Jean-François Caissy

Jean-François Caissy, born in the village of Carleton-sur-Mer in Quebec, is an independent filmmaker and visual artist. His first documentary was the critically acclaimed La saison des amours (Mating Season) (2005). As an artist-in-residence for Les Films de L’Autre, he then directed La belle visite (Journey's End) (2009), the first of his films to earn him international attention. It premiered at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, won Best Documentary at FICFA and was selected for numerous festivals around the world, including the BFI London Film Festival, Visions du Réel and Hot Docs. Trained as a photographer, Caissy is also a visual artist, and has had several gallery showings of his work. More recently, his video installation Derby was shown at the Centre Clark in Montreal and at the Galerie Espace F in Matane, Quebec. Guidelines (2014), his third documentary feature, was screened at the 64th Berlinale, won the “World Pulse Award” at IndieLisboa in Portugal and was presented at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC as part of the “MoMA Presents Series”. It was his first collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada.   Filmography