Tanya Lapointe
Canadian filmmaker
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Tanya Lapointe is an Oscar-nominated Canadian producer, filmmaker and former journalist, most known for her work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune film trilogy and the 2020 documentary film The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier).[1]
A longtime arts and culture journalist for Ici Radio-Canada,[2] she began dating film director Denis Villeneuve in the mid-2010s.[3] She took a leave of absence from the network in 2015 to work as a production assistant on Villeneuve's film Arrival, subsequently announcing her departure from journalism in 2016.[4] In 2025, Lapointe was nominated alongside Villeneuve for the Academy Award for Best Picture for their work as producers on Dune: Part Two.
Her debut as a documentary filmmaker, 50/50, was broadcast by Radio-Canada in 2018, and examined the gender gap between men and women in society.[5] The Paper Man premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2020, where it won the Audience Award.[6]
She participated in the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres, advocating for Melchior Mbonimpa's novel Le totem des Baranda.[7]
Bibliography
- Bladerunner 2049 – Interlinked – The Art. Titan Books. 2020.
- The Art and Science of Arrival. Titan Books. 2022.
- The Art and Soul of Dune. Insight Editions. 2022.
- The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049. Revised and Expanded Edition. Titan Books. 2023.
- The Art and Soul of Dune: Part Two. Insight Editions. 2024.
