VIDEO Clermont-Ferrand 2021: Online Masterclass with Jean-Marc Vallée
Exceptional online masterclass with the Quebec filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée, hosted by Lebanese journalist Abla Kandalaft.
Jean-Marc Vallée OC (born March 9, 1963) is a Canadian filmmaker, film editor and screenwriter. After studying film at the Université de Montréal, Vallée went on to make a number of critically acclaimed short films, including Stéréotypes (1991), Les Fleurs magiques (1995), and Les Mots magiques (1998).
His debut feature, Black List (1995), was nominated for nine Genie Awards, including nods for Vallée's direction and editing. His fourth feature film, C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), received further critical acclaim and was a financial success. Vallée's followup, The Young Victoria (2009), garnered strong reviews and received three Academy Award nominations, while his sixth film, Café de Flore (2011), was the most nominated film at the 32nd Genie Awards. Vallée's next films, the American dramas Dallas Buyers Club (2013) and Wild (2014) continued this acclaim and the former earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
Vallée ventured into television by executive producing and directing two projects for HBO, the drama series Big Little Lies (2017) and the thriller miniseries Sharp Objects (2018). For the former, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special.
Jean Marc Vallée is best known for his features
1995 Black List Yes
1997 Los Locos
1999 Loser Love
2005 C.R.A.Z.Y.
2009 The Young Victoria
2011 Café de Flore
2013 Dallas Buyers Club
2014 Wild
2015 Demolition
and a few early shorts
1991 Stereotypes (Stéréotypes)
1995 Magical Flowers (Les Fleurs magiques)
1998 Magical Words (Les Mots magiques)
2012 Little Pig
