# Louise Archambault

Louise Archambault is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter. She is best known for her films Familia, which won the Claude Jutra Award in 2005, and Gabrielle, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture in 2014.
Archambault has directed numerous short films, including Atomic Saké, Lock, Petite Mort and Kluane. Her film Gabrielle was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and won two Canadian Screen Awards at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Picture and Best Actress for star Gabrielle Marion-Rivard.
Her third feature film And the Birds Rained Down, an adaptation of Jocelyne Saucier's novel Il pleuvait des oiseaux, was released in 2019. Her fourth film, Thanks for Everything (Merci pour tout), followed later the same year. and One Summer (Le temps d'un été) was released in 2023. In 2023 she also released Irena's Vow, her first English-language film. The feature tells a story of a former nurse who shelters a dozen Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Archambault is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal (BFA 93, MFA 00).

## Filmography

Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
| 1999 | Atomic Saké | Yes | Yes |
| 2010 | Lock | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | Petite mort | Yes | No |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
| 2005 | Familia | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | Gabrielle | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | And the Birds Rained Down | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | Thanks for Everything | Yes | Yes |
| 2023 | One Summer | Yes | No |
| 2023 | Irena's Vow | Yes | No |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2013 | La galère | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Nouvelle adresse | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | This Life | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Catastrophe | 6 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Trop | 21 episodes |
| 2021 | Survivre à ses enfants | 13 episodes |
| 2022 | Be Mine, Valentine | Television film |
| 2022 | The Bad Seed Returns | Television film |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Title | Award/Nomination |
| 1999 | Atomic Saké | Nominated — Prix Iris for Best Short Film |
| 2005 | Familia | Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film Genie Award Claude Jutra Award Nominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best Director Nominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay Nominated — Palm Springs International Film Festival Nominated — Taipei Film Festival Grand Prize Nominated — Jeonju International Film Festival Indie Vision |
| 2013 | Gabrielle | Prix Iris for Best Director Prix Iris for Best Screenplay Locarno Film Festival Audience Award Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur Audience Award Windsor International Film Festival People's Choice Award Nominated — Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film Nominated — Gijón International Film Festival Grand Prix Asturias Nominated — Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film Nominated — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director of a Canadian Film Nominated — Special Jury Prize (Locarno International Film Festival) Nominated — Golden Leopard Nominated — Rogers Best Canadian Film Award Nominated — International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera Best Feature Film |
| 2019 | And the Birds Rained Down | Gothenburg Film Festival Dragon Award Best International Film Victoria Film Festival Best Canadian Feature Nominated — Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film Nominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay Nominated — Prix Iris for Best Screenplay Nominated — Golden Shell Nominated — Miami International Film Festival Knight Marimbas Award Nominated — Windsor International Film Festival Prize in Canadian Film Nominated — Quebec City Film Festival Grand Prize |
| 2023 | One Summer | Nominated — Windsor International Film Festival Prize in Canadian Film |
| 2023 | Irena's Vow | Vancouver International Film Festival Audience Award Windsor International Film Festival People's Choice Award Nominated — Windsor International Film Festival Prize in Canadian Film |