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'''Chloé Robichaud''' (born January 31st, 1988) is a Canadian director best known for her debut film [[Sarah Prefers to Run]]. The film premiered at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]] in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section.
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'''Chloé Robichaud''' (born January 31, 1988) is a Canadian director best known for her debut film ''[[Sarah Prefers to Run]]''. The film premiered at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]] in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section.
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==Early life and Education==

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Robichaud was born in [[Cap-Rouge, Quebec City|Cap Rouge]], Quebec. She complete her film studies at [[Concordia University]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lacey|first1=Liam|title=‘I don’t have a Plan B’: Quebec's Chloé Robichaud at Cannes|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/i-dont-have-a-plan-b-quebecs-chloe-robichaud-at-cannes/article12027733/|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref>
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==Early life and education==
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Robichaud was born in [[Cap-Rouge, Quebec City|Cap-Rouge]], Quebec. She graduated from the [[Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema]] at [[Concordia University]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lacey|first1=Liam|title='I don't have a Plan B': Quebec's Chloé Robichaud at Cannes|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/i-dont-have-a-plan-b-quebecs-chloe-robichaud-at-cannes/article12027733/|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=May 20, 2013|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Robichaud made her feature film debut with ''[[Sarah Prefers to Run]]''.<ref>[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Chlo%C3%A9+Robichaud+heading+Cannes+with+Sarah+pr%C3%A9f%C3%A8re+course/8262902/story.html Chloé Robichaud is heading to Cannes with Sarah préfère la course - Concordia grad lives the dream By T'Cha Dunlevy, GAZETTE Film Critic 18 April 2013]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="Cannes2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2013/allSelections.html |title=2013 Official Selection|date=21 April 2013|accessdate=21 May 2013|work=Cannes}} [http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/11409764/year/2013.html (English) SARAH PREFERE LA COURSE (SARAH PREFERS TO RUN)]</ref><ref>http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tag/sarah-prefere-la-course {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054639/http://filmschoolrejects.com/tag/sarah-prefere-la-course |date=2016-03-04 }} Cannes 2013 Review: 'Sarah Prefers to Run' Cannes Film Festival By Shaun Munro on 22 May 2013</ref>
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Robichaud launched the webseries ''Féminin/Féminin'' in 2014, about a group of six Montrealers dealing with love and growing up in the city.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bianco|first1=Marcie|title=“Féminin/Féminin” is a French-Canadian web series to watch|url=http://www.afterellen.com/video/208250-femininfeminin-is-a-french-canadian-web-series-to-watch|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref> The series ran for 8 episodes.


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Robichaud launched the webseries ''[[Féminin/Féminin]]'' in 2014, about a group of six Montrealer lesbians dealing with love and growing up in the city.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bianco|first1=Marcie|title="Féminin/Féminin" is a French-Canadian web series to watch|url=http://www.afterellen.com/video/208250-femininfeminin-is-a-french-canadian-web-series-to-watch|publisher=[[Afterellen.com]]|date=January 23, 2014|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref> The series ran for an initial eight episodes. In 2018, Robichaud directed a second season made up of an additional eight episodes.
In 2015 Robichaud announced her next film would be ''Pays'', loosely based on [[Ruth Ellen Brosseau]] who was elected as an MP in the [[Canadian federal election, 2011|2011 federal election]] and was widely criticized for her youth and inexperience.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lavallee|first1=Eric|title=Chloé Robichaud Prefers to Elect: Filmmaker Lands Cast for “Pays” - See more at: http://www.ioncinema.com/news/casting-news/chloe-robichaud-prefers-to-elect-filmmaker-lands-cast-for-pays#sthash.yBQU3Rdj.dpuf|url=http://www.ioncinema.com/news/casting-news/chloe-robichaud-prefers-to-elect-filmmaker-lands-cast-for-pays|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref>

In 2015, Robichaud announced her next film would be ''[[Boundaries (2016 film)|Boundaries]]'', which presents three women whose paths cross in the fictional country of Besco, a small, isolated island facing an important economic crisis.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Simard|first1=Magali|title=Boundaries|url=https://www.tiff.net/films/boundaries/|publisher=[[Toronto International Film Festival]]|date=2016|accessdate=15 May 2017}}</ref>

