{{short description|Canadian filmmaker, director and actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox director | image = Ricardo Trogi (tournage de 1995).png | native_name_lang = fr | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|03|25}} | birth_place = Quebec city | known_for = [[Québec-Montréal]], [[1991 (film)]] }} '''Ricardo Trogi''' (born March 25, 1970) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] filmmaker, director and actor.
==Career== Trogi was born in [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]]. He began his filmmaking career as a contestant in the 1994-95 edition of ''[[La Course destination monde]]'',<ref>Nathaëlle Morissette and Marc Cassivi, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/201010/22/01-4335197-ex-concurrents-de-la-course-destination-monde-que-sont-ils-devenus.php "Ex-concurrents de la Course destination monde: que sont-ils devenus?"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', October 23, 2010.</ref> tying with [[François Prévost]] for the win at the end of the season.<ref>Jacques Drapeau, "Prévost et Trogi savourent leur victoire". ''[[Le Soleil (Quebec)|Le Soleil]]'', April 24, 1995.</ref>
His first two feature films, ''[[Québec-Montréal]]'', about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities, and ''[[Dodging the Clock]] (Horloge biologique)'', a look at three men and their decisions about having children, were both critical and commercial hits. ''Quebec-Montréal'' received four [[Jutra Awards]].<ref name="Telefilm">{{cite news|url=http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/data/production/prod_4011.asp?lang=en&|title=Telefilm Canada profile|accessdate=2009-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623084406/http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/data/production/prod_4011.asp?lang=en&|archive-date=2009-06-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>
His third feature, titled ''[[1981 (film)|1981]]'', was a semi-autobiographical film about his own coming of age, and was released in September 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Ricardo+Trogi+night/1936795/story.html|title=Montreal World Film Festival: Ricardo Trogi is excited|date=27 August 2009|newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]]|access-date=2009-11-10}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It was followed by the sequel films ''[[1987 (film)|1987]]'' in 2014, ''[[1991 (film)|1991]]'' in 2018, and ''[[1995 (film)|1995]]'' in 2024.<ref>[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/799656/tournage-dernier-film-ricardo-trogi-1995-commence? "Le tournage du dernier film de Ricardo Trogi, «1995», commence"]. ''[[Le Devoir]]'', October 10, 2023.</ref>
In addition to his film work, Trogi also directed the 2004-2005 television series ''Smash''<ref name="Telefilm"/> and the 2020 comedy series ''[[La Maison-Bleue]]''.<ref>Philippe Papineau, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/ecrans/572751/television-bienvenue-dans-la-republique-dysfonctionnelle-du-quebec "«La Maison-Bleue»: bienvenue dans la République (dysfonctionnelle) du Québec"]. ''[[Le Devoir]]'', February 12, 2020.</ref>
As of 2024, Trogi holds the record for the most films by a Canadian director to surpass $1 million in box office sales in the Quebec market; seven of his films have reached that benchmark.<ref name=leblanc>Pascal Leblanc, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2024-08-08/box-office-quebecois/1995-septieme-film-millionnaire-record-pour-ricardo-trogi.php "1995, septième film millionnaire record pour Ricardo Trogi"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', August 9, 2024.</ref>
== Awards == *[[Jutra Award]] for [[Prix Iris for Best Director|Best Director]], ''Québec-Montréal'' (2003) *[[Prix Iris]] for Best Director, ''[[1991 (film)|1991]]'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/201906/02/01-5228513-gala-quebec-cinema-1991-sacre-meilleur-film-de-lannee.php |title=Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année |date=June 2, 2019 |work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]] |author=Marc-Andre Lussier |language=French}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Director=== ;Films *2002: ''[[Québec-Montréal]]'' *2005: ''[[Dodging the Clock]] (Horloge biologique)'' *2009: ''[[1981 (film)|1981]]'' *2014: ''[[1987 (film)|1987]]'' *2015: ''[[The Mirage (2015 film)|The Mirage]] (Le Mirage)'' *2016: ''[[9 (2016 film)|9]] (9, le film)'': Segment "Fuite" *2018: ''[[1991 (film)|1991]]'' *2021: ''[[The Guide to the Perfect Family]] (Le guide de la famille parfaite)''<ref>Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-takes-world-rights-to-ricardo-trogis-guide-to-the-perfect-family-4134383/ "Netflix Takes World Rights to Ricardo Trogi’s ‘Guide to the Perfect Family’"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', February 18, 2021.</ref> *2024: ''[[1995 (film)|1995]]''
;TV series *1988: ''[[La Course destination monde]]'' (TV documentary series) *2004: ''Smash'' (TV mini-series) *2006: ''La chambre no 13'' (TV mini-series) *2007: ''Les étoiles filantes'' (TV series) *2011: ''Malenfant'' (TV series) *2016: ''Les Simone'' (TV series) *2020: ''[[La Maison-Bleue]]'' *2024: ''[[Lakay Nou]]''
===Screenwriter=== *2002: ''Québec-Montréal'' *2005: ''Dodging the Clock'' *2009: ''1981'' *2014: ''1987'' *2018: ''1991'' *2024: ''1995''
===Actor=== *2002: ''Québec-Montréal'' as a police agent *2009: ''1981'' as narrator *2010: ''[[Face Time (film)|Face Time]] (Le Baiser du barbu)'' as Frank *2014: ''1987'' as narrator *2018: ''1991'' as narrator
== References == {{Reflist}}
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