Xavier Dolan
Xavier Dolan-Tadros CQ CM (born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film directorial debut, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère), which he also starred in, wrote, and produced, and which premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section and won three awards from the program
Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films, all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of Tom at the Farm—which premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in 2013—and his first English-language film, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Dolan has also directed music videos, notably with Adele for her singles "Hello" (2015), and "Easy on Me" (2021), for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination.
Dolan has won many accolades for his work, including the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Mommy and the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for It's Only the End of the World. He has also won several Canadian Screen Awards and César Awards.
Outside of his own films, he has also starred in films from other directors, such as Elephant Song (2014), Boy Erased (2018), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), and It Chapter Two (2019).
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Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films, all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of Tom at the Farm—which premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in 2013—and his first English-language film, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Dolan has also directed music videos, notably with Adele for her singles "Hello" (2015), and "Easy on Me" (2021), for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination.
Dolan has won many accolades for his work, including the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Mommy and the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for It's Only the End of the World. He has also won several Canadian Screen Awards and César Awards.
Outside of his own films, he has also starred in films from other directors, such as Elephant Song (2014), Boy Erased (2018), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), and It Chapter Two (2019).
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Known for
The Beast
Toopy and Binoo The Movie
The Night Logan Woke Up
Lost Illusions
Charlotte
Star Académie
Happily Married
Matthias & Maxime
It Chapter Two
Relai
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Le cri du rhinocéros
Bad Times at the El Royale
Boy Erased
Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura
Il était une fois... « Mommy »
Rétroviseur
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
It's Only the End of the World
Les recettes pompettes
PaparaGilles
Mommy
Elephant Song
L'Été indien
Tom at the Farm
Miraculum
En mode Salvail
An Extraordinary Person
Les bobos
Laurence Anyways
Boys On Film 7: Bad Romance
Good Neighbours
Lipsett Diaries
Heartbeats
En audition avec Simon
Taxi payant
I Killed My Mother
Suzie
Les Appendices
Martyrs
Vlog
Mirrors
Tout le monde en parle
Viens voir les comédiens
The Hidden Fortress
Heads or Tails
Omertà, la loi du silence
Bye Bye