Simon Lavoie (born May 15, 1979) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.
[1] He is best known as codirector with Mathieu Denis of Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau), which won the award for Best Canadian Film at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival[2] and garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including for Best Picture and Best Director.
[6] His next project, The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes), a film adaptation of Gaétan Soucy's novel of the same name, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017.
[10] He also wrote the screenplay for the 2022 film Norbourg, directed by Maxime Giroux.
[11] His most recent film, Dissolution (Se fondre), premiered at the 2024 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.