Mélanie Charbonneau is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec, whose debut feature film Fabulous (Fabuleuses) premiered in 2019.Helen Faradji, "Fabuleuses : le film 100 % filles de Mélanie Charbonneau". Ici Radio-Canada, August 19, 2019.
Prior to Fabulous, she directed the short films Single (Seules) and Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous,"Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous de Mélanie Charbonneau en première mondiale à Locarno". CTVM, July 11, 2018. with the latter film receiving a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards.
Her second feature film, Out Standing, entered production in 2024,Zac Ntim, "Canadian Filmmaker Mélanie Charbonneau Begins Principal Photography On Sophomore Feature ‘Out Standing’". Deadline Hollywood, April 9, 2024. and premiered in the Discovery program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.John Hazelton, "Toronto film festival unveils Discovery selection with 23 world premieres". Screen Daily, July 23, 2025. Her third feature film, The Furies (Les Furies), opened commercially in November 2025.Charles=Henri Ramond, "Furies, Les – Film de Mélanie Charbonneau". Films du Québec, November 23, 2025.
Charbonneau and Martine Pagé won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026, for Out Standing.Jamie Casemore, "CSAs ’26: R.T. Thorne’s 40 Acres leads cinematic arts winners". Playback, May 28, 2026.
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