François Dauteuil (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa dotœj]), born in 1957, is a former Canadian filmmaker and television director.
He began his career in the television series La Course autour du monde and later gained wider recognition through his short and medium-length drama movies, which earned him a Best Director Award and Best Soundtrack Award at the Yorkton Film Festival.
Dauteuil first studied business administration at the Université de Montréal, then art cinema at Concordia University.
[3] Prior to this incident, Dauteuil had remained among the top favourites for the first twelve weeks of the series.
[4] In 1985, Summer Rain (Pluie d’été), a short drama written and directed by Dauteuil, was featured at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois festival.