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