Ricardo Trogi

Ricardo Trogi (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker, director and actor.

Career

Trogi was born in Quebec City, Quebec. His first two films, Québec-Montréal, about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities, and Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique), a look at three men and their decisions about having children, were both critical and commercial hits, with Quebec-Montréal receiving four Jutra Awards.[1] His third feature titled 1981, a semi-autobiographical film about a boy's coming of age, was released in September 2009;[2] it was followed by the sequel films 1987 in 2014 and 1991 in 2018, with 1995 entering production in 2023.[3]

In addition to film work, Trogi also directed the 2004-2005 television series Smash[1] and the 2020 comedy series La Maison-Bleue.[4]

Awards

Filmography

Director
Films
TV series
  • 1988: La Course destination monde (TV documentary series)
  • 2004: Smash (TV mini-series)
  • 2006: La chambre no 13 (TV mini-series)
  • 2007: Les étoiles filantes (TV series)
  • 2011: Malenfant (TV series)
  • 2016: Les Simone (TV series)
  • 2020: La Maison-Bleue

Screenwriter

Actor
  • 2002: Québec-Montréal as a police agent
  • 2009: 1981 as narrator
  • 2010: Face Time (Le Baiser du barbu) as Frank
  • 2014: 1987 as narrator
  • 2018: 1991 as narrator

References
  1. "Telefilm Canada profile". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  2. "Montreal World Film Festival: Ricardo Trogi is excited". Montreal Gazette. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  3. "Le tournage du dernier film de Ricardo Trogi, «1995», commence". Le Devoir, October 10, 2023.
  4. Philippe Papineau, "«La Maison-Bleue»: bienvenue dans la République (dysfonctionnelle) du Québec". Le Devoir, February 12, 2020.
  5. Marc-Andre Lussier (June 2, 2019). "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année". La Presse (in French).
  6. Etan Vlessing, "Netflix Takes World Rights to Ricardo Trogi’s ‘Guide to the Perfect Family’". The Hollywood Reporter, February 18, 2021.
  7. Maxime Demers, "Ricardo Trogi prépare un 4e film autobiographique". Le Journal de Montréal, July 6, 2021.
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