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55-787: Craig Gillespie (born 1 September 1967) is an Australian-American film , television , music video , and commercial director . He is best known for directing the films Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Fright Night (2011), I, Tonya (2017), and Cruella (2021). Born and raised in Sydney , Gillespie moved to New York City at the age of nineteen to study illustration, graphic design and advertising at Manhattan 's School of Visual Arts . Gillespie started out as an intern at ad agency J. Walter Thompson , New York. He then moved on to D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles , BBDO , Deutsch , and Ammirati & Puris, first as an art director, later as

110-473: A film school to get a bachelor's degree studying film or cinema. Film students generally study the basic skills used in making a film. This includes, for example, preparation, shot lists and storyboards, blocking, communicating with professional actors, communicating with the crew, and reading scripts. Some film schools are equipped with sound stages and post-production facilities. Besides basic technical and logistical skills, students also receive education on

165-448: A biographical film about figure skater Tonya Harding , starring Margot Robbie , Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney . In December 2018, it was announced that Gillespie would replace Alex Timbers (due to the latter's scheduling conflicts) as director for Disney's live-action spin-off of One Hundred and One Dalmatians titled Cruella , with Emma Stone portraying Cruella de Vil ; the film premiered on May 28, 2021. In June 2021, it

220-658: A companion award of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards , given to an artist in recognition of work of an extraordinary nature over the previous performance year. Demolition (2015) Vallée's next film, Demolition (2015), starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts , and opened the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015. Big Little Lies (2017–2019) In 2017, he directed and executive-produced

275-492: A creative director. After eight years working on the agency side he moved into directing in 1995. Based on the strength of his spec reel and agency experience, he gained representation by production company Fahrenheit Films in late 1995. One year later, he signed with Coppos Films. He has been with MJZ since 2000 and continues to work as a commercial director, commonly working with cinematographers Masanobu Takayanagi and Rodrigo Prieto . Following nominations in 2001 and 2002 in

330-644: A deal with HBO and HBO Max. Unfinished projects Prior to his death, Vallée was set to direct the HBO miniseries Gorilla and the Bird . Vallée was married to Chantal Cadieux from 1990 until their divorce in 2006. They had two sons, Alex and Émile. Vallée was made an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 2017, and an officer in the National Order of Quebec (OQ) in 2020. His son with Cadieux, Émile, played

385-485: A flat fee for the project, as a weekly salary, or as a daily rate. A handful of top Hollywood directors made from $ 133.3 million to $ 257.95 million in 2011, such as James Cameron and Steven Spielberg , but the average United States film directors and producers made $ 89,840 in 2018. A new Hollywood director typically gets paid around $ 400,000 for directing their first studio film. The average annual salary in England

440-675: A large ensemble cast. Critical reception was generally positive and the film was nominated for three Academy Awards , winning the 2009 Academy Award for Best Costume Design . Café de Flore (2011) In 2011, Vallée wrote, directed, and edited Café de Flore , a love story which connects a man and woman living in present-day Montreal with a mother and her son in 1960s Paris. The film starred French pop star Vanessa Paradis and Québécois actors Kevin Parent , Hélène Florent , and Evelyne Brochu . It received generally positive reviews from Canadian film critics and garnered thirteen nominations at

495-407: A more personal and autobiographical tone with Magical Flowers (Les Fleurs magiques) (1995) and Magical Words (Les Mots magiques) (1998), awarded respectively Best Short Film at the 16th Genie Awards and the 1st Jutra Awards , in which the director explored the relationship between father and son. Vallée made his feature-length debut in 1995 with Liste noire ( Black List ), which became

550-419: A number of critically acclaimed short films, including Stéréotypes (1991), Les Fleurs magiques (1995), and Les Mots magiques (1998). His debut feature, Black List (1995), was nominated for nine Genie Awards , including nods for Vallée's direction and editing. His fourth feature film, C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), received further critical acclaim and was a financial success. Due to Vallée's perfectionism, and

