Sébastien Pilote

Sébastien Pilote (born 1973 in Saint-Ambroise, Quebec)^[1] is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.^[2] He was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for his 2013 film The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement).^[3]

Sébastien Pilote
Pilote (left) in 2014
Born	1973 Saint-Ambroise, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	film director, producer
Years active	2000s-present
Notable work	The Salesman, The Dismantling

He previously directed the short film Dust Bowl Ha! Ha! in 2007, and the feature film The Salesman in 2011,^[1] and has worked for Télé-Québec.^[1]

In 2014 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in Rivière-du-Loup.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Awards and Nominations	Notes
2007	Dust Bowl Ha! Ha!	Yes	Yes	Nominated - Jutra Award for Best Short Film (2008) Nominated - Locarno International Film Festival Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow (International Competition) (2007)	Short
2011	The Salesman (Le Vendeur)	Yes	Yes	Won - Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival PIPRESCI Prize, Special Prize of the Jury (International Competition), Audience Award (International Competition) (2011) Won - Bombay International Film Festival Silver Gateway Jury Grand Prize (2011) Won - Torino Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (2011) Won - Torino Film Festival Cipputi Award (2011) Nominated - Torino Film Festival Prize of the City of Torino for Best Feature Film (2011) Nominated - Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic (2011) Nominated - Jutra Award for Best International Motion Picture, Best Screenplay (2012) Nominated - Lume International Film Festival Jury Award for Best Feature Film (2011)
2013	The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement)	Yes	Yes	Won - Cannes Film Festival SACD Award (2013) Won - Torino Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (2013) Nominated - Torino Film Festival Prize of the City of Torino for Best Feature Film (2013) Nominated - Jutra Award in Best Direction, Best International Motion Picture (2014) Nominated - Cannes Film Festival Critics Week Grand Prize (2013) Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Direction, Original Screenplay (2013) Nominated - Lumière Award for Best French-Language Film (2014) Nominated - São Paulo International Film Festival International Jury Award for Best Feature Film (2013) Nominated - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Best North American Independent Film (2013)
2018	The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles)	Yes	Yes
2021	Maria Chapdelaine	Yes	Yes