Patrice Sauvé is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec,[1] most noted as director of the fantasy thriller television series Grande Ourse and its film adaptation The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles).
[2] He worked in television, winning a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series at the 20th Gemini Awards in 2005 for an episode of Ciao Bella,[3] before releasing his debut feature film Cheech in 2006.
[4] The Master Key followed in 2009;[5] he then returned to television, winning a Gémeaux Award for Best Direction in a Drama Series in 2012 for Vertige,[6] and did not release another feature film until Ça sent la coupe in 2017.
[7] His fourth feature film, Blue Sky Jo (La petite et le vieux), premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival in 2024.
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