Xavier Dolan (b. 1989)

Alias:
Xavier Dolan-Tadros
Ксавье Долан
그자비에 돌란
자비에 돌란

Birthplace:
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Born:
March 20, 1989

Xavier Dolan-Tadros CQ CM (born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film directorial debut, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère), which he also starred in, wrote, and produced, and which premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section and won three awards from the program  Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films, all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of Tom at the Farm—which premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in 2013—and his first English-language film, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Dolan has also directed music videos, notably with Adele for her singles "Hello" (2015), and "Easy on Me" (2021), for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination.  Dolan has won many accolades for his work, including the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Mommy and the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for It's Only the End of the World. He has also won several Canadian Screen Awards and César Awards.  Outside of his own films, he has also starred in films from other directors, such as Elephant Song (2014), Boy Erased (2018), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), and It Chapter Two (2019).  Description above from the Wikipedia article Xavier Dolan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Art Direction:
2010  Heartbeats

Co-Producer:
2010  Heartbeats
2024  The Beast

Costume Design:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2024  The Beast

Dialogue:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2024  The Beast

Director:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2016  It's Only the End of the World
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2024  The Beast
????  Untitled Xavier Dolan/Anne Dorval Horror Movie

Editor:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2013  An Extraordinary Person
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2016  It's Only the End of the World
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  Relai
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2020  Smoothie
2024  The Beast
????  Untitled Xavier Dolan/Anne Dorval Horror Movie

Executive Producer:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2013  An Extraordinary Person
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2016  It's Only the End of the World
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  Relai
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2020  Smoothie
2021  Charlotte
2024  The Beast
????  Untitled Xavier Dolan/Anne Dorval Horror Movie

Idea:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2013  An Extraordinary Person
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2016  It's Only the End of the World
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  Relai
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2020  Smoothie
2021  Charlotte
2024  The Beast
????  Untitled Xavier Dolan/Anne Dorval Horror Movie

Producer:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2013  An Extraordinary Person
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2016  It's Only the End of the World
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  Relai
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2020  Smoothie
2021  Charlotte
2024  The Beast
????  Untitled Xavier Dolan/Anne Dorval Horror Movie

Screenplay:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2013  An Extraordinary Person
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2016  It's Only the End of the World
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  Relai
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2020  Smoothie
2021  Charlotte
2024  The Beast
????  Untitled Xavier Dolan/Anne Dorval Horror Movie

Story:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2013  An Extraordinary Person
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2016  It's Only the End of the World
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  Relai
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2020  Smoothie
2021  Charlotte
2024  The Beast
????  Untitled Xavier Dolan/Anne Dorval Horror Movie

Writer:
2009  I Killed My Mother
2010  Heartbeats
2012  Laurence Anyways
2013  An Extraordinary Person
2014  Mommy
2014  Tom at the Farm
2016  It's Only the End of the World
2019  Matthias & Maxime
2019  Relai
2019  The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2020  Smoothie
2021  Charlotte
2024  The Beast
????  Untitled Xavier Dolan/Anne Dorval Horror Movie

Creator:
2022  The Night Logan Woke Up

Director:
2022  The Night Logan Woke Up

Editor:
2022  The Night Logan Woke Up

Producer:
2022  The Night Logan Woke Up

Writer:
2022  The Night Logan Woke Up

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