Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1967-10-03 (57 years old)

Biography

Denis Villeneuve OC CQ (born October 3, 1967) is a French-Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for Maelström in 2001, Polytechnique in 2009, Incendies in 2010 and Enemy in 2013. The first three of these films also won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, while the latter was awarded the prize for best Canadian film of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association.


Internationally, he is known for directing several critically acclaimed films, including the thrillers Prisoners (2013) and Sicario (2015), as well as the science fiction films Arrival (2016) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). For his work on Arrival, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He was awarded the prize of Director of the Decade by the Hollywood Critics Association in December 2019.


His film, Dune (2021), based on Frank Herbert's novel of the same name, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival; the film received critical acclaim, was a commercial success at the box office internationally, is currently his highest grossing film to date, and earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture, with the film itself winning a leading six Oscars at the 94th Academy Awards.

Filmography

all 55

Movies 47

Director 22

self 20

TV Shows 8

Producer 3

Writer 1

Screenplay / Director / Producer
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Movie
8.36
Director / Producer / Screenplay
Dune

Dune (2021)

Movie
7.8
Production Consultant
Mars and April

Mars and April (2012)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
Incendies

Incendies (2010)

Movie
6.69
Director / Writer
Maelström

Maelström (2000)

Movie
Director / Camera Operator
L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse

L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse (1991)

Movie
Director / Camera Operator / Editor
Land of Men

Land of Men (1991)

Movie
Director / Camera Operator
Black Ink

Black Ink (1991)

Movie
Pilot / Engineer / Teacher / Narrator (voice) / Director / Camera Operator / Editor
In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur

In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur (1990)

Movie
Screenplay / Director / Producer
Dune: Part Three

Dune: Part Three

Movie
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1967-10-03 (57 years old)

Birth Name
Denis Villeneuve

Birth Place
Bécancour, Canada

Children
Salomé Villeneuve

Siblings
Martin Villeneuve, Claude Villeneuve

Citizenships
Canada

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

Awards
Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, Officer of the Order of Canada, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Direction, Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Hugo Award, honorary doctor of the Université du Québec à Montréal

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