Manori Ravindran International EditorThe late, great Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée was honored in Banff with a moving tribute during Tuesday’s Rockie Awards.The Montreal filmmaker — who is best known for directing “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Wild” along with TV series “Big Little Lies” and “Sharp Objects” — died suddenly on Dec.
25, sending shockwaves across the Canadian film industry and Hollywood. Vallée made his name in Canada with films such as “C.R.A.Z.Y.” and “Café de Flore” before transitioning into Hollywood fare.Vallée received a post-humous Canadian Award of Distinction, with a beautifully edited reel of the director’s movies and candid moments leaving few dry eyes in the audience.
The video was set to songs that were used in Vallée’s films, which relied heavily on music. (The director got his start making music videos.) Vallée was honored by his close friend and collaborator Marc Côté, who was meant to be in Banff but instead appeared via video as a broken leg prevented him from traveling.“Jean-Marc and I have been collaborators and friends for 30 years — long before ‘C.R.A.Z.Y.'” said Côté. “By ‘Dallas Buyers Club,’ we had established our way of working.
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