Ricardo Trogi (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker, director and actor.
Career Trogi was born in Quebec City, Quebec. He began his filmmaking career as a contestant in the 1994-95 edition of La Course destination monde,Nathaëlle Morissette and Marc Cassivi, "Ex-concurrents de la Course destination monde: que sont-ils devenus?". La Presse, October 23, 2010. tying with François Prévost for the win at the end of the season.Jacques Drapeau, "Prévost et Trogi savourent leur victoire". Le Soleil, April 24, 1995.
His first two feature films, Québec-Montréal, about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities, and Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique), a look at three men and their decisions about having children, were both critical and commercial hits. Quebec-Montréal received four Jutra Awards.
His third feature, titled 1981, was a semi-autobiographical film about his own coming of age, and was released in September 2009. It was followed by the sequel films 1987 in 2014, 1991 in 2018, and 1995 in 2024."Le tournage du dernier film de Ricardo Trogi, «1995», commence". Le Devoir, October 10, 2023.
In addition to his film work, Trogi also directed the 2004-2005 television series Smash and the 2020 comedy series La Maison-Bleue.Philippe Papineau, "«La Maison-Bleue»: bienvenue dans la République (dysfonctionnelle) du Québec". Le Devoir, February 12, 2020.
As of 2024, Trogi holds the record for the most films by a Canadian director to surpass $1 million in box office sales in the Quebec market; seven of his films have reached that benchmark.Pascal Leblanc, "1995, septième film millionnaire record pour Ricardo Trogi". La Presse, August 9, 2024.
Awards Jutra Award for Best Director, Québec-Montréal (2003) Prix Iris for Best Director, 1991 (2019)
Filmography
Director Films 2002: Québec-Montréal 2005: Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique) 2009: 1981 2014: 1987 2015: The Mirage (Le Mirage) 2016: 9 (9, le film): Segment "Fuite" 2018: 1991 2021: The Guide to the Perfect Family (Le guide de la famille parfaite)Etan Vlessing, "Netflix Takes World Rights to Ricardo Trogi’s ‘Guide to the Perfect Family’". The Hollywood Reporter, February 18, 2021. 2024: 1995
TV series 1988: La Course destination monde (TV documentary series) 2004: Smash (TV mini-series) 2006: La chambre no 13 (TV mini-series) 2007: Les étoiles filantes (TV series) 2011: Malenfant (TV series) 2016: Les Simone (TV series) 2020: La Maison-Bleue 2024: Lakay Nou
Screenwriter 2002: Québec-Montréal 2005: Dodging the Clock 2009: 1981 2014: 1987 2018: 1991 2024: 1995
Actor 2002: Québec-Montréal as a police agent 2009: 1981 as narrator 2010: Face Time (Le Baiser du barbu) as Frank 2014: 1987 as narrator 2018: 1991 as narrator
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