Ky Nam Le Duc

Ky Nam Le Duc is a Vietnamese Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted for his 2009 short film Land of Men (Terre des hommes), which won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2009 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival[2] and was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[3]

Le Duc's second short film, Powder (Poudre), was released in 2010.

His debut feature film, Oscillations, premiered at the 2017 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[4] He followed up in 2019 with The Greatest Country in the World (Le Meilleur pays du monde).[5]

  1. ^ François Lévesque, "En consignant nos visages, Ky Nam Le Duc raconte nos histoires". Le Devoir, August 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Chris Knight, "Movie about girl's bond with her grandmother wins top prize at short film fest". National Post, June 22, 2009.
  3. ^ Linda Barnard, "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". Toronto Star, March 1, 2010.
  4. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Oscillations – Film de Ky Nam Le Duc". Films du Québec, October 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Meilleur pays du monde, Le – Film de Ky Nam Le Duc". Films du Québec, September 1, 2021.