Roger Cantin
Roger Cantin (born December 29, 1949) is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Quebec, best known as a director of children's films.[1] He began his career as co-writer with his wife Danyèle Patenaude of the screenplay for the 1984 film The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques),[2] before making his directorial debut with Simon and the Dream Hunters (Simon les nuages) in 1990.[3]
Although best known for his children's films, he has also directed both adult drama and documentary films, as well as television.[4]
He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for Matusalem.[5]
Filmography
- The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) – 1984
- Simon and the Dream Hunters (Simon les nuages) – 1990
- Four Stiffs and a Trombone (L'assassin jouait du trombone) – 1991
- Le Grand Zèle – 1992
- Matusalem – 1993
- The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La Vengeance de la femme en noir) – 1997
- Matusalem II (Matusalem II, le dernier des Beauchesne) – 1997
- The Hidden Fortress (La Forteresse suspendue) – 2001
- A Cargo to Africa (Un cargo pour l'Afrique) — 2009
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