Herd Leader () is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Chloé Robichaud and released in 2012."Cannes: Filmmaker Chloé Robichaud Discusses ‘Chef de Meute’". Backstage, May 19, 2012. The film stars Ève Duranceau as Clara, a shy woman who must build confidence in herself when she inherits her late aunt's dog and has to learn how to train it."Chloé Robichaud : La chef de meute". Quartier libre, November 27, 2012.
The film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, in the competitive short film program,"Québécois à la conquête de Cannes : Chloé Robichaud, Marie-Ève Juste, Danny Lennon, Juan Andres Arango, Karim Hussain et Xavier Dolan". Voir, May 17, 2012. and had its Canadian premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.Peter Knegt, "TIFF List 2012: A Complete List of All Films at the Toronto International Film Festival". IndieWire, September 5, 2012.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2012."Rebelle, Goon, Cosmopolis among Canada's Top Ten: Honoured film titles will be shown at Lightbox from Jan. 4 to 13". Toronto Star, December 5, 2012. In 2013, it was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards"Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees". Maclean's, January 15, 2013. and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards."Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.
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