Rafaël Ouellet

Rafaël Ouellet (born 1974) is a Québec screenwriter and film director. He launched his career as a cameraman, editor and director for Musique Plus from 1998 to 2004. He received a Juno Award nomination for Music DVD of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004, for his work on Our Lady Peace's concert DVD Our Lady Peace Live in Alberta. He then directed episodes of the television series Le Groulx Luxe and Canadian Case Files, and was the editor of Denis Côté's 2005 film Drifting States (Les États nordiques), before releasing his debut feature film, Mona's Daughters (Le cèdre penché), in 2007. He firstly became widely known for his 2012 film Camion, for which he received Jutra Award nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.

Rafaël Ouellet est un réalisateur, directeur-photo, producteur et monteur québécois. Il a travaillé pour MusiquePlus pendant sept ans, notamment sur l'émission Le Groulx Luxe - c'est n'importe (2003). Depuis 1999, il a réalisé plus de cent concerts musicaux, dont Live in Alberta de Our Lady Peace. Il assure également la direction photo de plusieurs courts métrages indépendants et le montage du film Les états nordiques (2005) de Denis Côté. En 2007, il a réalisé son premier long métrage, Le cèdre penché.