Xavier DOLAN

Director, Actor, Script Writer

Canada

Xavier DOLAN © Shayne Laverdiere

An actor since the age of four, Xavier Dolan directed and starred in his first feature film, I killed my mother, which was a big hit at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2009. This was followed by Heartbeats and Laurence Anyways, presented at the Festival de Cannes in 2010 and 2012 at Un Certain Regard, where they were enthusiastically received. In 2013, Tom at the Farm was screened at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. With Mommy, he is awarded several prizes, including the Prix du Jury at the 2014 Festival de Cannes and the César for Best Foreign Film. Grand Prize winner at the 2016 Festival de Cannes with It’s only the end of the World, he returns to Competition with Matthias & Maxime in 2019. After a few notable roles with other filmmakers, such as his performance in Xavier Giannoli’s Lost Illusions in 2021, for which he was nominated for a César for Best Supporting Actor, in 2022 he directed the series The Night Logan woke up. Xavier Dolan was a member of the Jury in 2015, and now chairs the Un Certain Regard Jury.

Jury attendance

  • Member Feature films, 2015

Feature films

MATTHIAS ET MAXIME

In Competition - Feature Films, 2019Director, Director,

JUSTE LA FIN DU MONDE

In Competition - Feature Films, 2016Director, Screenplay, Editing

MOMMY

In Competition - Feature Films, 2014Director, Screenplay, Editing

LAURENCE ANYWAYS

Un Certain Regard, 2012Screenplay, Editing, Director

LES AMOURS IMAGINAIRES

Un Certain Regard, 2010Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editing

Awards

JUSTE LA FIN DU MONDE

(IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD) In Competition - Feature Films, 2016
2016 Grand Prix
Director, Screenplay, Editing

MOMMY

In Competition - Feature Films, 2014
2014 Jury Prize (Ex-Aequo)
Director, Screenplay, Editing