
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve OC CQ RCA OAL (French: [dənivilnœv]; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide.
Villeneuve began his career in his home country, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatisation of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendies (2010). The last of these gained him international prominence and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He expanded to English-language films by directing the thrillers Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Sicario (2015).
Villeneuve gained wider recognition for directing science fiction films. His work on Arrival (2016) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. This was followed by Blade Runner 2049 (2017), which was critically lauded but financially unsuccessful. His next projects were Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), a two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. Both films were critically and commercially successful, with the former earning him Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
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Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 20.772 |
Birthday | 1967-10-03 |
Place of Birth | Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada |
Also Known As | 드니 빌뇌브, 丹尼斯·维勒弗, Дени Вильнёв, Дени Вильнев, 丹尼斯·维伦纽瓦, Denis Villeneuve OC CQ RCA, دنی ویلنوو, |


Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve
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Composer Hans Zimmer and director Denis Villeneuve speak with Tim Greiving about the music of Dune. Presented by the SCL.
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Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve

2014

Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
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The cast and crew of 'Enemy' guide the audience through the making of the film and the possible meanings behind its enigmatic imagery.
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Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy


Remembering the Ashes: Incendies Through Their Eyes
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In Jordan, in the heart of the Middle East, Iraqi, Palestinian and Lebanese refugees are working on the filming of "Incendies", an adaptation of Wajdi...
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Remembering the Ashes: Incendies Through Their Eyes

2022

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
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An in-depth look of the 40 year journey, from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty, of Hans Zimmer, the man who’s become the dominant force in the wo...
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Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

2024

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
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Karine Vanasse goes behind the scenes of our cinema and showcases the talent of our artists and artisans. The objective? Make as many people as possib...
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Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

1990

In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
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Described as a self-portrait, this early auto-biographical short by Denis Villeneuve was presented by host Michel Désautels to introduce the young fil...
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In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur

1995

Zigrail
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2004

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
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This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers...
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

2018

Le cri du rhinocéros
5/1
Marc Labrèche, the Director of this documentary, himself an author, actor and host, meets other creators to ask them these questions that inhabit him....
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Le cri du rhinocéros

2018

Trumbull Land
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Everyone has seen a Trumbull sequence in Stanley Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey", Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" or Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounte...
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Trumbull Land

2017

Three Kinds of Close Encounters
6/1
This new extra begins with a look back at the movie's impact at the time it was made. It goes on to explore filmmaking techniques, the human character...
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Three Kinds of Close Encounters

2017

Acoustic Signatures: The Sound Design of 'Arrival'
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A discussion of the film's use of sound, its positioning as a character in the film, what it represents, technical details of the sound design, and mo...
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Acoustic Signatures: The Sound Design of 'Arrival'

2017

Eternal Recurrence: The Score of 'Arrival'
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This piece offers a fascinating discussion of how the music was made and why it compliments the story and tone.
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Eternal Recurrence: The Score of 'Arrival'

2017

Nonlinear Thinking: The Editing Process of 'Arrival'
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An in-depth discussion of the movie's editing process and, like the music piece, it discusses rather intelligently how the process makes and enhances...
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Nonlinear Thinking: The Editing Process of 'Arrival'

2017

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
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A look at the source story, core human themes, the challenges and process of bringing the story to the screen, casting, creating realistic characters...
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Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'

2022

The Sounds of Dune: Behind the Scenes with Denis Villeneuve
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Visionary director Denis Villeneuve discusses the creative benefits of early collaboration with his sound team, the process of crafting Dune's unique...
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The Sounds of Dune: Behind the Scenes with Denis Villeneuve

2025

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
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Conversations with collaborators and friends, alongside special live performances from Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena and beyond, from the dunes of the Arabi...
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