Yanie Dupont Hebert
A screenwriter/director, Yanie teaches acting direction at Montreal’s Film&Sound Institute and gives cinema workshops to kids around the world.
She was 1 of 8 women filmmakers in Canada selcted for the Academy of Canadian Cinema’s Woman Directors Program,
Yanie’s films blend drama, comedy, poetry and magical realism, offering unique views of the world.
Her short film INDIAN SUMMER, was shortlisted for Quebec's Iris prizes best short, and won Best Original Screenplay and Best Director in Malaga.
Her short film essay MY LIFE’S LITTLE THINGS has been screened in theaters via the "Woman's view" programme, as well as in art galleries.
The autobiographical shorts films series YANIE IN PARIS has been broadcast on France’s Canal+ and Quebec's ARTV
Her LOLA&I feature film screenplay was the only Canadian script selected for Cannes Film Festival's Screenwriters Pavilion
SMILE TV, a non-verbal episodic comedy series she co-wrote and directed is now airing on in-flight entertainment systems worldwide.
Yanie has just completed her 1st feature film 1+1+1 LIFE, LOVE, CHAOS, a Telefilm TALENT TO WATCH recipient.
She’s now preparing her next film, poetic dramedy LOLA&I, co-produced with France.