Tanya Lapointe
Director | Producer
Tanya Lapointe is the co-founder of Les Production sur le Toit (PSLT). She directed and produced The Paper Man, as well as co-directed and co-produced 50/50: The Documentary.
Other credits include working alongside Denis Villeneuve on Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, as executive producer on Dune and as Producer on Dune: Part Two. She has penned books in French and English such as The Art and Soul of Dune and the upcoming The Art and Science of Arrival.
From 2000 to 2015, she was a reporter for Radio-Canada, RDI and CBC.
Filmography
The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier)
2020
Feature film - Documentary
Director and producer
Les Productions sur le toit
Distributor: tou.tv extra
36e Prix Gémeaux – 4 Nominations including Best program or series documentary : arts, 2021
Whistler Film Festival – Audience Award and Honorable Mention, 2020
Vues sur mer – Audience Award, 2021
THIRD ACTion Film Festival – Audience Favorite Film Award, 2021
Twilight Tokyo Film Festival – Best documentary award, 2021
Rendez-vous Québec cinema – Pierre-et-Yolande-Perrault Award, 2021
Kingston Canadian Film Festival - Finaliste - People's Choice Award, 2021
New York Festivals – Finalist, 2021
FESTIVALS
Invermere Film Festival - Official selection, 2021
Master of Art Film Festival - Official selection, 2021
NorthwestFest - Official selection, 2021
Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival – Official selection, 2021
50/50 : The Documentary
2018
Mid-length - Documentary
Director and producer with Laurence Trépanier
Les Productions sur le toit
Distributor : Canada - RADIO-CANADA | International - TV5 MONDE
34e Prix Gémeaux – Best original music, 2019
Docs Without Border – Award Of Excellence Viewer Impact, 2019
Depth of Film Field International Film Festival – Awards of Excellence in Directing, in Editing, in Original Score
Other professional experience
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Feature film
Assistant to Denis Villeneuve
Arrival
2016
Feature film
Assistant to Denis Villeneuve
Books
The Art and Science of Arrival
Upcoming
Author
Insight Editions
Blade Runner 2049: Interlinked - The Art
2020
Author
Titan Books
50/50 – Réflexions et solutions pour atteindre l’égalité
2018
Author
Éditions Cardinal
The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049
2017
Author
Alcon Entertainment