Jean-François Leblanc
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Jean-François Leblanc (born November 16, 1984) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec, whose debut feature film Vile & Miserable (Vil & Misérable) premiered in 2024.[1]
Born and raised in Lac-Saint-Charles, Quebec, he directed a number of short films prior to Vile & Miserable, including The Prince of Val-Bé (Le Prince de Val-Bé) in 2019,[2] Landgraves in 2020,[3] and Virga in 2023.
Vile & Miserable premiered in November 2024 at the Cinemania film festival,[4] before going into commercial release in February 2025.[5] The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best First Film at the 27th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2025,[6] and was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2026.[7]
