DENIS

VILLENEUVE
ART DAY

Juan Félix Valderrama, Pablo Palomo, Francisco Morillas

CONTENTS
1. Life
2. Main works
3. Fun facts
4. Why is a referent?
5. Awards
6. Infographic
7. Kahoot
BIOGRAPHY
Denis Villeneuve was born in October 3, 1967 in Quebec, Canada. He’s a film director and
writer known for his deft hand at making visually inventive, sensitive, and unflinching films that
often focus on issues of human trauma and identity.
Villeneuve became interested in movies as a child, and he began making short movies when he
was in high school. Though he studied science at his first postsecondary school, he changed
his focus to film when he attended the University of Quebec at Montreal. He also participed
Europe-Asia Competition in filmmaking and emerged triumphant. Villeneuve’s first feature film,
which he also wrote, a dreamlike and atmospheric film about a woman thrown into an
existential crisis after surviving a car accident.
BIOGRAPHY
In January 2011, he was selected by Variety as one of the top ten
filmmakers to watch. Also in 2011, Villeneuve won the National Arts Centre
Award.

Villeneuve followed Incendies with the crime thriller film Prisoners (2013),
starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. The film screened at festivals
across the globe, won several awards, and was nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Cinematography in 2014.

Following Incendies and Prisoners, Villeneuve won Best Director for his
sixth film, the psychological thriller Enemy (2014), at the 2nd Canadian
Screen Awards. The film was awarded the $100,000 cash prize for best
Canadian film of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association in 2015.
BIOGRAPHY
In February 2015, it was announced that Villeneuve would direct Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to
Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982). Scott served as the film's executive producer on behalf of Warner
Bros. It was released on October 6, 2017, to critical acclaim and middling box office returns. David
Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote, "Few filmmakers of the 21st century have risen to prominence and prestige
with the forcefulness of Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve, whose seemingly unstoppable
career has been bolstered by a steady balance of critical respect and commercial success. In fact,
Christopher Nolan is the only other person who comes to mind, and the similarities between the two of
them are hard to ignore."

Villeneuve at 2018 Cannes Film Festival

BIOGRAPHY
In December 2016, it was announced Villeneuve would direct Dune, a new adaptation of the
1965 novel for Legendary Pictures with Villeneuve, Eric Roth, and Jon Spaihts writing the
screenplay. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgård, Jason
Momoa and Zendaya starred in the film. The film was released on October 22, 2021, by
Warner Bros. Pictures to critical acclaim and has become his highest-grossing film to date. A
sequel, Dune: Part Two, was greenlit after the release of the first film and was released on
March 1, 2024, to widespread critical acclaim.

Villeneuve is in the process of writing a third Dune film, based on Dune Messiah.

Villeneuve is also attached to direct a historical drama about Cleopatra for Sony Pictures
(based on the biography by Stacy Schiff) and an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's science
fiction novel Rendezvous with Rama for Alcon Entertainment.
MAIN
WORKS
PRISONERS
Prisoners is a 2013
American thriller
film directed by
Denis Villeneuve
The film follows the
abduction of two
young girls in
Pennsylvania and the
search by the police.
After police arrest a
young suspect, the
father of one of the
daughters takes
matters into his own
hands
The cast includes
Jake Gyllenhaal,
Hugh Jackman and
Paul Dano
ARRIVAL
Arrival is a 2016 American science
fiction drama film directed by
Denis Villeneuve based on the
1998 short story "Story of Your
Life" by Ted Chiang.

Twelve alien begin arriving on our

planet. An expert linguist will try
to find out what is the purpose of
the aliens in Earth. The film is
starred by Amy Adams
The cast includes Amy Adams.
Jeremy Renner and Forest
Whitaker
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Dune: Part One is a 2021
American epic science
fiction film directed and
co-produced by Denis
Villeneuve. It is the first of
a two-part adaptation of
the 1965 novel of the
same name by Frank
Herbert.
Set in the distant future, the
film follows Paul Atreides as
his family, the noble House
Atreides, is thrust into a war
for the deadly and
inhospitable desert planet
Arrakis.
The cast includes famous
actors and actress like
Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca
Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Dave
Bautista, Zendaya, Jason
Momoa and Javier Bardem.
Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 science fiction film
directed by Denis Villeneuve from. It’s a sequel
to Blade Runner (1982), the film stars Ryan
Gosling, Harrison Ford and Ana de Armas,
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PART TWO
 Why is a referent?

Denis Villeneuve is a referent for us because we like

cinema and is one of the best directors of today. His
movies has inspired a lot of people in the whole world
 - Best Visuals
- Best photography
6 - Best production
designment
- Best Score
- Best film editing
- Best sound

- Best Visuals
2 - Best photography
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