Samuel Archibald
Writer | Screenwriter
Samuel Archibald, author and screenwriter, was born in 1978 in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Since 2010, he has been on Ici Radio-Canada for various programs including Médium Large, Plus on est de fous, plus on lit et Culture Club. He is a regular guest on the television show On va se le dire, Format Familial, Voir, Légendes urbaines, and Tous pour un.
Samuel Archibald co-wrote, with William S. Messier, the web series TERREUR 404, directed by Sébastien Diaz. The two seasons of the series (2018-2019) have earned a dozen Prix gémeaux nominations and 5 awards, including Best Writing for a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media: Fiction and Best Original Fiction Program or Series Produced for Digital Media. The series has also received about 50 nominations and a dozen awards in web festivals around the world. TERROR 404 is available on Ici tou.tv Extra.
With Sébastien Diaz and William S. Messier, Samuel Archibald is currently writing the series LA PYRAMIDE, and is dedicated to the development of various film and television projects.
Filmography
America
In development
Feature film | short story from the author's collection, Arvida
Co-screenwriting with Guillaume Fortin
Producter Pierre-Mathieu Fortin
Créatures
In development
Feature film
Co-screenwriting with Frédérick Pelletier
Tommy L’enfant-Loup
In development
Feature film
Co-screenwriting with Jimmy Larouche
TV
La Pyramide
In development
Thriller
Concept of Sébastien Diaz and co-writing with William S. Messier
Les Productions Casablanca
Web
Funambules
In development
Screenwriter (1 episode)
Creators: Dominique Laurence & Tristan Malavoy-Racie
Les productions Casablanca | Ici tou.tv Extra
Terreur 404 Season 2
2018
Webseries | suspense | thriller | horror - 13 to 17 min. episodes
Creator and co-screenwriter with William S. Messier
Director Sébastien Diaz
Les productions Casablanca | Ici tou.tv Extra
34th Gémeaux Awards – 6 nominations, Including Best screenplay for a web series or digital media : Drama, « Épisode 5 », 2019
Best Mystery/Thriller NYC Webfest, 2019.
Best Web Series and Best Horror / Thriller Series, T.O WEBFEST, 2019
Terreur 404 Season 1
2017
Webseries | suspense | thriller | horror - 6 to 10 min. episodes
Creator and co-screenwriter with William S. Messier
Director Sébastien Diaz
Les productions Casablanca | Ici tou.tv Extra
33rd Gémeaux Awards – Best screenplay for a webseries or digital media : Fiction and Best original fiction series for digital media 2018
Jury’s Award, Webfest de Berlin 2017
Action/Thriller/Suspense category Award, Webfest de Berlin 2017
Horror category Award, Webfest Séoul 2018
Best Webseries, Realist Webfest (Russie) 2018
Best Canadian Webseries, T.O. Webfest (Toronto) 2018
Radio
CAVALE season 2
2019
Fiction Podcast
Cowriter with William S. Messier
Ici Radio-Canada Première Plus
CAVALE
2018
Fiction Podcast
Cowriter with William S. Messier | Director Michel Montreuil
Ici Radio-Canada Première Plus
Numix Awards 2019 - finalist Podcast - catégorie production linéaire - balado - créations documentaires, fiction ou expérimentales
Books
Saint-André-de-l'Épouvante
2016
Theater, coll. QR, 104 pages | Le Quartanier
Tommy l’enfant-loup (with Julie Rocheleau)
2015
Novel , coll. « Porc-épic », 80 pages | Le Quartanier
Prix des libraires du Québec, youth category 6-11 years | 2017
Le Sel de la terre, Confessions d’un enfant de la classe moyenne
2013
Essay, 88 pages
Atelier 10
Quinze pour cent
2013
Novella, "Nova" serie, 72 pages
Le Quartanier
Arvida
2011
Short stories, "Polygraphe" coll. 322 pages
Le Quartanier
Finalist for the Giller prize 2015
Prix des Libraires 2012
Prix Coup de Cœur Renaud-Bray 2011
Prix littéraire du Saguenay—Lac-Saint- Jean (catégorie «Récit ») et Prix des lecteurs du Salon du Livre du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean 2012
Nomination pour le Prix Littéraire des Collégiens
Nomination pour le prix Senghor 2012 du premier roman francophone
Theater
Saint-André-de-l’Épouvante, un théâtre à faire peur
2015-2016
Theatrical play
Playwright : Samuel Archibald | Art director: Dany Michaud | Stage Director: Patrice Dubois
Co-production À tour de rôle (Carleton-sur-Mer), La Rubrique (Jonquière) & le théâtre PÀP (Montréal)
La famille se crée en copulant (Based on Jacob Wren's novel and Samuel Archibald's "Sel de la terre" adapted segments)
2014 (September 16 to October 4)
Theatrical play | Extracts form Samuel Archibald’s book Sel de la terre
Stage Director : Frédéric Dubois. Created by Jacob Wren
Théâtre Périscope, Québec
Jusqu’où te mènera ta langue?
2013 (september 20)
Literary performance
First performance: Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, as part of the Jamais Lu festival
Creator and scene director : Martin Faucher | Guest authors: Samuel Archibald, Marjolaine Beauchamp, Simon Boulerice, Evelyne De la Chenelière & Alain Farah.