# Mathieu Denis

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Canadian screenwriter and film director

Mathieu Denis Born Canada Occupations Screenwriter, film director

**Mathieu Denis** is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) screenwriter and film director from [Quebec](/source/Quebec).[1] He is best known for his films *[Corbo](/source/Corbo)*, which was a [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) and [Quebec Cinema Award](/source/Prix_Iris) nominee for Best Picture in 2016, and *[Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves](/source/Those_Who_Make_Revolution_Halfway_Only_Dig_Their_Own_Graves) (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)*, which won the award for [Best Canadian Film](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Canadian_Film) at the [2016 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2016_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).[2]

Denis made several short films before his feature film debut, *[Laurentia](/source/Laurentia_(film)) (Laurentie)*, in 2011.[3] The most noted of his short films was *[Code 13](/source/Code_13_(film))*, which was named to TIFF's annual year-end [Canada's Top Ten](/source/Canada's_Top_Ten) list in 2007.[4]

Most but not all of his films have been made in collaboration with [Simon Lavoie](/source/Simon_Lavoie).[3]

## Filmography

- *The Silence Will Echo Us (Le silence nous fera écho)* - 2006

- *[Code 13](/source/Code_13_(film))* - 2007

- *[Laurentia](/source/Laurentia_(film)) (Laurentie)* - 2011

- *[Corbo](/source/Corbo)* - 2014

- *[Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves](/source/Those_Who_Make_Revolution_Halfway_Only_Dig_Their_Own_Graves) (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)* - 2016

- *[The Cost of Heaven](/source/The_Cost_of_Heaven) (Gagne ton ciel)* - 2025

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["History revisited: Director Mathieu Denis brings FLQ teen to life in Corbo"](https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/history-revisited-director-mathieu-denis-brings-flq-teen-to-life-in-corbo). *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, April 16, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race"](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/18/2016-TIFF-Peoples-Choice-winner). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*, September 18, 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-engagement_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-engagement_3-1) ["Mathieu Denis: l'importance de l'engagement"](http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/201504/14/01-4860989-mathieu-denis-limportance-de-lengagement.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, April 14, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-newshorts_4-0)** "Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". *[Daily Gleaner](/source/The_Daily_Gleaner)*, December 12, 2007.

## External links

- [Mathieu Denis](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931662/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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