Claude Gagnon

Claude Gagnon (born 1949 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who frequently works in both Canada and Japan.[1] His most noted films include Keiko (1979), Kenny (1988), The Pianist (1991), Kamataki (2005), Karakara (2012)[2] and Old Buddies (Les Vieux chums) (2020).[3]

He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1979 for Keiko.[4]

  1. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Claude Gagnon keeps his friends close; The Quebec director is as steadfast in his support of Serge Losique's festival as he is in his support of the Habs". Montreal Gazette, 27 August 2012.
  2. ^ Ronnie Scheib, "Karakara". Variety, 3 September 2012.
  3. ^ Maxime Demers, "«Les vieux chums» : une touchante sincérité". Le Journal de Montréal, 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ "New Directors Award". Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2012.