About

Known credits:
70
Birthday:
1967-10-03
Place of birth:
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Website:
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Denis Villeneuve

Overview

Denis Villeneuve OC CQ (born October 3, 1967) is a French-Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for Maelström in 2001, Polytechnique in 2009, Incendies in 2010 and Enemy in 2013. The first three of these films also won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, while the latter was awarded the prize for best Canadian film of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association.

Internationally, he is known for directing several critically acclaimed films, including the thrillers Prisoners (2013) and Sicario (2015), as well as the science fiction films Arrival (2016) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). For his work on Arrival, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He was awarded the prize of Director of the Decade by the Hollywood Critics Association in December 2019.

His film, Dune (2021), based on Frank Herbert's novel of the same name, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival; the film received critical acclaim, was a commercial success at the box office internationally, is currently his highest grossing film to date, and earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture, with the film itself winning a leading six Oscars at the 94th Academy Awards.

Known for

Acting
2024 Dans un cinéma près de chez vous Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel Actor Self 59
Average
2022 The Sounds of Dune: Behind the Scenes with Denis Villeneuve Actor Self N/A
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2018 Le cri du rhinocéros Actor Self 59
Average
2018 Trumbull Land Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Three Kinds of Close Encounters Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Acoustic Signatures: The Sound Design of 'Arrival' Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Nonlinear Thinking: The Editing Process of 'Arrival' Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Eternal Recurrence: The Score of 'Arrival' Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy Actor Self N/A
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2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche Actor Self 59
Average
1995 Zigrail Actor Denis 59
Average
1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur Actor Pilot / Engineer / Teacher / Narrator (voice) N/A
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Remembering the Ashes: Incendies Through Their Eyes Actor N/A
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Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve Actor N/A
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Directing
2024 Dune: Part Two Directing Director 79
Good
2021 Dune Directing Director 77
Good
2017 Blade Runner 2049 Directing Director 75
Good
2016 Arrival Directing Director 75
Good
2015 Sicario Directing Director 73
Good
2014 Enemy Directing Director 67
Fair
2013 Prisoners Directing Director 80
Very good
2011 Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision Directing Director 58
Average
2011 Rated R for Nudity Directing Director 58
Average
2010 Incendies Directing Director 77
Good
2009 Polytechnique Directing Director 65
Fair
2008 Next Floor Directing Director 62
Fair
2007 Happiness Bound Directing Director N/A
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2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Maelström Directing Director 60
Fair
1999 August 32nd on Earth Directing Director 60
Fair
1996 Cosmos Directing Director 59
Average
1994 REW-FFWD Directing Director 59
Average
1991 L'Ozone N'a Qu'une Bosse Directing Director N/A
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1991 Land of Men Directing Director N/A
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1991 Encre Noir Directing Director N/A
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1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur Directing Director N/A
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The Son Directing Director N/A
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Dune: Part Three Directing Director N/A
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Rendezvous with Rama Directing Director N/A
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I'm Waiting for You Directing Director N/A
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Cleopatra Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Dune: Part Two Writing Screenplay 79
Good
2021 Dune Writing Screenplay 77
Good
2010 Incendies Writing Screenplay 77
Good
2009 Polytechnique Writing Writer 65
Fair
2006 120 Seconds to Get Elected Writing Writer 59
Average
2000 Maelström Writing Writer 60
Fair
1999 August 32nd on Earth Writing Writer 60
Fair
1996 Cosmos Writing Writer 59
Average
1994 REW-FFWD Writing Writer 59
Average
Dune: Part Three Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2024 Dune: Part Two Production Producer 79
Good
2021 Dune Production Producer 77
Good
2012 Mars and April Production Production Consultant 59
Average
Nuclear War: A Scenario Production Producer N/A
N/A
Dune: Part Three Production Producer N/A
N/A

Camera
1991 L'Ozone N'a Qu'une Bosse Camera Camera Operator N/A
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1991 Land of Men Camera Camera Operator N/A
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1991 Encre Noir Camera Camera Operator N/A
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1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur Camera Camera Operator N/A
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Crew
2020 Last and First Men Crew Thanks 60
Fair
2018 Thlípsi Crew Thanks 59
Average
2013 Whitewash Crew Thanks 59
Average
2011 Hope Crew Thanks N/A
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2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche Crew Thanks 59
Average
1994 Icewarrior Crew Intern 59
Average

Editing
1991 Land of Men Editing Editor N/A
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1990 In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur Editing Editor N/A
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