Quebec director and screenwriter Benoit Pilon started out in documentaries. His feature-length debut, Roger Toupin, épicier variété (2003), was a critical success, winning a Jutra for best documentary, the Bayard d'Or for best documentary at the Festival international du film francophone de Namur, and a special mention at the Festival Vision du Réel, in Nyon, Switzerland. His first feature drama, Ce qu'il faut pour vivre (2008), won a number of prizes in Quebec and abroad, including three at the Montreal World Film Festival, a Genie Award for best direction, and the Jutra for best Quebec film.
Mill Valley Film Festival
