Stéphane Lapointe is a celebrated film and television director and screenwriter from Quebec. He won the Genies Award in 2006 for his debut film “La Vie secrète des gens heureux” (“The Secret Life of Happy People”). He was also nominated for Best Achievement in Direction and Best Original Screenplay at the 27th Genie Awards.

He then went on to direct five seasons of the critically acclaimed TV Series “Tout sur moi”, for which he won the Gémeaux (equivalent of an Emmy) for Best Comedy Director in 2011 and 2012.

His second feature film is a dark comedy called “Les Maîtres du suspense” (“The Masters of Suspense”).