605-518: A project by Les Productions Perfo 30 to produce 30 music videos in 30 days for a total budget of not over $ 50,000 CAD . Les Productions Perfo 30 had been founded earlier that year in May 1985 by André Fortin , Martin-Éric Ouellette and Martin Saint-Pierre, and wound up producing a total of 32 music videos, all directed during the month of August, with editing spanning September and October. Vallée

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660-551: A recent trend of more attention to women directors in India, brought on partly by Amazon and Netflix moving into the industry. Of the movies produced in Nollywood , women direct only 2%. There are many different awards for film directing, run by various academies , critics associations , film festivals , and guilds . The Academy Award for Best Director and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director are considered among

715-497: A studio. He had first read the script before he was attached to Mr. Woodcock , but the pitch for Lars and the Real Girl —a man falling in love with a sex doll —which he had almost turned down himself, believing the premise to be an "absurd notion", put off many major studios. He chose to direct Mr. Woodcock first. Gillespie directed several episodes, including the pilot, of the first season of Steven Spielberg and Diablo Cody 's television series The United States of Tara . He

770-520: A yearly salary from ¥4 million to ¥10 million, and the Directors Guild of Japan requires a minimum payment of ¥3.5 million. Korean directors make 300 million to 500 million won for a film, and beginning directors start out making around 50 million won. A Korean director who breaks into the Chinese market might make 1 billion won for a single film. According to a 2018 report from UNESCO ,

825-740: Is a film criticism concept that holds that a film director's film reflects the director's personal creative vision, as if they were the primary "auteur" (the French word for "author"). In spite of—and sometimes even because of—the production of the film as part of an industrial process, the auteur's creative voice is distinct enough to shine through studio interference and the collective process. Some film directors started as screenwriters , film editors , producers , actors , or film critics , as well as directing for similar media like television and commercials. Several American cinematographers have become directors, including Barry Sonnenfeld , originally

880-632: Is based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof , an electrician in Texas diagnosed with AIDS and given 30 days to live, who began smuggling alternative medicine and not-yet-approved drugs into the United States to help himself and other AIDS patients. The film was released in 2013 to critical acclaim, earning Matthew McConaughey the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and Jared Leto a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor . The film

935-418: Is to envisage a way to translate a screenplay into a fully formed film, and then to realize this vision. To do this, they oversee the artistic and technical elements of film production. This entails organizing the film crew in such a way to achieve their vision of the film and communicating with the actors. This requires skills of group leadership, as well as the ability to maintain a singular focus even in

990-738: Is £50,440, in Canada is $ 62,408, and in Western Australia it can range from $ 75,230 to $ 97,119. In France, the average salary is €4000 per month, paid per project. Luc Besson was the highest paid French director in 2017, making €4.44 million for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets . That same year, the top ten French directors' salaries in total represented 42% of the total directors' salaries in France. Film directors in Japan average

1045-403: The 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and was awarded Best Canadian Feature Film. It received praise from critics, with the film aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes , giving the film a 100% rating, based on reviews from 31 critics. It received several accolades, including eleven Genie Awards and thirteen Jutra Awards . C.R.A.Z.Y. was also selected as Canada's official submission for

1100-557: The 32nd Genie Awards . American reviews were more mixed; Variety 's Boyd van Hoeij saluted the film's casting, but deemed Café de Flore unoriginal, noting that "Vallée has taken what made C.R.A.Z.Y so successful, and simply tried to replicate it on a slightly larger scale. [Occasionally] similarities between the films... are so striking it almost feels like Vallée's ripping himself off". Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Vallée's next film, Dallas Buyers Club , starred Matthew McConaughey , Jared Leto , and Jennifer Garner . The film

1155-690: The Academy Award for Best Film Editing . He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Director's Branch from 2014 until his death in 2021. He was known for his naturalistic approach to filming, encouraging actors to improvise during takes, and used natural lighting and handheld cameras. He described himself as being like "a kid on a set. A kid playing with a huge toy and having fun". Vallée ventured into television by executive producing and directing two projects for HBO ,

