Mélanie Charbonneau
Mélanie Charbonneau is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec, whose debut feature film Fabulous (Fabuleuses) premiered in 2019.[1]
Prior to Fabulous, she directed the short films Single (Seules) and Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous,[2] with the latter film receiving a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards.[3]
Her second feature film, Out Standing, entered production in 2024,[4] and premiered in the Discovery program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] Her third feature film, The Furies (Les Furies), opened commercially in November 2025.[6]
Charbonneau and Martine Pagé won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026, for Out Standing.[7]
References
- ↑ Helen Faradji, "Fabuleuses : le film 100 % filles de Mélanie Charbonneau". Ici Radio-Canada, August 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous de Mélanie Charbonneau en première mondiale à Locarno". CTVM, July 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ↑ Zac Ntim, "Canadian Filmmaker Mélanie Charbonneau Begins Principal Photography On Sophomore Feature ‘Out Standing’". Deadline Hollywood, April 9, 2024.
- ↑ John Hazelton, "Toronto film festival unveils Discovery selection with 23 world premieres". Screen Daily, July 23, 2025.
- ↑ Charles=Henri Ramond, "Furies, Les – Film de Mélanie Charbonneau". Films du Québec, November 23, 2025.
- ↑ Jamie Casemore, "CSAs ’26: R.T. Thorne’s 40 Acres leads cinematic arts winners". Playback, May 28, 2026.
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