Benoît Pilon

Benoît Pilon earned a B.A. in film studies at Concordia University. He went on to form Les Films de l'Autre in 1988 with Manon Briand and others, an independent production co-op dedicated to auteur-driven films. His short 2003 short, Roger Toupin, épicier variété, won a Prix Jutra for best documentary, His debut feature, The Necessities of Life, which was written in collaboration with Bernard Émond, was a multi-award winner – four Genies, including best director for Pilon, and three Prix Jutras, including best picture and screenplay. ==Filmography==

Director • La Rivière rit - 1987 • Rap sur la « Main » - 1994 • Regards volés - 1994 • Rosaire et la Petite-Nation - 1997 • Réseaux - 1998, TV series • 3 soeurs en 2 temps - 2003 • Roger Toupin, épicier variété - 2003 • Le temps des Québécois - 2004 • Nestor et les oubliés - 2006 • Des nouvelles du Nord - 2007 • Hôtel de la grève - 2007 • ''The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)'' - 2008 • Trash (Décharge) - 2011 • Iqaluit - 2016 • The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland) - 2020 Second Unit Director or Assistant Director • Au chic resto pop (1990) • The Pianist (1991) • La Fourmi et le volcan, aka The Ant and the Volcano (1992) • The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles) (1993) • Jalna (1994) TV mini-series • Picoti Picota (1995) • Marguerite Volant (1996) TV mini-series ==Awards and recognition==

• 2008: Special Grand Prize of Jury; Most popular film; Most popular Canadian film; Montreal World Film Festival, Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction, ''The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)'' • 2003: Jutra Award, Best documentary, features; Bayard D'or for best documentary features at the Namur International Film Festival, Roger Toupin, épicier variété • 1995: Golden Sheaf Award for Best Drama Over 30 mins, Regards volés ==References==