Bio

Jean-Marc E. Roy’s body of work oscillates between documentary and fiction. Since 1999, several of his films have been presented and received awards here and abroad. A numerous grants recipient, he was awarded the CALQ prize for creator of the year in 2015. He recently directed Bleu tonnerre (Blue Thunder) and Crème de menthe which both premiered at The Directors Fortnight (2015 and 2017). He directed in 2018 his first feature-length documentary about filmmaker André Forcier (Des Histoires inventées / Imaginary Tales). He’s also working on a feature film called Bijou.