- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- October 3, 1967
- Place of Birth
- Gentilly, Québec, Canada
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve (born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide. Villeneuve began his career in his home country, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatisation of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendies (2010). The last of these gained him international prominence and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He expanded to English-language films by directing the thrillers Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Sicario (2015). Villeneuve gained wider recognition for directing science fiction films. His work on Arrival (2016) earned him a nomination for the Ac…
Filmography
movieDune: Part Three
2026 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieMaverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026 · Self
movieHans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
2025 · Self
movieDune: Part Two
2024 · Screenplay, Director, Producer
tvDans un cinéma près de chez vous
2024 · Self
movieHans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022 · Self
movieThe Sounds of Dune: Behind the Scenes with Denis Villeneuve
2022 · Self
tvThe Dune Saga by Denis Villeneuve
2021 · Creator
movieDune
2021 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
tvQuestion de jugement
2021 · Self
tvDirectors on Directors
2021 · Self
movieLast and First Men
2020 · Thanks
tvLa semaine des 4 Julie
2020 · Self - Guest
movieThlípsi
2018 · Thanks
movieLe cri du rhinocéros
2018 · Self
tvFaire oeuvre utile
2018 · Self
movieTrumbull Land
2018 · Self
movieBlade Runner 2049
2017 · Director
movieThree Kinds of Close Encounters
2017 · Self
movieAcoustic Signatures: The Sound Design of 'Arrival'
2017 · Self
Eternal Recurrence: The Score of 'Arrival'
movieEternal Recurrence: The Score of 'Arrival'
2017 · Self
Nonlinear Thinking: The Editing Process of 'Arrival'
movieNonlinear Thinking: The Editing Process of 'Arrival'
2017 · Self
movieXenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2017 · Self
movieArrival
2016 · Director
movieBattle Zone: The Origins of Sicario
2016 · Self
movieSicario
2015 · Director
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieLucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
2014 · Self
movieEnemy
2014 · Director
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
moviePrisoners
2013 · Director
movieWhitewash
2013 · Thanks
movieMars and April
2012 · Production Consultant
movieEmpirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
2011 · Director
Hope
movieHope
2011 · Thanks
movieRated R for Nudity
2011 · Director
movieRemembering the Ashes: Incendies Through Their Eyes
2010
movieIncendies
2010 · Director, Screenplay
moviePolytechnique
2009 · Director, Writer
movieNext Floor
2008 · Director
movieHappiness Bound
2007 · Director
movie120 Seconds to Get Elected
2006 · Director, Writer
tvTout le monde en parle
2004 · Self
movieWeird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004 · Self, Thanks
movieMaelström
2000 · Director, Screenplay
movieAugust 32nd on Earth
1999 · Director, Screenplay
movieCosmos
1996 · Director, Writer
movieZigrail
1995 · Denis
movieREW-FFWD
1994 · Writer, Director
movieIcewarrior
1994 · Intern
movieL'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
1991 · Director, Camera Operator
movieLand of Men
1991 · Director, Camera Operator, Editor
movieBlack Ink
1991 · Director, Camera Operator
movieIn the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
1990 · Pilot / Engineer / Teacher / Narrator (voice), Director, Camera Operator, Editor
tvLa Course Destination Monde
1988 · Self - Judge
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve
movieScreening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve
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Nuclear War: A Scenario
movieNuclear War: A Scenario
— · Producer
I'm Waiting for You
movieI'm Waiting for You
— · Director
movieBond 26
— · Director