Laurence Lévesque

Laurence Lévesque is a Canadian film director from Quebec,[1] most noted for her 2024 feature film Okurimono.[2]

She previously directed a number of short films, and was a two-time Prix Iris nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021 for Homeport (Port d'attache)[3] and at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024 for Perséides.[4]

Okurimono her first feature documentary, was released in 2024.[5] The film premiered at the 2024 Visions du Réel documentary film festival,[6] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[7]

At Hot Docs, Lévesque won the Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award.[8] The film later received five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025, including Best Feature Length Documentary.[9]

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