Paul Barbeau is a Canadian film director and producer.
Barbeau began his career producing music videos with NúFilms, which he founded with Bernard Nadeau, Stéphane Raymond and Jean-François Lord in May 2000. NuFilms later shut down, citing the financial impacts of illegal downloading of music during Napster's surge.
He produced the early short films of Maxime Giroux, as well as Giroux's early features,André Duchesne, "Jo pour Jonathan : les petits miracles". La Presse, October 15, 2010. and was the producer of Ivan Grbovic's debut film Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze).Dan Fainaru, "Romeo Eleven". Screen Daily, July 8, 2011.
Barbeau subsequently wrote and directed his directorial debut, Winter Passed (Après la neige). He followed up as a director with the films We Have Forever (À nous l'éternité) in 2018,Charles-Henri Ramond, "A nous l’éternité – Film de Paul Barbeau". Films du Québec, February 19, 2019. and We Had It Coming in 2019.Bradley Gibson, "We Had It Coming". Film Threat, September 19, 2020.
In recent years he has had co-producer or executive producer credits on international films, including Pieces of a Woman (2020),Peter Debruge, "‘Pieces of a Woman’ Review: Vanessa Kirby Delivers the Performance of Her Career Opposite Shia LaBeouf". Variety, September 5, 2020. Woman of the Hour (2023),Owen Gleiberman, "‘Woman of the Hour’ Review: Anna Kendrick Directs a Thriller About the ’70s Serial Killer Who Was a Contestant on ‘The Dating Game’". Variety, October 18, 2024.Novocaine (2025) and Splitsville (film)
Filmography Red (Le rouge au sol) - 2006, producer The Days (Les Jours) - 2006, producer Hotel - 2007, producer Souffle - 2007, producer Can You Wave Bye-Bye? - 2007, producer Tomorrow (Demain) - 2008, producer La Chute - 2009, producer Les Mots - 2009, producer Jo for Jonathan (Jo pour Jonathan) - 2010, producer Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) - 2011, producer Winter Passed (Après la neige) - 2012, producer and director Before My Heart Falls (Avant que mon cœur bascule) - 2012, producer The Handout (Autrui) - 2015, producer Black Friday - 2018, producer We Have Forever (À nous l'éternité) - 2018, director and producer We Had It Coming - 2019, director and producer Pieces of a Woman - 2020, co-producer Woman of the Hour - 2023, executive producer To Catch a Killer - 2023, executive producer Novocaine - 2025, executive producer Splitsville - 2025, executive producer
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Genie Awards 2007 Best Live Action Short Drama Red (Le rouge au sol)with Maxime Giroux "Bon Genie, Bad Genie: Canadian film awards handed out". Prince George Citizen, February 14, 2007. 2009 Can You Wave Bye-Bye?with Sarah Galea-Davis Peter Knegt, "“Necessities of Life” Leads Genie Nods". IndieWire, February 10, 2009. Jutra Awards 2013 Best Film Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.
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