A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Denis Villeneuve OC CQ RCA
Дени Вильнев
Дени Вильнёв
丹尼斯·维伦纽瓦
丹尼斯·维勒弗
드니 빌뇌브
Birthplace:
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Born:
October 3, 1967
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.
Camera Operator:
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1991 Black Ink
1991 L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 Land of Men
Director:
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1991 Black Ink
1991 L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 Land of Men
1994 REW-FFWD
1996 Cosmos
1999 August 32nd on Earth
2000 Maelström
2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected
2007 Happiness Bound
2008 Next Floor
2009 Polytechnique
2010 Incendies
2011 Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
2011 Rated R for Nudity
2013 Prisoners
2014 Enemy
2015 Sicario
2016 Arrival
2017 Blade Runner 2049
2021 Dune
2024 Dune: Part Two
2026 Dune: Part Three
???? Cleopatra
???? I'm Waiting for You
???? Rendezvous with Rama
Editor:
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1991 Black Ink
1991 L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 Land of Men
1994 REW-FFWD
1996 Cosmos
1999 August 32nd on Earth
2000 Maelström
2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected
2007 Happiness Bound
2008 Next Floor
2009 Polytechnique
2010 Incendies
2011 Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
2011 Rated R for Nudity
2013 Prisoners
2014 Enemy
2015 Sicario
2016 Arrival
2017 Blade Runner 2049
2021 Dune
2024 Dune: Part Two
2026 Dune: Part Three
???? Cleopatra
???? I'm Waiting for You
???? Rendezvous with Rama
Intern:
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1991 Black Ink
1991 L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 Land of Men
1994 Icewarrior
1994 REW-FFWD
1996 Cosmos
1999 August 32nd on Earth
2000 Maelström
2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected
2007 Happiness Bound
2008 Next Floor
2009 Polytechnique
2010 Incendies
2011 Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
2011 Rated R for Nudity
2013 Prisoners
2014 Enemy
2015 Sicario
2016 Arrival
2017 Blade Runner 2049
2021 Dune
2024 Dune: Part Two
2026 Dune: Part Three
???? Cleopatra
???? I'm Waiting for You
???? Rendezvous with Rama
Producer:
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1991 Black Ink
1991 L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 Land of Men
1994 Icewarrior
1994 REW-FFWD
1996 Cosmos
1999 August 32nd on Earth
2000 Maelström
2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected
2007 Happiness Bound
2008 Next Floor
2009 Polytechnique
2010 Incendies
2011 Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
2011 Rated R for Nudity
2013 Prisoners
2014 Enemy
2015 Sicario
2016 Arrival
2017 Blade Runner 2049
2021 Dune
2024 Dune: Part Two
2026 Dune: Part Three
???? Cleopatra
???? I'm Waiting for You
???? Nuclear War: A Scenario
???? Rendezvous with Rama
Production Consultant:
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1991 Black Ink
1991 L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 Land of Men
1994 Icewarrior
1994 REW-FFWD
1996 Cosmos
1999 August 32nd on Earth
2000 Maelström
2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected
2007 Happiness Bound
2008 Next Floor
2009 Polytechnique
2010 Incendies
2011 Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
2011 Rated R for Nudity
2012 Mars and April
2013 Prisoners
2014 Enemy
2015 Sicario
2016 Arrival
2017 Blade Runner 2049
2021 Dune
2024 Dune: Part Two
2026 Dune: Part Three
???? Cleopatra
???? I'm Waiting for You
???? Nuclear War: A Scenario
???? Rendezvous with Rama
Screenplay:
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1991 Black Ink
1991 L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 Land of Men
1994 Icewarrior
1994 REW-FFWD
1996 Cosmos
1999 August 32nd on Earth
2000 Maelström
2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected
2007 Happiness Bound
2008 Next Floor
2009 Polytechnique
2010 Incendies
2011 Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
2011 Rated R for Nudity
2012 Mars and April
2013 Prisoners
2014 Enemy
2015 Sicario
2016 Arrival
2017 Blade Runner 2049
2021 Dune
2024 Dune: Part Two
2026 Dune: Part Three
???? Cleopatra
???? I'm Waiting for You
???? Nuclear War: A Scenario
???? Rendezvous with Rama
Thanks:
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1991 Black Ink
1991 L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 Land of Men
1994 Icewarrior
1994 REW-FFWD
1996 Cosmos
1999 August 32nd on Earth
2000 Maelström
2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected
2007 Happiness Bound
2008 Next Floor
2009 Polytechnique
2010 Incendies
2011 Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
2011 Hope
2011 Rated R for Nudity
2012 Mars and April
2013 Prisoners
2013 Whitewash
2014 Enemy
2015 Sicario
2016 Arrival
2017 Blade Runner 2049
2018 Thlípsi
2020 Last and First Men
2021 Dune
2024 Dune: Part Two
2026 Dune: Part Three
???? Cleopatra
???? I'm Waiting for You
???? Nuclear War: A Scenario
???? Rendezvous with Rama
Writer:
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1991 Black Ink
1991 L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 Land of Men
1994 Icewarrior
1994 REW-FFWD
1996 Cosmos
1999 August 32nd on Earth
2000 Maelström
2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected
2007 Happiness Bound
2008 Next Floor
2009 Polytechnique
2010 Incendies
2011 Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
2011 Hope
2011 Rated R for Nudity
2012 Mars and April
2013 Prisoners
2013 Whitewash
2014 Enemy
2015 Sicario
2016 Arrival
2017 Blade Runner 2049
2018 Thlípsi
2020 Last and First Men
2021 Dune
2024 Dune: Part Two
2026 Dune: Part Three
???? Cleopatra
???? I'm Waiting for You
???? Nuclear War: A Scenario
???? Rendezvous with Rama
Executive Producer:
???? The Son
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