Denis Côté

Denis Côté (b. 1973, New Brunswick, Canada) began as a film critic and his passion for film is expressed not only in scenes tattooed on his back from Eisenstein's Ten Days That Shook the World, but also through his endeavour to defy classification by interweaving fiction and documentary, and introducing unexpected denouements and elements of mystery and surprise.

After a series of experimental shorts he came up with his feature film debut in 2005, Drifting States, which won the Golden Leopard in Locarno's video competition. The same festival also awarded his films All That She Wants (2008) and Curling (2010), which, like his later works, characterise the curious restlessness of individuals dealing with fragile, unstable relationships. Côté's films regularly enjoy successful screenings at international festivals; Karlovy Vary audiences are familiar with Vic+Flo Saw a Bear (2013) and Joy of Man's Desiring (2014).

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