
Directing
François Girard
Born 1963-01-12
François Girard (born January 12, 1963) is a French-Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative film Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould. Born in Quebec, Girard's career began on the Montreal art video circuit. In 1990, he produced his first feature film, Cargo; he attained international recognition following his 1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, a series of vignettes about the life of piano prodigy Glenn Gould. In 1998, he wrote and directed The Red Violin, which follows the ownership of a red violin over several centuries. The Red Violin won an Academy Award for Best Original Soundtrack, thirteen Genie Awards and nine Jutra Awards.
Acting
Director

猟銃
2023

The Metropolitan Opera: Lohengrin
2023

The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman
2020

The Song of Names
2019

Hochelaga, Land of Souls
2017

Cirque du Soleil: Zarkana
2016

Boychoir
2015

Parsifal
2013

Cirque du Soleil: The Surreal World of Zarkana
2011

Silk
2007

The Red Violin
1998

Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of the Carceri
1997

Souvenirs d'Othello
1995

Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live
1994

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1993
Le Dortoir
1991






