Tanya Lapointe is an Oscar-nominated Canadian producer, filmmaker and former journalist, most known for her work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune film trilogy and the 2020 documentary film The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier).Marsha Lederman, "Documentary The Paper Man looks at the impact and magic of Claude Lafortune’s sculptures". The Globe and Mail, December 22, 2020.
A longtime arts and culture journalist for Ici Radio-Canada,Nathalie Petrowski, "Tanya Lapointe: de l'autre côté du miroir". La Presse, October 14, 2017. she began dating film director Denis Villeneuve in the mid-2010s."Denis Villeneuve en couple avec la journaliste Tanya Lapointe". HollywoodPQ, May 20, 2015. She took a leave of absence from the network in 2015 to work as a production assistant on Villeneuve's film Arrival, subsequently announcing her departure from journalism in 2016. In 2025, Lapointe was nominated alongside Villeneuve for the Academy Award for Best Picture for their work as producers on Dune: Part Two.
Her debut as a documentary filmmaker, 50/50, was broadcast by Radio-Canada in 2018, and examined the gender gap between men and women in society."50/50 : le documentaire, des solutions pour atteindre la parité". Ici Radio-Canada, February 5, 2018. The Paper Man premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2020, where it won the Audience Award.Pat Mullen, "The Paper Man Wins Audience Award at Whistler Film Fest" . Point of View, December 28, 2020.
She participated in the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres, advocating for Melchior Mbonimpa's novel Le totem des Baranda.Jenny Lamothe, "Sudbury author Melchior Mbonimpa ‘astonished’ his 20-year-old novel picked for Combat national des livres". Toronto Star, April 15, 2021.
Lapointe was set as the executive producer of Bond 26, which is set to be directed by Villeneuve.
Bibliography Bladerunner 2049 – Interlinked – The Art. Titan Books. 2020. The Art and Science of Arrival. Titan Books. 2022. The Art and Soul of Dune. Insight Editions. 2022. The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049. Revised and Expanded Edition. Titan Books. 2023. The Art and Soul of Dune: Part Two. Insight Editions. 2024.
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