Yannick Nolin is a Canadian film director and cinematographer from Quebec. He is most noted as co-director with Guillaume Fournier and Samuel Matteau of a trilogy of short documentary films about Cajun life and culture in Louisiana.Linnea Feldman Emison, "Climate Dread Coexists with Merriment in 'Belle River'". The New Yorker, April 26, 2023.
The first film in the series, Laissez les bon temps rouler, premiered in 2017.
The second film in the series, Acadiana, premiered at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival.Brian Welk, "Steven Soderbergh to Receive 2019 Founders Award at Slamdance Festival". TheWrap, December 11, 2018. At the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival, the directors won the award for Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film.Pat Mullen, "‘Jordan River Anderson’ Named Top Canadian Doc at VIFF". Point of View, October 6, 2019. It was subsequently named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2019,Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019". Now, December 11, 2019. and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.
The third film, Belle River, premiered at the 2022 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival."SPIRA à Clermont-Ferrand : « BELLE RIVER » et « OUSMANE » présentés en compétition officielle". CTVM, December 16, 2021. It was named to Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2022,Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022. and was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023."Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
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