# Sylvain Guy

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Canadian screenwriter and film director

**Sylvain Guy** is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from [Quebec](/source/Quebec). He is most noted for the 2004 film *[Machine Gun Molly](/source/Machine_Gun_Molly_(film)) (Monica la mitraille)*, for which he and [Luc Dionne](/source/Luc_Dionne) won the [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) for [Best Adapted Screenplay](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Screenplay) at the [25th Genie Awards](/source/25th_Genie_Awards) in 2005.[1] He was also previously nominated in the same category for *[Black List](/source/Black_List_(1995_film)) (Liste noire)* at the [16th Genie Awards](/source/16th_Genie_Awards) in 1996,[2] and subsequently at the [10th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/10th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2022 for *[Confessions of a Hitman](/source/Confessions_of_a_Hitman) (Confessions)*.[3]

His first film as a director, the short film *[Zie 37 Stagen](/source/Zie_37_Stagen)*, was a Genie nominee for [Best Live Action Short Drama](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Drama) at the [18th Genie Awards](/source/18th_Genie_Awards) in 1997.[4] His feature film debut, *The List*, was an English-language remake of *Liste noire*.[5]

He subsequently directed the feature films *[Detour](/source/Detour_(2009_Canadian_film))* (2009)[6] and *The Ultimate Pranx Case* (2012), and wrote the screenplays for the films *[Louis Cyr](/source/Louis_Cyr_(film))*,[7] *[Mafia Inc.](/source/Mafia_Inc.)*,[8] *Confessions of a Hitman*[9] and *[Victoire](/source/Victoire_(2023_film)) (La Cordonnière)*.[10]

In 2020 he was announced as the writer of a forthcoming biopic of Quebec singer [Diane Dufresne](/source/Diane_Dufresne).[11]

He wrote the 2023 television series *[Mégantic](/source/M%C3%A9gantic_(TV_series))*.[12]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** John McKay, "French-language cinema big winner at Genie Awards". *[Peterborough Examiner](/source/Peterborough_Examiner)*, March 22, 2005.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1995nom_2-0)** "Nominees for the 1995 Genie Awards". [Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press), November 7, 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Brent Furdyk, ["2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220215130202/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/). *[ET Canada](/source/ET_Canada)*, February 15, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Doug Saunders, "Egoyan film leads Genie race: The Sweet Hereafter picks up nominations for Canada's film awards". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, November 5, 1997.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Matthew Hays](/source/Matthew_Hays), "English remake casts stars: Quebec screenwriter directs new version". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, July 30, 1999.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Valérie Lessard, ["Détour, ou le retour à l'état sauvage"](https://www.ledroit.com/archives/detour-ou-le-retour-a-letat-sauvage-234adb7393c2b6caf5315b51b6221265). *[Le Droit](/source/Le_Droit)*, September 18, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Brendan Kelly, "No one man should have all that power; Antoine Bertrand carries the new biopic of strongman Louis Cyr, but he wouldn't have had to if other characters were stronger". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, July 12, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Alex Rose, ["Mafia Inc. digs into the rich criminal history of Montreal"](https://cultmtl.com/2020/02/mafia-inc/). *[Cult MTL](/source/Cult_MTL)*, February 13, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** André Duchesne, ["Premières images du film Confessions"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2021-02-19/premieres-images-du-film-confessions.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, February 19, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Maxime Demers, ["Critique de «La cordonnière»: un film réussi sur le plan technique, mais..."](https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2023/03/16/critique-de-la-cordonniere-un-film-reussi-sur-le-plan-technique-mais). *[Le Journal de Montréal](/source/Le_Journal_de_Montr%C3%A9al)*, March 16, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** "Diane Dufresne aura droit à sa biographie au cinéma". [Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press), November 19, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Guillaume Picard, ["«Mégantic»: une œuvre chorale profondément humaine et touchante"](https://www.journaldequebec.com/2023/02/07/megantic-une-uvre-chorale-profondement-humaine-et-touchante). *[Le Journal de Québec](/source/Le_Journal_de_Qu%C3%A9bec)*, February 7, 2023.

## External links

- [Sylvain Guy](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0349847/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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