Olivier Godin is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.André Duchesne, "Olivier Godin: une première rétrospective". La Presse, September 10, 2014.
He directed a number of short films before premiering his full-length directoral debut, Le Pays des âmes, at the 2011 Festival du nouveau cinéma.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Pays des âmes, Le – Film d’Olivier Godin". Films du Québec, November 16, 2011. He followed up in 2014 with Nouvelles, nouvelles,André Duchesne, "Olivier Godin: réaliser sans amertume". La Presse, June 23, 2014. and in 2016 with The Art of Speech (Les Arts de la parole),Manon Dumais, "Les arts de la parole d’Oliver Godin". Le Devoir, April 1, 2017. for which he won a jury prize at the 2017 edition of Les Percéides.Gilles Gagné, "Olivier Godin brille aux Percéides". Le Soleil, August 29, 2017.
In 2018 he released Waiting for April (En attendant avril),François Lévesque, "«En attendant avril»: Olivier Godin le magicien". Le Devoir, February 7, 2020. which was his first film to receive wide distribution beyond Quebec, including being selected for the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.Charles-Henri Ramond, "En attendant Avril – Film de Olivier Godin". Films du Québec, February 2, 2020.
There Are No False Undertakings (Il n'y a pas de faux métier) premiered at the virtual 2020 edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma."WEEK ONE: Five films to watch at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2020". Cult MTL, October 7, 2020.
His sixth film, Ireland Blue Book (Irlande cahier bleu), premiered at the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival,Charles-Henri Ramond, "Irlande cahier bleu – Film de Olivier Godin". Films du Québec, September 3, 2023. where it was the winner of the Camera Lucida award from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma.Erik Pedersen, "Fantasia Film Festival Awards: ‘Red Rooms’ Takes Best Feature & Two Others; ‘Femme’ A Double Winner – Full List". Deadline Hollywood, July 30, 2023.
Don't Forget the Oatmeal (Oublie pas le gruau) premiered at the 2026 Montreal Critics' Week.Charles-Henri Ramond, "La Semaine de la critique revient en force". Films du Québec, December 17, 2025.
Filmography Le Pays des âmes - 2011 Nouvelles, nouvelles - 2014 The Art of Speech (Les Arts de la parole) - 2016 Waiting for April (En attendant avril) - 2018 There Are No False Undertakings (Il n'y a pas de faux métier) - 2020 Ireland Blue Book (Irlande cahier bleu) - 2023 Don't Forget the Oatmeal (Oublie pas le gruau) - 2026
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