Laurence Lévesque is a Canadian film director from Quebec,Mehdi Balamissa, "RIDM 2023: Perséides (by Laurence Lévesque) | Interview". Film Fest Report, November 23, 2023. most noted for her 2024 feature film Okurimono.Pat Mullen, "Okurimono Review: A Precious Gift". Point of View, April 26, 2024.
She previously directed a number of short films, and was a two-time Prix Iris nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021 for Homeport (Port d'attache)Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021. and at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024 for Perséides.Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.
Okurimono her first feature documentary, was released in 2024."OKURIMONO de Laurence Lévesque en compétition officielle à Visions du Réel et Hot Docs". CTVM, April 2, 2024. The film premiered at the 2024 Visions du Réel documentary film festival,Geoffrey MacNab, "Visions du Reel’s Emilie Bujès on why the festival is a platform for new documentary talent". Screen Daily, April 12, 2024. and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Jennie Punter, "Hot Docs Reveals Lineup With 168 Films Screening Amid Mass Programmer Exit". Variety, March 26, 2024.
At Hot Docs, Lévesque won the Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award.Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Yintah wins 2024 Hot Docs audience award". Playback, May 6, 2024. The film later received five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025, including Best Feature Length Documentary.Pat Mullen, "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees". Point of View, March 26, 2025.
Filmography Fitted Sheet (Drap contour) - 2018 Homeport (Port d'attache) - 2019 Perséides - 2023 Okurimono - 2024
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