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Canadian film and television director (born 1955)

Yves Simoneau
Born	(1955-10-28) October 28, 1955 (age 69) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	Film director Film producer
Years active	1979-present

Yves Simoneau (French pronunciation: [iv simɔno]; born October 28, 1955) is a Canadian film and television director.

Simoneau was born in Quebec City, Quebec.

Recognition

His acclaimed 1986 crime drama Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) garnered multiple Genie Awards nominations including best direction at the 8th Genie Awards. His 1987 film Les fous de bassan was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 2007 he directed the Movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. It received 17 Emmy Award nominations, the most of any show at The 59th Emmy Awards held in September 2007. It went on to win five awards including the Emmy for Outstanding Made For Television Movie.

Filmography

Features

Les tailleurs de pierre - 1978, short film
Commission d'enquête - 1978, short film
Québec on the Sunny Side - 1978, short film
Les célébrations - 1979
Dernier voyage - 1980, short film
Bonjour le Québec - 1980, documentary short
Le phénomène des guérisseurs au Québec - 1980, documentary short
L'enquête - 1980, short film
Le génie de l'instant - 1982, short film
Red Eyes (Les yeux rouges) - 1982
Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? - 1983, documentary
Trouble - 1985, short film
Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) - 1986
In the Shadow of the Wind (Les fous de bassan) - 1987
In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) - 1989
Perfectly Normal - 1990
Mother's Boys - 1993
Free Money - 1998
Ignition - 2001
The Bait (L'appât) - 2010

Television

Memphis (TV movie, 1992)
Till Death Do Us Part (TV movie, 1992)
Cruel Doubt (TV movie, 1992)
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (TV movie, 1994)
Dead Man's Walk (TV miniseries, 1996)
Intensity (TV movie, 1997)
36 Hours to Die (TV movie, 1999)
Nuremberg (TV miniseries, 2000)
Night Visions (TV series, 2001)
Napoléon (TV miniseries, 2002)
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (TV movie, 2003)
The 4400 (TV series, 2004)
Marie-Antoinette (TV movie, 2006)
Ruffian (TV movie, 2007)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (TV movie, 2007)
V (TV series, 2009)
America (TV movie, 2009)
Assassin's Creed: Lineage (TV miniseries, 2009)
Matadors (TV movie, 2010)
Partners (TV movie, 2011)
Beauty and the Beast (TV movie, 2012)
Betty & Coretta (TV movie, 2013)
Horizon (TV movie, 2013)
The Brave (TV series, 2017)
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst (TV movie, 2018)

References

"Berlinale: 1987 Programme". berlinale.de. Bundesregierung. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
"Yves Simoneau". Northern Stars. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

External links

Yves Simoneau at IMDb

v t e Works directed by Yves Simoneau
Films	Red Eyes (1982) Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? (1983) Intimate Power (1986) In the Shadow of the Wind (1987) In the Belly of the Dragon (1989) Perfectly Normal (1990) Mother's Boys (1993) Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) Free Money (1998) Ignition (2001) 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) Ruffian (2007) America (2009) Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009) The Bait (2010) Betty & Coretta (2013)
Miniseries	Cruel Doubt (1992) Dead Man's Walk (1996) Intensity (1997) Nuremberg (2000) Napoléon (2002)

Works directed by Yves Simoneau

Films

Red Eyes (1982)
Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? (1983)
Intimate Power (1986)
In the Shadow of the Wind (1987)
In the Belly of the Dragon (1989)
Perfectly Normal (1990)
Mother's Boys (1993)
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994)
Free Money (1998)
Ignition (2001)
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
Ruffian (2007)
America (2009)
Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009)
The Bait (2010)
Betty & Coretta (2013)

