Tanya Lapointe

Tanya Lapointe is a Canadian filmmaker and former journalist, most noted for her 2020 documentary film The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier).^[1]

A longtime arts and culture journalist for Ici Radio-Canada,^[2] she began dating film director Denis Villeneuve in the mid-2010s.^[3] She took a leave of absence from the network in 2015 to work as a production assistant on Villeneuve's film Arrival, subsequently announcing her departure from journalism in 2016.^[4] In 2025, Lapointe was nominated alongside Villeneuve for the Academy Award for Best Picture for their work as producers on Dune: Part Two.

Her debut as a documentary filmmaker, 50/50, was broadcast by Radio-Canada in 2018, and examined the gender gap between men and women in society.^[5] The Paper Man premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2020, where it won the Audience Award.^[6]

She participated in the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres, advocating for Melchior Mbonimpa's novel Le totem des Baranda.^[7]

Bibliography

• Bladerunner 2049- Interlinked- The Art. Titan Books. 2020.
• The Art and Science of Arrival. Titan Books. 2022.
• The Art and Soul of Dune. Insight Editions. 2022.
• The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049- Revised and Expanded Edition. Titan Books. 2023.
• The Art and Soul of Dune: Part Two. Insight Editions. 2024.