François Girard

François Girard strikes me as a genuine poet of the screen. The Quebec-born director earned global acclaim with his inventive portrait of Glenn Gould told in thirty-two fragments, and his gift for weaving music and image together is rare. Films like The Red Violin leave a warm, lingering ache rather than a cheap thrill. He moves fluidly between cinema and theatre direction, and his Order of Canada honour reflects a lifetime of serious craft. I love makers who pursue a quiet, intellectual beauty instead of spectacle, pouring themselves into each project. I will be watching, patiently, for whatever he creates next.

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Name (English)

François Girard

Name (Japanese)

フランソワ・ジラール

Reading

ふらんそわ・じらーる

Born

January 12, 1963 (age 63)

Origin

Saint-Félicien, Quebec, Canada

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / director / theatre director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec
• 2022 Officer of the Order of Canada
• Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay
• 2019 Knight of the National Order of Quebec

• Official sitehttps://www.francoisgirard.ca/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois%20Girard
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724590

Tags

• Quebec
• film director
• screenwriter
• director

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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