Miniseries

Cruel Doubt (1992)
Dead Man's Walk (1996)
Intensity (1997)
Nuremberg (2000)
Napoléon (2002)

v t e Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series
1971–2000	Buzz Kulik for Brian's Song (1971) Lamont Johnson for That Certain Summer (1972) Joseph Sargent for The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) John Korty for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) Sam O'Steen for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975) Marvin J. Chomsky for Inside the Third Reich (1982) Edward Zwick for Special Bulletin (1983) Daniel Petrie for The Dollmaker (1984) John Erman for An Early Frost (1985) Lee Grant for Nobody's Child (1986) Jud Taylor for Foxfire (1987) Lamont Johnson for Lincoln (1988) Dan Curtis for War and Remembrance: "Parts VIII-XII: The Final Chapter" (1989) Roger Young for Murder in Mississippi (1990) Stephen Gyllenhaal for Paris Trout (1991) Ron Lagomarsino for Picket Fences: "Pilot" (1992) Michael Ritchie for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) Rod Holcomb for ER: "Pilot" (1994) Mick Jackson for Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) Betty Thomas for The Late Shift (1996) John Herzfeld for Don King: Only in America (1997) Michael Cristofer for Gia (1998) Mick Jackson for Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) Jeff Bleckner for The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)
2001–present	Frank Pierson for Conspiracy (2001) Mick Jackson for Live from Baghdad (2002) Mike Nichols for Angels in America (2003) Joseph Sargent for Something the Lord Made (2004) Joseph Sargent for Warm Springs / George C. Wolfe for Lackawanna Blues (2005) Walter Hill for Broken Trail (2006) Yves Simoneau for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) Jay Roach for Recount (2008) Ross Katz for Taking Chance (2009) Mick Jackson for Temple Grandin (2010) Jon Cassar for The Kennedys (2011) Jay Roach for Game Change (2012) Steven Soderbergh for Behind the Candelabra (2013) Lisa Cholodenko for Olive Kitteridge (2014) Dee Rees for Bessie (2015) Steven Zaillian for The Night Of: "The Beach" (2016) Jean-Marc Vallée for Big Little Lies (2017) Ben Stiller for Escape at Dannemora (2018) Johan Renck for Chernobyl (2019) Scott Frank for The Queen's Gambit (2020) Barry Jenkins for The Underground Railroad (2021) Helen Shaver for Station Eleven: "Who's There?" (2022) Sarah Adina Smith for Lessons in Chemistry: "Her and Him" (2023)

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series

1971–2000

Buzz Kulik for Brian's Song (1971)
Lamont Johnson for That Certain Summer (1972)
Joseph Sargent for The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
John Korty for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Sam O'Steen for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975)
Marvin J. Chomsky for Inside the Third Reich (1982)
Edward Zwick for Special Bulletin (1983)
Daniel Petrie for The Dollmaker (1984)
John Erman for An Early Frost (1985)
Lee Grant for Nobody's Child (1986)
Jud Taylor for Foxfire (1987)
Lamont Johnson for Lincoln (1988)
Dan Curtis for War and Remembrance: "Parts VIII-XII: The Final Chapter" (1989)
Roger Young for Murder in Mississippi (1990)
Stephen Gyllenhaal for Paris Trout (1991)
Ron Lagomarsino for Picket Fences: "Pilot" (1992)
Michael Ritchie for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
Rod Holcomb for ER: "Pilot" (1994)
Mick Jackson for Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Betty Thomas for The Late Shift (1996)
John Herzfeld for Don King: Only in America (1997)
Michael Cristofer for Gia (1998)
Mick Jackson for Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
Jeff Bleckner for The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)

2001–present

Frank Pierson for Conspiracy (2001)
Mick Jackson for Live from Baghdad (2002)
Mike Nichols for Angels in America (2003)
Joseph Sargent for Something the Lord Made (2004)
Joseph Sargent for Warm Springs / George C. Wolfe for Lackawanna Blues (2005)
Walter Hill for Broken Trail (2006)
Yves Simoneau for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
Jay Roach for Recount (2008)
Ross Katz for Taking Chance (2009)
Mick Jackson for Temple Grandin (2010)
Jon Cassar for The Kennedys (2011)
Jay Roach for Game Change (2012)
Steven Soderbergh for Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Lisa Cholodenko for Olive Kitteridge (2014)
Dee Rees for Bessie (2015)
Steven Zaillian for The Night Of: "The Beach" (2016)
Jean-Marc Vallée for Big Little Lies (2017)
Ben Stiller for Escape at Dannemora (2018)
Johan Renck for Chernobyl (2019)
Scott Frank for The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Barry Jenkins for The Underground Railroad (2021)
Helen Shaver for Station Eleven: "Who's There?" (2022)
Sarah Adina Smith for Lessons in Chemistry: "Her and Him" (2023)

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