Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr

{{Short description|Canadian film director}}

Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr is a Canadian film director from Quebec.Cédric Bélanger, [https://www.journaldequebec.com/2022/11/09/fils-de-soldat-le-cineaste-jonathan-beaulieu-cyr-racontera-le-depart-de-son-pere-pour-lafghanistan "Phénix: fils de soldat, le cinéaste Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr racontera le départ de son père pour l’Afghanistan"]. Le Journal de Québec, November 9, 2022. He is most noted as co-director with Renaud Lessard of the 2018 film Mad Dog Labine,François Lévesque, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/551441/mad-dog-labine-irresistiblement-rough "«Mad Dog Labine»: irrésistiblement «rough»"]. Le Devoir, April 6, 2019. which was a nominee for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards,Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/canadian-screen-awards-nominations-2020/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show"]. Now, February 18, 2020. and for the Prix Iris for Best First Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards.{{cite web |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1710960/gala-quebec-cinema-prix-iris-antigone-gagnant |title=Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix |publisher=Radio-Canada |date=June 10, 2020 |accessdate=June 20, 2020 |language=French }}

He was also a co-writer and co-producer of Omar Elhamy's 2020 short film Foam (Écume),[https://ctvm.info/ecume-de-omar-elhamy-est-en-competition-officielle-a-la-70e-berlinale/ "« ÉCUME » de Omar Elhamy est en compétition officielle à la 70e Berlinale"]. CTVM, February 11, 2020. which won the Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.André Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2021-06-06/gala-quebec-cinema/la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-grand-gagnant.php "La déesse des mouches à feu grand gagnant"]. La Presse, June 6, 2021.

He grew up in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec, the son of a soldier in the Canadian military, and is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.Yves Bergeras, [https://www.ledroit.com/2017/11/04/un-film-pour-redonner-voix-au-pontiac-05e77a8b4f9c8fc862c638cfd7990862/ "Un film pour redonner voix au Pontiac"]. Le Droit, November 3, 2017.

His second feature film Phoenixes (Phénix), based in part on his own experiences growing up in a military family, premiered at the 2024 Quebec City Film Festival.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/phenix-en-avant-premiere-au-fcvq/ "Phénix en avant-première au FCVQ"]. Films du Québec, September 2, 2024. It was later screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival,Janet Smith, [https://www.createastir.ca/articles/whistler-film-festival-borsos-announcement-canadian-film-lineup-2024 "Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries"]. Stir, October 28, 2024. where Beaulieu-Cyr won the award for Best Direction in a Borsos Competition Film.Gail Johnson, [https://www.createastir.ca/articles/whistler-film-festival-2024-award-winners "Whistler Film Festival announces 2024 award winners"]. Stir, December 10, 2024.