Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He started is career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival . He is married to Tanya Lapointe.
Abandoned an interest in science in college to pursue his love of filmmaking. Then studied film at Universit du Qubec Montral.
Older brother of TED2013 speaker Martin Villeneuve , director of Mars et Avril .
Doesnt use any music when hes editing which means the first edit of his films is without music.
First name is pronounced "Denny".
Favourite film is 2001: A Space Odyssey .
His first language is French.
All-time favorite film is Stanley Kubrick s 2001: A Space Odyssey .
In contradiction and paradox, you can find truth.
[childhood memory of duck hunting] You go out at 3AM. In a small boat.
I think they built Hollywood on the West Coast because they were always,dreaming of a New World. When they arrived here, the only way to keep,dreaming was to make movies. Film was the fourth dimension.
Cinema is an art form that is designed to go across borders. And as a,filmmaker, the only way I can direct a movie is when I feel close to my,culture.
I think cinema is a tool to explore our shadows.
The thing is that when you are a director, you need to be involved in a lot of different fields. You must be a psychologist, an architecture expert; you must be a choreographer.
In contradiction and paradox, you can find truth.
I think they built Hollywood on the West Coast because they were always dreaming of a New World. When they arrived here, the only way to keep dreaming was to make movies. Film was the fourth dimension.
Cinema is an art form that is designed to go across borders. And as a filmmaker, the only way I can direct a movie is when I feel close to my culture.
