Director, screenwriter and Canadian cinema icon, DENYS ARCAND started his career in the sixties directing documentaries. He then directed three fiction films between 1972 and 1975. He followed up in 1984 with Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe, and the remarkable international success Le déclin de l'empire américain (1986) which received various accolades including the Cannes Festival International Reviewers Award, as well as an Oscar nomination. He followed these with Jésus de Montréal (1988), De l'amour et des restes humains (1994) and Stardom (2000). His work has been presented in prestigious international festivals and won many prizes. The Barbarian Invasions received more than 20 awards, both in Canada and abroad, including the awards for best screenplay and best actress at the Cannes Festival, and the 2003 Oscar for best foreign movie.

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