{{short description|Canadian director and film producer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{about|the Canadian film maker|the First World War aviator|Paul Barbreau}} {{Infobox person | name = Paul Barbeau <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name --> | image = Quebec_City_Film_Festival,_September_2012,_producer_Paul_Barbeau.jpg <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] --> | alt = | caption = Paul Barbeau, Quebec City Film Festival 2012 | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Birth-date and age|Month DD, YYYY}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = [[Film Producer]] | known_for = }}

'''Paul Barbeau''' is a Canadian film director and producer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barbeau hopes 'Romeo' buzz lifts shingle |last=Punter |first=Jennie |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118042586 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=2011-09-11}}</ref>

Barbeau began his career producing music videos with NúFilms, which he founded with Bernard Nadeau, Stéphane Raymond and [[Jean-François Lord]] in May 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=De Repentigny |first=Alain |title=Fini les clips pour Nú Films |url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/200912/07/01-928573-fini-les-clips-pour-nu-films.php |newspaper=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]] |location=Montreal |language=French |date=December 7, 2009}}</ref> NuFilms later shut down, citing the financial impacts of illegal downloading of music during Napster's surge.<ref name="gazette">{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Brendan |title=Après la neige a simple, emotional story |date=30 Sep 2012 |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |location=Montreal |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Apr%E8s+neige+simple+emotional+story/7273893/story.html}}</ref>

He produced the early short films of [[Maxime Giroux]], as well as Giroux's early features,<ref>André Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4548052-jo-pour-jonathan-les-petits-miracles.php "Jo pour Jonathan : les petits miracles"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', October 15, 2010.</ref><ref name="Tremblay" /> and was the producer of [[Ivan Grbovic]]'s debut film ''[[Romeo Eleven]] (Roméo Onze)''.<ref>Dan Fainaru, [https://www.screendaily.com/-romeo-eleven/5029676.article "Romeo Eleven"]. ''[[Screen Daily]]'', July 8, 2011.</ref>

Barbeau subsequently wrote and directed his directorial debut, ''Winter Passed (Après la neige)''.<ref name="gazette"/> He followed up as a director with the films ''We Have Forever (À nous l'éternité)'' in 2018,<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/a-nous-eternite-paul-barbeau/ "A nous l’éternité – Film de Paul Barbeau"]. ''Films du Québec'', February 19, 2019.</ref> and ''[[We Had It Coming]]'' in 2019.<ref>Bradley Gibson, [https://filmthreat.com/reviews/we-had-it-coming/ "We Had It Coming"]. ''[[Film Threat]]'', September 19, 2020.</ref>

