
Denis Villeneuve
Born
1967-10-03
Place of birth
Gentilly, Québec, Canada
Biography
Denis Villeneuve (born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide. Villeneuve began his career in his home country, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatisation of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendies (2010). The last of these gained him international prominence and earned a nomination for the Aca...
Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Oscars
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Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
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Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
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Tout le monde en parle
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Trumbull Land
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
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Zigrail
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Acoustic Signatures: The Sound Design of 'Arrival'
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Eternal Recurrence: The Score of 'Arrival'
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Nonlinear Thinking: The Editing Process of 'Arrival'
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Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
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