André Turpin

André Turpin
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Film director, cinematographer, screenwriter
Years active1990s–present
SpouseLouise Archambault

André Turpin (born 1966) is a French Canadian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter.

Career

As a cinematographer, he has won over a dozen awards, including Canadian Screen Awards for Best Cinematography his work on Xavier Dolan's films Mommy (2014) and It's Only the End of the World (2016).[1][2] He has also won two Genie Awards for Best Cinematography, for Maelström (2000) at the 21st Genie Awards[3] and for Incendies (2010) at the 31st Genie Awards.[4]

In 2015, he was the cinematographer on Adele's music video for "Hello",[5] for which he received an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[6]

As a director and screenwriter, he is best known for his work on the 2001 film Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête), which was chosen as Canada's submission to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards,[7] though it was not ultimately nominated. The film also received nominations for Best Picture and Best Screenplay at the 22nd Genie Awards, and won several Jutra Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.[8]

At the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, Turpin and Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette were nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama for their short film Ina Litovski.[9]

Personal life

He is married to film director Louise Archambault.[10]

Filmography

Cinematographer

Director

References

  1. ^ Furdyk, Brent (2017-03-12). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And The Winners Are…". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  2. ^ "Xavier Dolan's Mommy wins big at the Canadian Screen Awards". Montreal Gazette. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  3. ^ "It's a Maelstrom at the Genie awards". The Globe and Mail, January 30, 2001.
  4. ^ "'Incendies', 'Barney's' top Genies" Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine. Brockville Recorder, March 10, 2011.
  5. ^ T'cha Dunlevy, "'Adele and I were on the same wavelength,' Xavier Dolan says of Hello video". Montreal Gazette, October 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards: Xavier Dolan et André Turpin nommés". La Presse, July 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "Un Crabe selected for Oscar run". Playback, November 11, 2002.
  8. ^ Kelly, Brendan (2002-02-19). "'Soft Shell' sweeps Jutras". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  9. ^ "Kellie Ann Benz on Canadian Screen Awards 2014 nomination highlights | National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI)". National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI). 2014-01-14. Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  10. ^ Adam Nayman, "Louise Archambault". The Canadian Encyclopedia, August 20, 2014.

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