Louise Archambault is a Quebecois film and television director and screenwriter.Adam Nayman, "Louise Archambault". The Canadian Encyclopedia, August 20, 2014. She is best known for her films Familia, which won the Claude Jutra Award in 2005,Claude Jutra Award entry at The Canadian Encyclopedia. and Gabrielle, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture in 2014.
Archambault has directed numerous short films, including Atomic Saké, Lock, Petite Mort and Kluane. Her film Gabrielle was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and won two Canadian Screen Awards at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Picture and Best Actress for star Gabrielle Marion-Rivard."'Orphan Black,' 'Gabrielle' big winners at Canadian Screen Awards". CTV News, 9 March 2014.
Her third feature film And the Birds Rained Down, an adaptation of Jocelyne Saucier's novel Il pleuvait des oiseaux, was released in 2019."Une première bande-annonce dévoilée pour «Il pleuvait des oiseaux»". Le Journal de Montréal, April 25, 2019. Her fourth film, Thanks for Everything (Merci pour tout), followed later the same year."Le film Merci pour tout, de Louise Archambault, sort en salle à Noël". Ici Radio-Canada, December 25, 2019. and One Summer (Le temps d'un été) was released in 2023.Manon Dumais, "«Le temps d’un été»: prendre congé de la rue". Le Devoir, July 14, 2023. In 2023 she also released Irena's Vow, her first English-language film.Jeremy Kay, "Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott to star in Quiver’s wartime drama ‘Irena’s Vow’, as WestEnd launches sales". Screen Daily, May 9, 2022. The feature tells a story of a former nurse who shelters a dozen Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Archambault is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal (BFA 93, MFA 00).
Filmography Short film Year Title Director Writer1999Atomic Saké2010Lock2012Petite mort
Feature film Year Title Director Writer2005Familia2013Gabrielle2019And the Birds Rained DownThanks for Everything2023One SummerIrena's Vow
Television Year Title Notes2013La galère3 episodes2015Nouvelle adresse3 episodesThis Life4 episodes2017Catastrophe6 episodes2017–2019Trop21 episodes2021Survivre à ses enfants13 episodes2022Be Mine, ValentineTelevision filmThe Bad Seed Returns
Awards and nominations Year Title Award/Nomination1999Atomic SakéNominated — Prix Iris for Best Short Film2005FamiliaToronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short FilmGenie Award Claude Jutra AwardNominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best DirectorNominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best ScreenplayNominated — Palm Springs International Film FestivalNominated — Taipei Film Festival Grand PrizeNominated — Jeonju International Film Festival Indie Vision2013GabriellePrix Iris for Best DirectorPrix Iris for Best ScreenplayLocarno Film Festival Audience AwardFestival International du Film Francophone de Namur Audience AwardWindsor International Film Festival People's Choice AwardNominated — Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian FilmNominated — Gijón International Film Festival Grand Prix AsturiasNominated — Lumière Award for Best French-Language FilmNominated — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director of a Canadian FilmNominated — Special Jury Prize (Locarno International Film Festival)Nominated — Golden LeopardNominated — Rogers Best Canadian Film AwardNominated — International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera Best Feature Film2019And the Birds Rained DownGothenburg Film Festival Dragon Award Best International FilmVictoria Film Festival Best Canadian FeatureNominated — Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian FilmNominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best ScreenplayNominated — Prix Iris for Best ScreenplayNominated — Golden ShellNominated — Miami International Film Festival Knight Marimbas AwardNominated — Windsor International Film Festival Prize in Canadian FilmNominated — Quebec City Film Festival Grand Prize2023One SummerNominated — Windsor International Film Festival Prize in Canadian FilmIrena's VowVancouver International Film Festival Audience AwardWindsor International Film Festival People's Choice AwardNominated — Windsor International Film Festival Prize in Canadian Film
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