The 30-year-old Québécois director has made eight films in 10 years. He may have outgrown the ‘wunderkind’ label, but he’s got plenty of time to reboot his career.
20-year-old prodigy filmmaker draws from his troubled past
Raw talent like this is rare—Xavier Dolan wrote, produced, directed and starred in this tale of teen rebellion while still a teenager
It’s not every day that I get to quote myself, but as President of the Toronto Film Critics Association, I want to pass on the news that the TFCA has voted to award its inaugural Jay Scott Prize for emerging talent to Quebec’s Xavier Dolan, the wunderkind writer, director, producer and star of J’ai tué ma mère (I Killed My Mother). The prize, which comes with a $5,000 cheque, is named for the legendary Globe and Mail writer who became Canada’s most influential film critic before his death in 1993. Rather than re-write a press release that I helped craft earlier today, I’ll reproduce it the gist of here, complete with my own quote:
Barely out of adolescence, Quebec wunderkind Xavier Dolan dazzles Cannes with his feature debut