Photo credit : Marï Photographe

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

Awards

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

Awards

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

Dune : Part Two

In production

Feature film by Denis Villeneuve
Producer

Dune

2021

Feature film by Denis Villeneuve
Executive Producer

Blade Runner 2049

2017

Feature film
Assistant to Denis Villeneuve

Arrival

2016

Feature film
Assistant to Denis Villeneuve

The Art and Science of Arrival

Upcoming

Author
Insight Editions

The Art and Soul of Dune

2021

Author
Insight Editions

Awards

Renaud Bray's favorite, 2021

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