Claude Fournier (July 23, 1931 – March 16, 2023) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer.

He left the Board to work in the United States with famed documentary filmmakers Richard Leacock and D.A.

[4] In 1970, he directed Two Women in Gold (Deux femmes en or), one of the most successful Quebec films of its time.

[5][6][7] In the private sector, Fournier produced over 100 short films, co-wrote the Sophia Loren film A Special Day, a Canada-Italy co-production that was nominated for an Oscar, and directed The Tin Flute with Marilyn Lightstone and The Book of Eve with Claire Bloom.

"[10] Also a published poet, novelist and essayist, Claude Fournier is one of the most durable and respected Quebec filmmakers of his generation.