Emmanuel Tardif

Emmanuel Tardif (also known as Emmanuel Gendron-Tardif) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his 2022 film In Broad Daylight (Au grand jour), which premiered in the Proxima competition for emerging filmmakers at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[2]

An alumnus of Concordia University,[1] Tardif made the short films Desire (2015), Miami (2016) and Sunrise (2016) before releasing his full-length debut film Speak Love in 2019.[3] He followed up in 2021 with Heirdoms (Soumissions).[4]

With Léa Roy and Marie-Élaine Bédard, Tardif formed the production company Les Rapailleurs.[1]

On January 26, 2023, Tardif was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his mother, Lysane Gendron,[5] who was found dead in a Fullum Street apartment in Montreal on January 25.[6] His arrest scuppered the planned commercial release of In Broad Daylight.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Marie-Ève Lambert, "Un film d’Emmanuel Tardif tourné à St-Paul-d’Abbotsford". La Voix de l'Est, August 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "‘In Broad Daylight’: First-Look Trailer For Canadian Karlovy Vary Title". Deadline Hollywood, June 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Speak Love – Film de Emmanuel Tardif". Films du Québec, May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Soumissions – Film de Emmanuel Tardif". Films du Québec, October 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Son, 28, charged in killing of mother in Montreal's 1st homicide of 2023". CBC News Montreal. The Canadian Press. January 26, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Cherry, Paul (January 26, 2023). "Son charged with murdering Laval city executive". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 1, 2023. Her body was discovered Wednesday by police in an apartment on Fullum St. in the Centre-Sud district.
  7. ^ Constance Cazzanigga, "Sortie annulée pour «Au grand jour» après l’arrestation de son réalisateur". Métro, January 26, 2023.