Gabriel Vilandré

Originally from Notre Dame de l'Île-Perrot, Gabriel Vilandré is an independent filmmaker who writes and directs his projects through self-financing. In 2016, his short film Le danseur received critical acclaim, winning Best Directing and Best Film at the Fantastiques Weekends of the Fantasia Festival, and was selected for Tourner à Tout Prix at the Regard Festival. The following year, La petite sœur (2017) premiered at Fantasia, where it earned the Coup de Cœur Award. Le Cowboy du mont Laurier (2017), which premiered at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC), Gabriel gained international recognition through selections at festivals including Santa Barbara and Nashville Film Festival. In 2018, Le chapon premiered at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) before being broadcast on tou.tv. His 2019 short, Le déménagement, won the Tourner à Tout Prix Award at the Regard Festival. In 2020, Madame Mollard was selected at Pleins Écrans, Fantasia, and RVCQ. His latest film, Marteau, clé anglaise & tournevis (2024), has been widely acclaimed, earning Best Screenplay at the Fantasia Festival, Best International Short Film at the FiPiLi Horror Festival (Italy), and Best Actor at the Tokyo Horror Film Festival. It screened at some of the world's leading genre festivals, including MOTELX – Lisbon International Horror Film Festival (Portugal), Fantaspoa (Brazil), Imagine Fantastic Film Festival (Netherlands) and Monster Fest (Australia).