François Girard

François Girard (born January 12, 1963) is a Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative film "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould". Born in Quebec, Girard's career began on the Montreal art video circuit. In 1990, he produced his first feature film, "Cargo"; he attained international recognition following his 1993 "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould", a series of vignettes about the life of piano prodigy Glenn Gould. In 1998, he wrote and directed "The Red Violin", which follows the ownership of a red violin over several centuries. "The Red Violin" won an Academy Award for Best Original Soundtrack, thirteen Genie Awards and nine Jutra Awards.

He has also directed various works for the stage, including Stravinsky’s "Symphony of Psalms", "Oedipus Rex" and "Novencento" at the Edinburgh International Festival; Kafka's "The Trial" at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa; the oratorio "Lost Objects" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; "Siegfried" in Toronto; and "The Lindbergh Flight" and "The Seven Deadly Sins", first in Lyon and then in Edinburgh.

His television credits include "Le dortoir", "Peter Gabriel’s Secret World" and "The Sound of the Carceri", one of the six episodes of "Yo Yo Ma Inspired by Bach".

Filmography

*"Silk (2007)
*"The Red Violin" (1998)
*"Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" (1993)
*"Cargo" (1990)

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