Pier-Philippe Chevigny

Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Born1988
Contrecœur, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter
Years active2009–present

Pier-Philippe Chevigny (born 1988) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec,[1] most noted for his 2019 short film Rebel (Recrue).[2]

Originally from Contrecœur, Quebec, he is a graduate of the film school at the Université de Montréal.[3] He made a number of short films before breaking through with Rebel, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]

In 2021 he entered production on his feature debut, Richelieu.[4] The film subsequently had its World Premiere in the International Competition of the 2023 Tribeca Festival. [5]

  1. ^ a b Martin Gignac, "Portrait du TIFF: Pier-Philippe Chevigny". Voir, September 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Céline Roustan, "Recrue (Rebel)". Short of the Week, December 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Jean-Philippe Morin, "Un réalisateur de Contrecœur voit son premier long métrage choisi au Tribeca Festival". Les 2 Rives, April 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Be For Films boards Pier-Philippe Chevigny’s migrant worker drama ‘Rive Sud’". Screen Daily, October 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Nathalia Winkleman, "The Tribeca Festival Has a Story to Tell". New York Times, June 7, 2021.