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1210-608: The DC Studios superhero film Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow , set in the DC Universe (DCU). In May, he was confirmed to direct the film set for release on June 26th 2026. Film Television Music videos Commercials Film director The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within

1265-635: The Directors Guild of America Award category for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials", he won in 2006 for his Ameriquest and Altoids commercials. He also won a Golden Lion Award at 2005's Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival , and two of his commercials belong to the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan 's permanent collection. His commercial for Snickers featuring Betty White playing backyard football

1320-706: The Telluride Film Festival , and was also featured at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 and the San Diego Film Festival on September 24. It was released in North America on December 5, 2014. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Actress for Reese Witherspoon, and Best Supporting Actress for Laura Dern . In May 2015, Vallée received the National Arts Centre Award,

1375-660: The budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , producers , film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners. Other directors edit or appear in their films or compose music score for their films. A film director's task

1430-500: The dark humor he had been using in his commercials, but, according to him, "it was obvious the audience wanted a broader comedy, not the one I'd made. I appreciated the predicament New Line was in, so I stepped aside." Less than a month after principal photography of Mr. Woodcock concluded, Gillespie set up pre-production of Lars and the Real Girl . He had had the Lars script for four years but had not yet attached any cast members or

1485-563: The 2005 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . The Young Victoria (2009) After the success of C.R.A.Z.Y. , Graham King and Martin Scorsese hired Jean-Marc Vallée to direct the period drama The Young Victoria . Written by Julian Fellowes , the film is based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria , and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . The film stars Emily Blunt , Rupert Friend , Paul Bettany , Miranda Richardson , and Jim Broadbent among

1540-1060: The Berlin/Brandenburg TV station RBB (Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting) and ARTE . In recent decades American directors have primarily been coming out of USC , UCLA , AFI , Columbia University , and NYU , each of which is known for cultivating a certain style of filmmaking. Notable film schools outside of the United States include Beijing Film Academy , Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City, Dongseo University in South Korea, FAMU in Prague, Film and Television Institute of India , HFF Munich , La Fémis in Paris, Tel Aviv University , and Vancouver Film School . Film directors usually are self-employed and hired per project based on recommendations and industry reputation. Compensation might be arranged as

1595-515: The British monarchy. However, his love for a cinematic challenge won out, and he researched Queen Victoria in great depth before starting the film. His sixth film, Café de Flore (2011), was the most nominated film at the 32nd Genie Awards . Vallée's next films, the American dramas Dallas Buyers Club (2013) and Wild (2014) continued this acclaim and the former earned him a nomination for

1650-528: The Coen brothers' Director of Photography; Wally Pfister , cinematographer on Christopher Nolan 's three Batman films made his directorial debut with Transcendence (2014). Despite the misnomer, assistant director has become a completely separate career path and is not typically a position for aspiring directors, but there are exceptions in some countries such as India where assistant directors are indeed directors-in-training. Many film directors have attended

1705-399: The acclaimed HBO miniseries Big Little Lies , winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special . Sharp Objects (2018) Vallée also directed and executive-produced all the episodes of Sharp Objects for HBO in 2018. The series was based on the novel by Gillian Flynn . In April 2021, he and Nathan Ross via Crazyrose signed

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1760-422: The director ensures that all individuals involved in the film production are working towards an identical vision for the completed film. The set of varying challenges they have to tackle has been described as "a multi-dimensional jigsaw puzzle with egos and weather thrown in for good measure". It adds to the pressure that the success of a film can influence when and how they will work again, if at all. Generally,

1815-435: The director works with the editor to edit the material into the director's cut . Well-established directors have the " final cut privilege ", meaning that they have the final say on which edit of the film is released. For other directors, the studio can order further edits without the director's permission. The director is one of the few positions that requires intimate involvement during every stage of film production . Thus,

