendies (2010). The last of these gained him international prominence and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He expanded to English-language films by directing the thrillers Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Sicario (2015). Villeneuve gained wider recognition for directing science fiction films. His work on Arrival (2016) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. This was followed by Blade Runner 2049 (2017), which was critically lauded but financially unsuccessful. His next projects were Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), a two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. Both films were critically and commercially successful, with the former earning him Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Denis Villeneuve, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Birthday: October 03, 1967
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Gender: Male
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Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve
Overview: Composer Hans Zimmer and director Denis Villeneuve speak with Tim Greiving about the music of Dune. Presented by the SCL.
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Original Language: en
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Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
Overview: The cast and crew of 'Enemy' guide the audience through the making of the film and the possible meanings behind its enigmatic imagery.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-24
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Remembering the Ashes: Incendies Through Their Eyes
Overview: In Jordan, in the heart of the Middle East, Iraqi, Palestinian and Lebanese refugees are working on the filming of "Incendies", an adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad's play. Whether extras or onlookers, these exiles once experienced scenes very similar to the ones depicted in Denis Villeneuve's movie. "Remembering the Ashes: Incendies Through Their Eyes" explores their views on the vicious war and cycle of violence being recreated before their eyes, and by their own efforts.
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Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Overview: An in-depth look of the 40 year journey, from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty, of Hans Zimmer, the man who’s become the dominant force in the world of movie soundtracks. His film credits include The Lion King, Rain Man, Pirates of The Caribbean, Gladiator, The Dark Knight Trilogy, 12 Year A Slave, The Thin Red Line, The Da Vinci Code and Dune.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-16
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Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
Overview: Karine Vanasse goes behind the scenes of our cinema and showcases the talent of our artists and artisans. The objective? Make as many people as possible want to see local films all year round!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-01-14
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In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
Overview: Described as a self-portrait, this early auto-biographical short by Denis Villeneuve was presented by host Michel Désautels to introduce the young filmmaker before his participation in the The Europe-Asia Race. This was the title of the third season of La Course Destination Monde, a television programme broadcast on Radio-Canada in which contestants travelled to different regions of the world to make short films about their journeys.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-09-24
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Zigrail
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1995-06-23
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Overview: This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Le cri du rhinocéros
Overview: Marc Labrèche, the Director of this documentary, himself an author, actor and host, meets other creators to ask them these questions that inhabit him. Do artists have an expiry date? Do we create our best works in our youth or, on the contrary, does experience allow us to develop a greater mastery of our medium? In this respect, are there important differences between the different forms of art such as music, cinema and literature?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-11-27
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Trumbull Land
Overview: Everyone has seen a Trumbull sequence in Stanley Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey", Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" or Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Recognized and respected SFX maestro, he has also directed two full-length films which left their mark on sci-fi cinema: "Silent Running" and "Brainstorm". Today, at over 70, Trumbull-the-pioneer continues his quest for innovation and still dreams of a cinema which places spectators into the film. "Trumbull Land" is an immersive portrait of Douglas Trumbull in his studios and a diving headfirst in his cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-15
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Three Kinds of Close Encounters
Overview: This new extra begins with a look back at the movie's impact at the time it was made. It goes on to explore filmmaking techniques, the human character drama in the film, crafting key scenes, the film's terrors and tensions, John Williams' score, cast and performances, Spielberg's passion for Arrival, the film's legacy and the spirit it maintains today, and more. Speakers include Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, and Denis Villeneuve.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-19
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Acoustic Signatures: The Sound Design of 'Arrival'
Overview: A discussion of the film's use of sound, its positioning as a character in the film, what it represents, technical details of the sound design, and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-14
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Eternal Recurrence: The Score of 'Arrival'
Overview: This piece offers a fascinating discussion of how the music was made and why it compliments the story and tone.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-14
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Nonlinear Thinking: The Editing Process of 'Arrival'
Overview: An in-depth discussion of the movie's editing process and, like the music piece, it discusses rather intelligently how the process makes and enhances the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-14
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Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Overview: A look at the source story, core human themes, the challenges and process of bringing the story to the screen, casting, creating realistic characters within their fields of expertise, alien ship and being design, costumes, alien language construction, and Denis Villeneuve's work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-14
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The Sounds of Dune: Behind the Scenes with Denis Villeneuve
Overview: Visionary director Denis Villeneuve discusses the creative benefits of early collaboration with his sound team, the process of crafting Dune's unique soundscapes including: Arrakis desert, sandworm, ornithopter, spice (melange) and the voice of the Bene Gesserit.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-27
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Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Overview: Conversations with collaborators and friends, alongside special live performances from Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena and beyond, from the dunes of the Arabian Desert, to the heights of the Burj Al Arab.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-02-19
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