Tanya Lapointe

Tanya Lapointe is a Canadian filmmaker and former journalist, most noted for her 2020 documentary film The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier).[1]

A longtime arts and culture journalist for Ici Radio-Canada,[2] she took a leave of absence from the network in 2015 to work as a production assistant on Denis Villeneuve's film Arrival, and subsequently announced her departure from journalism in 2016.[3]

In 2018, Radio-Canada aired her first documentary, 50/50, which looked at the disparity between men and women in society.[4] In 2020, The Paper Man had its world premiere at the Whistler Film Festival, where it took up the audience prize.[5]

Lapointe participated in the Le Combat des livres 2021 event, promoting Le totem des Baranda by Melchior Mbonimpa.[6]

Lapointe is married to director Denis Villeneuve. The two started dating in the middle of the decade.[7]

References
  1. Marsha Lederman, "Documentary The Paper Man looks at the impact and magic of Claude Lafortune’s sculptures". The Globe and Mail, December 22, 2020.
  2. Nathalie Petrowski, "Tanya Lapointe: de l'autre côté du miroir". La Presse, October 14, 2017.
  3. "Tanya Lapointe quitte le journalisme (et Radio-Canada)". Huffington Post Québec, December 5, 2016.
  4. "50/50 : le documentaire, des solutions pour atteindre la parité". Ici Radio-Canada, February 5, 2018.
  5. Pat Mullen, "The Paper Man Wins Audience Award at Whistler Film Fest". Point of View, December 28, 2020.
  6. Jenny Lamothe, "Sudbury author Melchior Mbonimpa ‘astonished’ his 20-year-old novel picked for Combat national des livres". Toronto Star, April 15, 2021.
  7. "Denis Villeneuve en couple avec la journaliste Tanya Lapointe". Hollywoodpq.com (in Canadian French). 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2023-09-04.


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