Maxime Giroux

{{Short description|Canadian film director}}

Maxime Giroux (born 16 April 1976) is a film director from Quebec, Canada.

Giroux was born in Montreal, Quebec. He has directed several short films, videoclips and commercial videos. In 2006, his film The Days (Les Jours) won the prize for best short film at the Toronto International Film Festival,{{cite web |publisher=Toronto International Film Festival Group |url=http://www.tiffg.ca/content/mediacentre/viewrelease.asp?recordId=404 |title=Festival's 2006 Awards Reception Honours Distinguished Canadian and International Titles |archive-date=September 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193816/http://www.tiffg.ca/content/mediacentre/viewrelease.asp?recordId=404}} and in 2007 his film Red (Le Rouge au sol) won the award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 27th Genie Awards.

His videography includes music videos for Sam Roberts, Sarah Harmer, The Dears, Pilate, Louise Forestier, Corneille, Marc Déry, Les Cowboys Fringants and Vulgaires Machins.[http://mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Giroux&first=Maxime Maxime Giroux profile] at mvdbase.com

In October 2007, he began working on his first feature film, Tomorrow (Demain), which premiered at the Torino Film Festival in 2008Camillo De Marco, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/87879/ "Turin FF: Moretti promises “earnest and cheerful” event"]. Cineuropa, November 8, 2008. before going into commercial release in 2009.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/demain-maxime-giroux/ "Demain – Film de Maxime Giroux"]. Films du Québec, January 5, 2009.

In 2014, he directed Félix et Meira, which premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film.[http://playbackonline.ca/2014/09/15/felix-and-meira-named-best-canadian-feature-at-tiff/ "Felix and Meira named best Canadian feature at TIFF"]. Playback, September 15, 2014.

In July 2021, it was announced that Giroux had signed on to direct his first English-language film, In Cold Light.André Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2021-07-28/telefilm-finance-le-prochain-film-de-maxime-giroux.php "Téléfilm finance le prochain film de Maxime Giroux"]. La Presse, July 28, 2021.

In 2022 he was the patron and curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in Rivière-du-Loup.Johanne Fournier, [https://www.lesoleil.com/2021/12/09/maxime-giroux-tete-daffiche-du-10e-vues-dans-la-tete-de-7b63240f707cd9a3fe433556af8bd578 "Maxime Giroux, tête d’affiche du 10e «Vues dans la tête de…»"]. Le Soleil, December 9, 2021. The festival had been slated to host the premiere of his film Norbourg; however, the film was not screened at that time due to the organizers' decision in January to cancel the planned in-person screenings and shift to an online model in light of the continued COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.Johanne Fournier, [https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/2022/01/28/le-festival-vues-dans-la-tete-de-annule-lavant-premiere-du-film-norbourg-f747404bab1cc9955a3129e0b6c21112 "Le festival «Vues dans la tête de…» annule l’avant-première du film Norbourg"]. Le Nouvelliste, January 28, 2022.