Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr is a Canadian film director from Quebec.[1] He is most noted as co-director with Renaud Lessard of the 2018 film Mad Dog Labine,[2] which was a nominee for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards,[3] and for the Prix Iris for Best First Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards.[4]
He was also a co-writer and co-producer of Omar Elhamy's 2020 short film Foam (Écume),[5] which won the Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.[6]
He grew up in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec, the son of a soldier in the Canadian military,[1] and is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.[7]
His second feature film Phoenixes (Phénix), based in part on his own experiences growing up in a military family, premiered at the 2024 Quebec City Film Festival.[8] It was later screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival,[9] where Beaulieu-Cyr won the award for Best Direction in a Borsos Competition Film.[10]
References
- ^ a b Cédric Bélanger, "Phénix: fils de soldat, le cinéaste Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr racontera le départ de son père pour l’Afghanistan". Le Journal de Québec, November 9, 2022.
- ^ François Lévesque, "«Mad Dog Labine»: irrésistiblement «rough»". Le Devoir, April 6, 2019.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now, February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "« ÉCUME » de Omar Elhamy est en compétition officielle à la 70e Berlinale". CTVM, February 11, 2020.
- ^ André Duchesne, "La déesse des mouches à feu grand gagnant". La Presse, June 6, 2021.
- ^ Yves Bergeras, "Un film pour redonner voix au Pontiac". Le Droit, November 3, 2017.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Phénix en avant-première au FCVQ". Films du Québec, September 2, 2024.
- ^ Janet Smith, "Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries". Stir, October 28, 2024.
- ^ Gail Johnson, "Whistler Film Festival announces 2024 award winners". Stir, December 10, 2024.