In recent years he has had co-producer or executive producer credits on international films, including ''[[Pieces of a Woman]]'' (2020),<ref>Peter Debruge, [https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/pieces-of-a-woman-review-vanessa-kirby-shia-labeouf-1234760627/ "‘Pieces of a Woman’ Review: Vanessa Kirby Delivers the Performance of Her Career Opposite Shia LaBeouf"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', September 5, 2020.</ref> ''[[Woman of the Hour]]'' (2023),<ref>Owen Glieberman, [https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/woman-of-the-hour-review-anna-kendrick-the-dating-game-1236181953/ "‘Woman of the Hour’ Review: Anna Kendrick Directs a Thriller About the ’70s Serial Killer Who Was a Contestant on ‘The Dating Game’"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', October 18, 2024.</ref>''[[Novocaine (2025 film)|Novocaine]]'' (2025) and [[Splitsville (film)]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Antonia Blyth,Nancy |date=2025-05-19 |title='Splitsville' Director Tears Up As Dakota Johnson Pic Gets Eight-Minute Ovation At Cannes Premiere |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/splitsville-dakota-johnson-cannes-ovation-1236404570/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Filmography== *''[[Red (2005 film)|Red]] (Le rouge au sol)'' - 2006, producer<ref name="PC Rouge">{{cite news |last1=PC |title=Le rouge au sol choisi pour Clermont-Ferrand |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lacadie-nouvelle-le-rouge-au-sol-choisi/171259132/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=L'Acadie Nouvelle |date=December 20, 2005 |location=Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada |page=21 |language=French}}</ref> *''[[The Days (2006 film)|The Days]] (Les Jours)'' - 2006, producer *''Hotel'' - 2007, producer *''Souffle'' - 2007, producer *''[[Can You Wave Bye-Bye?]]'' - 2007, producer *''[[Tomorrow (2008 film)|Tomorrow]] (Demain)'' - 2008, producer<ref name="Bilodeau" /> *''La Chute'' - 2009, producer *''Les Mots'' - 2009, producer *''[[Jo for Jonathan]] (Jo pour Jonathan)'' - 2010, producer<ref name="Tremblay">{{cite news |last1=Tremblay |first1=Odile |title=Maxime Giroux et sa bande |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/le-devoir-maxime-giroux-et-sa-bande/171259183/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=Le Devoir |date=March 12, 2011 |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=E8 |language=French}}</ref> *''[[Romeo Eleven]] (Roméo Onze)'' - 2011, producer<ref name="Bilodeau Mon Coeur" /> *''Winter Passed (Après la neige)'' - 2012, producer and director<ref name="Bilodeau">{{cite news |last1=Bilodeau |first1=Martin |title=Magma d'ego |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/le-devoir-magma-dego/171258992/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=Le Devoir |date=September 22, 2012 |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=E11 |language=French}}</ref> *''[[Before My Heart Falls]] (Avant que mon cœur bascule)'' - 2012, producer<ref name="Bilodeau Mon Coeur">{{cite news |last1=Bilodeau |first1=Martin |title=Aller à l'essentiel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/le-devoir-aller-lessentiel/171259260/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=Le Devoir |date=November 10, 2012 |page=E12 |language=French}}</ref> *''[[The Handout]] (Autrui)'' - 2015, producer *''Black Friday'' - 2018, producer *''We Have Forever (À nous l'éternité)'' - 2018, director and producer<ref name="Lévesque 2019 a">{{cite news |last1=Lévesque |first1=François |title=Paul Barbeau, immortalité tardive |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/le-devoir-paul-barbeau-immortalit-tard/171259053/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=Le Devoir |date=February 23, 2019 |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=8 |language=French}}</ref><ref name="Lévesque 2019 b">{{cite news |last1=Lévesque |first1=François |title=Paul Barbeau, immortalité tardive, end of article |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/le-devoir-paul-barbeau-immortalit-tard/171259073/ |work=Le Devoir |date=February 23, 2019 |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=9 |language=French}}</ref> *''[[We Had It Coming]]'' - 2019, director and producer<ref name="Lévesque 2020 a">{{cite news |last1=Lévesque |first1=François |title=La chasse au monstre |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/le-devoir-la-chasse-au-monstre/171258887/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=Le Devoir |date=September 19, 2020 |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=22 |language=French}}</ref><ref name="Lévesque 2020 b">{{cite news |last1=Lévesque |first1=François |title=La chasse au monstre (end of article) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/le-devoir-la-chasse-au-monstre-fin/171258944/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=Le Devoir |date=September 19, 2020 |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |page=23 |language=French}}</ref> *''[[Pieces of a Woman]]'' - 2020, co-producer *''[[Woman of the Hour]]'' - 2023, executive producer *''[[To Catch a Killer (2023 film)|To Catch a Killer]]'' - 2023, executive producer *''[[Novocaine (2025 film)|Novocaine]]'' - 2025, executive producer *''[[Splitsville (film)|Splitsville]]'' - 2025, executive producer

==Awards== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Work ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan=2| [[Genie Awards]] | [[27th Genie Awards|2007]] | rowspan=2| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama|Best Live Action Short Drama]] | ''[[Red (2005 film)|Red]] (Le rouge au sol)''<br><small>with [[Maxime Giroux]]</small> | {{won}} | <ref>"Bon Genie, Bad Genie: Canadian film awards handed out". ''[[Prince George Citizen]]'', February 14, 2007.</ref> |- | [[29th Genie Awards|2009]] | ''[[Can You Wave Bye-Bye?]]''<br><small>with [[Sarah Galea-Davis]]</small> | {{nom}} | <ref>[[Peter Knegt]], [https://www.indiewire.com/2009/02/necessities-of-life-leads-genie-nods-247522/ "“Necessities of Life” Leads Genie Nods"]. ''[[IndieWire]]'', February 10, 2009.</ref> |- | [[Jutra Awards]] | [[15th Jutra Awards|2013]] | [[Prix Iris for Best Film|Best Film]] | ''[[Romeo Eleven]] (Roméo Onze)'' | {{nom}} | <ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/spotlight-shines-on-quebec-cinema-at-the-jutra-awards-1.1368459 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards"]. [[CBC News]] Montreal, March 17, 2013.</ref> |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0044867|Paul Barbeau}}

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