Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr is a Canadian film director from Quebec.Cédric Bélanger, "Phénix: fils de soldat, le cinéaste Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr racontera le départ de son père pour l’Afghanistan". Le Journal de Québec, November 9, 2022. He is most noted as co-director with Renaud Lessard of the 2018 film Mad Dog Labine,François Lévesque, "«Mad Dog Labine»: irrésistiblement «rough»". Le Devoir, April 6, 2019. which was a nominee for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards,Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now, February 18, 2020. and for the Prix Iris for Best First Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards.
He was also a co-writer and co-producer of Omar Elhamy's 2020 short film Foam (Écume),"« ÉCUME » de Omar Elhamy est en compétition officielle à la 70e Berlinale". CTVM, February 11, 2020. which won the Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.André Duchesne, "La déesse des mouches à feu grand gagnant". La Presse, June 6, 2021.
He grew up in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec, the son of a soldier in the Canadian military, and is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.Yves Bergeras, "Un film pour redonner voix au Pontiac". Le Droit, November 3, 2017.
His second feature film Phoenixes (Phénix), based in part on his own experiences growing up in a military family, premiered at the 2024 Quebec City Film Festival.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Phénix en avant-première au FCVQ". Films du Québec, September 2, 2024. It was later screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival,Janet Smith, "Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries". Stir, October 28, 2024. where Beaulieu-Cyr won the award for Best Direction in a Borsos Competition Film.Gail Johnson, "Whistler Film Festival announces 2024 award winners". Stir, December 10, 2024.
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