1870-813: The drama series Big Little Lies (2017) and the thriller miniseries Sharp Objects (2018). For the former, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie . Vallée was born and raised in Montreal , Quebec, one of four children. He studied filmmaking at the Collège Ahuntsic and the Université du Québec à Montréal . Vallée's earliest-known works include five music videos written and directed in August 1985. The music videos were part of

1925-478: The film industry throughout the world has a disproportionately higher number of male directors compared to female directors, and they provide as an example the fact that only 20% of films in Europe are directed by women. 44% of graduates from a sample of European films schools are women, and yet women are only 24% of working film directors in Europe. However only a fraction of film school graduates aspire to direct with

1980-521: The film. In April 2014, it was announced that Gillespie would direct the film The Finest Hours about the Coast Guard who tries to save the crews of two oil tankers in 1952. Chris Pine , Casey Affleck , Josh Stewart , Graham McTavish and Kyle Gallner star in the film for Walt Disney Pictures . The sets for the film were made in Quincy, Massachusetts . Gillespie directed I, Tonya (2017),

2035-500: The general public. The music videos later aired on Canadian television through MuchMusic . In the 1990s, Vallée produced a number of short films that aroused considerable critical interest. In 1991, Stereotypes , a fantastique comedy inspired by some American classic films, received numerous prizes at several events, including Best Promising Director for Vallée at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois . Vallée later adopted

2090-521: The highest-grossing film in Quebec that year and received nine Genie Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture and Best Achievement in Direction . In the wake of this success, Vallée moved to Los Angeles where he directed Los Locos (1998), a Western film written by and starring Mario Van Peebles , and Loser Love (1999). After these two low-budget productions, he directed two episodes of

2145-472: The majority entering the industry in other roles. In Hollywood, women make up only 12.6 percent of film directors, as reported by a UCLA study of the 200 top theatrical films of 2017, but that number is a significant increase from 6.9% in 2016. As of 2014, there were only 20 women in the Directors Guild of Japan out of the 550 total members. Indian film directors are also greatly underrepresented by women, even compared to other countries, but there has been

2200-491: The most prestigious awards for directing, and there is even an award for worst directing given out during the Golden Raspberry Awards . Jean-Marc Vall%C3%A9e Jean-Marc Vallée OC OQ (March 9, 1963 – December 25, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker, film editor, and screenwriter. After studying film at the Université du Québec à Montréal , Vallée went on to make

2255-548: The nature of professional relationships that occur during film production. A full degree course can be designed for up to five years of studying. Future directors usually complete short films during their enrollment. The National Film School of Denmark has the student's final projects presented on national TV. Some film schools retain the rights for their students' works. Many directors successfully prepared for making feature films by working in television. The German Film and Television Academy Berlin consequently cooperates with

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2310-617: The part of Young Zachary in his 2005 film, C.R.A.Z.Y. On December 25, 2021 Vallée died at the age of 58 from a cardiac arrhythmia secondary to severe atherosclerosis . He was found at his chalet in Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec . Following his death, the Directors Guild of Canada renamed its DGC Discovery Award for emerging filmmakers to the Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award in his memory, and filmmaker Marie-Julie Dallaire announced

2365-415: The position of film director is widely considered to be a highly stressful and demanding one. It has been said that "20-hour days are not unusual". Some directors also take on additional roles, such as producing, writing or editing. Under European Union law, the film director is considered the "author" or one of the authors of a film, largely as a result of the influence of auteur theory . Auteur theory

2420-407: The restrictions of the film's budget and the demands of the producer and studio (such as the need to get a particular age rating ). Directors also play an important role in post-production . While the film is still in production, the director sends " dailies " to the film editor and explains their overall vision for the film, allowing the editor to assemble an editor's cut . In post-production,

