Rafaël Ouellet is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Dégelis, Quebec.Helen Faradji, "Rafaël Ouellet : le pamphlétaire prudent". Ici Radio-Canada, April 17, 2017.
He launched his career as a cameraman, editor and director for MusiquePlus from 1998 to 2004.Rafaël Ouellet, "L’âge de Bruce Lee". La Presse, February 15, 2019. He received a Juno Award nomination for Music DVD of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004, for his work on Our Lady Peace's concert DVD Our Lady Peace Live in Alberta."Rafaël Ouellet présente son tout dernier film à Dégelis". CIMT-DT, April 20, 2015. He then directed episodes of the television series Le Groulx Luxe and Canadian Case Files, and was the editor of Denis Côté's 2005 film Drifting States (Les États nordiques), before releasing his debut feature film, Mona's Daughters (Le cèdre penché), in 2007.Kevin Laforest, "Le Cèdre penché : Là, maintenant". Voir, June 12, 2008.
He firstly became widely known for his 2012 film Camion, for which he received Jutra Award nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013."Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.
His newest film, Family Game (Arsenault et fils), entered the production process in 2020.Andréanne Lebel, "Arsenault et fils : un retour aux sources pour Rafaël Ouellet". Infodimanche, May 30, 2010. It was shot in Ouellet's hometown,"Le nouveau film de Rafaël Ouellet tourné en partie à Dégelis". Ici Radio-Canada Première, May 13, 2021. and was released in 2022.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Arsenault et fils – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, June 13, 2022. The film received eight Prix Iris nominations at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023, including nods for Ouellet in both Best Director and Best Screenplay.Maxime Demers, "Gala Québec Cinéma: le film «Viking» en tête des nominations". Le Journal de Montréal, November 14, 2023.
In 2025, Productions Casablanca announced that Ouellet will write and direct a forthcoming adaptation of Alex Viens's novel Les pénitences.Maxime Demers, "Le cinéaste Rafaël Ouellet adaptera au cinéma le roman «Les pénitences», d’Alex Viens". Le Journal de Montréal, February 4, 2025. In the same year he entered production on Haunted (Hantée), a fantasy comedy written by India Desjardins about a teenage girl who befriends the ghost haunting her family home.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Rafaël Ouellet tourne Hantée". Films du Québec, September 23, 2025.
Filmography
Film Mona's Daughters (Le Cèdre penché) - 2007 Behind Me (Derrière moi) - 2008Charles-Henri Ramond, "Derrière moi – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, December 23, 2008. New Denmark - 2009Charles-Henri Ramond, "New Denmark – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, March 16, 2010. Camion - 2012 Finissant(e)s - 2013André Duchesne, "Rafaël Ouellet s'intéresse aux Finissant(e)s". La Presse, August 7, 2012. Gurov and Anna (Gurov et Anna) - 2015Etan Vlessing, "Rafael Ouellet shooting fifth feature, Gurov & Anna". Playback, March 24, 2014. Family Game (Arsenault et fils) - 2022 Haunted (Hantée) - 2026 Les pénitences - TBA
Television Le Groulx Luxe - 2003 Canadian Case Files - 2005 The Phoenix Sessions - 2006 Pendant ce temps, devant la télé - 2007 La vie nous arrive - 2012 Nouvelle adresse - 2014 Blue Moon - 2018 Cheval Serpent - 2018 Ruptures - 2018 Virage - 2023
Music DVDs Our Lady Peace: Live in Alberta - 2003 Our Lady Peace: Decade - 2006 Loose: The Concert (Nelly Furtado) - 2007
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