Benoît Pilon

Canadian film director and screenwriter (born 1962)

Benoît Pilon (born July 27, 1962)^{[citation needed]} is a francophone Canadian director^[1] and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative films and documentaries on the human condition. He is also the co-founder of "Les Films de l'autre" productions, which produces, promotes and helps the development of independent films throughout North America.

Career

Benoît Pilon earned a B.A. in film studies at Concordia University. He went on to form Les Films de l'Autre in 1988 with Manon Briand and others, an independent production co-op dedicated to auteur-driven films. His short 2003 short, Roger Toupin, épicier variété, won a Prix Jutra for best documentary, His debut feature, The Necessities of Life, which was written in collaboration with Bernard Émond, was a multi-award winner – four Genies, including best director for Pilon, and three Prix Jutras, including best picture and screenplay.

Filmography

Director

La Rivière rit - 1987
Rap sur la « Main » - 1994
Regards volés - 1994
Rosaire et la Petite-Nation - 1997
Réseaux - 1998, TV series
3 soeurs en 2 temps - 2003
Roger Toupin, épicier variété - 2003
Le temps des Québécois - 2004
Nestor et les oubliés - 2006
Des nouvelles du Nord - 2007
Hôtel de la grève - 2007
The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) - 2008
Trash (Décharge) - 2011
Iqaluit - 2016
The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland) - 2020

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Au chic resto pop (1990)
The Pianist (1991)
La Fourmi et le volcan, aka The Ant and the Volcano (1992)
The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles) (1993)
Jalna (1994) TV mini-series
Picoti Picota (1995)
Marguerite Volant (1996) TV mini-series

Awards and recognition

2008: Special Grand Prize of Jury; Most popular film; Most popular Canadian film; Montreal World Film Festival, Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction, The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)
2003: Jutra Award, Best documentary, features;
Bayard D'or for best documentary features at the Namur International Film Festival, Roger Toupin, épicier variété
1995: Golden Sheaf Award for Best Drama Over 30 mins, Regards volés