2475-403: The sole superiors of the director are the producers and the studio that is financing the film, although sometimes the director can also be a producer of the same film. The role of a director differs from producers in that producers typically manage the logistics and business operations of the production, whereas the director is tasked with making creative decisions. The director must work within

2530-477: The stressful, fast-paced environment of a film set. Moreover, it is necessary to have an artistic eye to frame shots and to give precise feedback to cast and crew, thus, excellent communication skills are a must. Because the film director depends on the successful cooperation of many different creative individuals with possibly strongly contradicting artistic ideals and visions, they also need to possess conflict-resolution skills to mediate whenever necessary. Thus

2585-473: The television series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000). During the mid-1990s, Vallée was preparing C.R.A.Z.Y. from a screenplay inspired by his own youth and that of his co-writer, François Boulay. Vallée wanted to shoot the film in the United States, but his friend Michel Côté , who also starred in Black List , convinced him to shoot in Quebec. After ten years in production, C.R.A.Z.Y.

2640-412: The tight budget, the film took almost ten years to make. Vallée's follow-up, The Young Victoria (2009), garnered strong reviews and received three Academy Award nominations. He was offered this film by producer Graham King, who was impressed by C.R.A.Z.Y. and wanted Vallée to make something similar. Vallée was initially unsure about accepting this offer, as he didn't much care about period films, or

2695-650: Was announced that Gillespie would direct the Fright Night remake, starring Colin Farrell , Anton Yelchin and Toni Collette for the lead roles. Gillespie and Sam Worthington won the 2009 Australians in Film Breakthrough Award. In 2011, he directed the music video for Kid Cudi 's single, " No One Believes Me ". Gillespie finalized his contract to direct an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on 18 April 2011. but he later left

2750-457: Was announced that he would return to direct a sequel to Cruella . In April 2022, Gillespie signed on to direct a film adaptation of Ben Mezrich 's book The Antisocial Network , about the GameStop short squeeze for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . The film, entitled Dumb Money , was released on September 22, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing . In April 2024, Gillespie entered negotiations to direct

2805-490: Was finally released in 2005 and became one of the most successful films in Quebec history, both financially and critically. It tells the story of Zachary Beaulieu, a young man dealing with homophobia and heterosexism while growing up with four brothers and a conservative father in 1960s and 1970s Quebec. The role of Zachary Beaulieu was portrayed by Marc-André Grondin , while Michel Côté and Danielle Proulx starred as Zachary's parents. C.R.A.Z.Y. had its world premiere at

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2860-411: Was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay , and won the awards for Best Actor for McConaughey, and Best Supporting Actor for Leto. Vallée also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing under his alias, John Mac McMurphy. Wild (2014) Vallée's film Wild , starring Reese Witherspoon , premiered on August 29, 2014, at

2915-574: Was one of four directors (along with Fortin, Ouellette and Claude Grégoire) to helm directorial duties. His music videos included Wild Touch's My Chick Is In My Bed , Glockenspiel's Odeline , Park Avenue's Don't Talk To Strangers , Angel's Angel's Evolution and New News' The Splice Of Life . The music videos premiered theatrically at the Spectrum in Montreal on November 1, 1985, for a limited press screening, then officially on November 9, 1985, for

2970-446: Was set to re-team with Lars and the Real Girl lead actor Ryan Gosling for Dallas Buyers Club , a film telling the true story of Ron Woodroof, an electrician given six months to live after he was diagnosed with AIDS, but used a variety of drugs which he smuggled to other AIDS patients to live for another six years. However, the directing job instead went to Jean-Marc Vallée and Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof. In March 2010, it

3025-441: Was voted the top ad of Super Bowl XLIV by USA Today and is credited with renewing public interest in the actress. Gillespie's debut feature film was 2007's Mr. Woodcock . He left the project after several negative test screenings , and many scenes were re-written and re-shot. David Dobkin replaced Gillespie in the director's role. Upon initially receiving the script, Gillespie had assumed that audiences would respond well to

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