Sébastien Girard
Writer | Screenwriter
Born in Montreal, Sebastien arrived in Paris in 2000 where he landed a recurring role in a French TV series on the France 2 channel. He then took on roles in advertising campaigns that allowed him to travel the world and sharpen his artistic sense with talented directors. From 2007 to 2008, he lived in Los Angeles to learn more about the American film industry. Upon his return to Montreal, his work caught the attention of TF1 International, which offered him the opportunity to adapt Vincent Crouzet’s novel “Le Seigneur d’Anvers” followed by the adaptation of the international bestseller “The Ice Princess” by Camilla Läckberg for the UGC group—his first two professional writing contracts.
Since then, Sébastien has been continuously working on screenplay projects in both French and English. His adaptation of Marie-Renée Lavoie’s novel, “La Petite et le Vieux”—directed by Patrice Sauvé, produced by Parallaxes, and starring Gildor Roy, Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Marilyn Castonguay, and Juliette Bharucha—had its world premiere at the 77th Locarno Film Festival and was released in theaters across Quebec in the fall of 2024.
Filmography
La Petite et le Vieux
2024
Feature Film | Dramatic Comedy - Screenplay based on La Petite et le Vieux by Marie-Renée Lavoie
Screenwriter
Production : Parallaxes
*Selected for the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, in the Locarno Kids Screening section
*Opening film of the Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canadian premiere September 12th, 2024
Valide
In development
Feature film | The screenplay adaptation of Valide by Chris Bergeron
Screenwriter
Production : Parallaxes
Grunge
In development
Feature Film | Comedy-Drama - Based on the short story Grunge by Marie-Hélène Poitras
Screenwriter
Production: MCP Productions Inc
Télésérie
In development
Feature Film | Comedy - Based on the novel Télésérie by Hugo Léger
Screenwriter
Production: Caramel Films
Tornado Kid
In development
Feature film | Family | Fantastic
Screenwriter (Original screenplay)
Productions La Fête
Riopelle
In development
Biopic
Screenwriter (Original screenplay)
Production: FEPTAS Films
Temptation To Exist
In development
Feature Film | Sci-Fi Drama
Screenwriter (Original screenplay)
Production: micro_scope
The Ice Princess
2012
Feature Film | Crime-Thriller Screenplay adaptation of The Ice Princess Best Seller by Camilla Läckberg
Screenwriter
Production: UGC International
Le Seigneur d’Anvers 4c's
2012
Feature Film | Thriller - Screenplay adaptation of Le Seigneur d'Anvers by Vincent Crouzet
Screenwriter
Production: TF1 International
Paralelo
2010
Feature Film | Drama
Screenwriter (Original screenplay)
Production: FEPTAS Films
Now That We Know
2006
Short Film
Screenwriter (Original Screenplay)
Production: FEPTAS Films
Television
Charlie
In development
Original TV Series | Crime Thriller
Production: FEPTAS Films
Fake you!
In development
Original TV Series | Crime Thriller
Production: FEPTAS Films