She is an out [[lesbian]].<ref>[http://www.mediaqueer.ca/artist/chloe-robichaud Chloé Robichaud] at [[Thomas Waugh|mediaqueer.ca]].</ref> In February 2022, she announced her engagement to actress and comedian Katherine Levac.<ref>Vanessa Séguin, [https://hollywoodpq.com/katherinelevacfiancee/ "Katherine Levac et Chloé Robichaud sont fiancées"]. ''HollywoodPQ'', February 1, 2022.</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''Regardless'' — 2008
*Pays (2016)
*''Au revoir Timothy'' — 2009
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*[[Sarah Prefers to Run]] (2013)
*''Moi non plus'' — 2010
*''Nature morte'' — 2010
*''[[Herd Leader]] (Chef de meute)'' — 2012
*''[[Sarah Prefers to Run]] (Sarah préfère la course)'' — 2013
*''[[Féminin/Féminin]]'' — 2014
*''[[Boundaries (2016 film)|Boundaries]] (Pays)'' — 2016
*''[[Delphine (2019 film)|Delphine]]'' — 2019
*''[[Days of Happiness]] (Les jours heureux)'' — 2023
*''[[Two Women (2025 film)|Two Women]] (Deux femmes en or)'' — 2025<ref>Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/12/11/le-film-deux-femmes-en-or-de-chloe-robichaud-sera-presente-en-premiere-mondiale-au-festival-de-sundance "Le film «Deux femmes en or», de Chloé Robichaud, sera présenté en première mondiale au Festival de Sundance"]. ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'', December 11, 2024.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of female film and television directors]]
* [[List of lesbian filmmakers]]
* [[List of LGBT-related films directed by women]]


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Latest revision as of 20:08, 11 December 2024

Chloé Robichaud
Robichaud in 2013
Born (1988-01-31) January 31, 1988 (age 36)
Cap-Rouge, Quebec
Alma materMel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University
Notable workSarah Prefers to Run

Chloé Robichaud (born January 31, 1988) is a Canadian director best known for her debut film Sarah Prefers to Run. The film premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.

Early life and education

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Robichaud was born in Cap-Rouge, Quebec. She graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University in 2010.[1]

Career

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Robichaud made her feature film debut with Sarah Prefers to Run.[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]

Robichaud launched the webseries Féminin/Féminin in 2014, about a group of six Montrealer lesbians dealing with love and growing up in the city.[5] The series ran for an initial eight episodes. In 2018, Robichaud directed a second season made up of an additional eight episodes.

In 2015, Robichaud announced her next film would be Boundaries, which presents three women whose paths cross in the fictional country of Besco, a small, isolated island facing an important economic crisis.[6]

She is an out lesbian.[7] In February 2022, she announced her engagement to actress and comedian Katherine Levac.[8]

Filmography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lacey, Liam (May 20, 2013). "'I don't have a Plan B': Quebec's Chloé Robichaud at Cannes". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ Chloé Robichaud is heading to Cannes with Sarah préfère la course - Concordia grad lives the dream By T'Cha Dunlevy, GAZETTE Film Critic 18 April 2013[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013. (English) SARAH PREFERE LA COURSE (SARAH PREFERS TO RUN)
  4. ^ http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tag/sarah-prefere-la-course Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Cannes 2013 Review: 'Sarah Prefers to Run' Cannes Film Festival By Shaun Munro on 22 May 2013
  5. ^ Bianco, Marcie (January 23, 2014). ""Féminin/Féminin" is a French-Canadian web series to watch". Afterellen.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  6. ^ Simard, Magali (2016). "Boundaries". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. ^ Chloé Robichaud at mediaqueer.ca.
  8. ^ Vanessa Séguin, "Katherine Levac et Chloé Robichaud sont fiancées". HollywoodPQ, February 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Maxime Demers, "Le film «Deux femmes en or», de Chloé Robichaud, sera présenté en première mondiale au Festival de Sundance". Le Journal de Montréal, December 11, 2024.
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