FFWD

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Biography

FFWD means Thomas Fehlmann (Sunlight Electric powered), Robert Fripp, Kris Weston, and Dr. Alex Paterson (the last mentioned two of the Orb), so when that lineup suggests, was most likely ambient’s initial supergroup. Although a one-off task with no specific programs of reconvening, the record caused by the couple of days in the studio room spent recording it really is a landmark of experimental ambient and amazingly unlike the many tasks its contributors are recognized for. Closest in experience perhaps for some from the Orb’s newer produces (Pomme Fritz and Orbus Terrarum), FFWD deviates highly in its sparseness and subtlety. Fripp’s electric guitar is seriously atmospheric and put through the type of heaping results digesting Fehlmann and Weston are recognized for; Paterson reportedly documented hours from the virtuoso simply noodling around on his six-string and constructed the parts into useful passages only following the fact. Because of inspired preparations and an focus on structure, FFWD can be one of just a few albums to effectively figure your guitar inside a central placement without sounding off-balance or obligatory. Furthermore to his early tests with Brian Eno on such albums as No Pussyfooting and Evening Celebrity, Fripp in addition has worked on additional occasions with fresh ambient luminaries such as for example Future Audio of London and it has released a set of Soundscapes shows recorded throughout a single tour. Weston (aka Thrash) remaining the Orb in 1995 to go after a single task, and Fehlmann’s Sunlight Electric offers released many full-lengths and a small number of EPs.

Quick Facts

Full Name FFWD

IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm0898288

Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000164482

Music Songs Hidden, Lucky Saddle, Drone, Hempire, Collossus, What Time Is Clock, Can of Bliss, Elevenses, Meteor Storm, Buckwheat & Grits, Klangtest, Suess wie eine Nuss

#	Fact
1	Favourite film is 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
2	First name is pronounced "Denny".
3	Doesn't use any music when he's editing which means the first edit of his films is without music.
4	Older brother of TED2013 speaker Martin Villeneuve, director of Mars et Avril (2012).
5	Abandoned an interest in science in college to pursue his love of filmmaking. Then studied film at Université du Québec à Montréal.

Director

Title	Year	Status
Blade Runner 2049	2017	post-production
Arrival	2016/II	directed by
Sicario	2015
IMDb Enemy: Behind the Scenes	2014	Short
Enemy	2013
Prisoners	2013
Etude empirique sur l'influence du son sur la persistance rétinienne	2011	Short
Rated R for Nudity	2011	Short
Incendies	2010
Polytechnique	2009
Next Floor	2008	Short
Happiness Bound	2007	Documentary
120 Seconds to Get Elected	2006	Short
Maelstrom	2000
Un 32 août sur terre	1998
Cosmos	1996	segment "Technétium, Le"
REW FFWd	1994	Documentary short

Writer

Title	Year	Status
Etude empirique sur l'influence du son sur la persistance rétinienne	2011	Short
Incendies	2010	dialogue / scenario
Polytechnique	2009	collaboration
120 Seconds to Get Elected	2006	Short
Maelstrom	2000
Un 32 août sur terre	1998	writer
Cosmos	1996	segment "The Technetium"
REW FFWd	1994	Documentary short

Editor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Etude empirique sur l'influence du son sur la persistance rétinienne	2011	Short
Rated R for Nudity	2011	Short

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Zigrail	1995		Denis

Cinematographer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Etude empirique sur l'influence du son sur la persistance rétinienne	2011	Short

Thanks

Title	Year	Status
Whitewash	2013/I	thanks
Hope	2011/III	Short thanks
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche	2004	TV Movie documentary grateful appreciation to

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
A Pulse from the Desert: The Score of Sicario	2016	Documentary short	Himself
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario	2016	Documentary short	Himself
Sicario: Blunt, Brolin & Benicio - Portraying the Characters of Sicario	2016	Documentary short	Himself
Stepping Into Darkness: The Visual Design of Sicario	2016	Documentary short	Himself
Días de cine	2011-2015	TV Series	Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+	2015	TV Series documentary	Himself
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy	2014	Video documentary short	Himself
Cinema 3	2011-2014	TV Series	Himself
Charlie Rose	2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Premio Donostia a Hugh Jackman	2013	TV Special	Himself
Made in Hollywood	2013	TV Series	Himself
The Hour	2011-2013	TV Series	Himself
Q with Jian Ghomeshi	2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Fabulous Picture Show	2011	TV Series	Himself
31st Annual Genie Awards	2011	TV Special	Himself - Best Direction Winner
Making a Scene	2010	TV Movie	Himself
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself
À l'insu du plein gré	2001		Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	2015	TV Series	Himself

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2015	CinEuphoria	CinEuphoria Awards	Top Ten of the Year - International Competition	Enemy (2013)
2015	Best Canadian Feature Award	Toronto Film Critics Association Awards		Enemy (2013)
2015	VFCC Award	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Director of a Canadian Film	Enemy (2013)
2014	Canadian Screen Award	Canadian Screen Awards, CA	Achievement in Direction	Enemy (2013)
2014	DGC Team Award	Directors Guild of Canada	Feature Film	Enemy (2013)	· Reid A. Dunlop (1st assistant director) · Patrick Arias (2nd assistant director) · Adam Bocknek (3rd assistant director) · Allison Vanek (trainee assistant director) · Patrice Vermette (production designer) · Sean Breaugh (art director) · Aaron Morrison (graphics) · Martha Sparrow (set designer) · Tracey Strikwerda-Valeriote (art department coordinator) · Anne Richardson (location manager) · Jeremy Pinard (assistant location manager) · Noah Baynes (location production assistant) · Andrew Furlong (location production assistant) · Matthew Hannam (picture editor) · Kye Meechan (assistant picture editor) · David McCallum (dial
2013	Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver	Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival	Official Fantàstic European Selection	Enemy (2013)
2012	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best International Motion Picture (Film s'étant le plus illustré à l'extérieur du Québec)	Incendies (2010)
2011	10 Evening News International Award	Adelaide Film Festival	Best Feature Film	Incendies (2010)
2011	Audience Award	FICE - Federazione Italiana Cinema d'Essai	Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)	Incendies (2010)
2011	Genie	Genie Awards	Best Achievement in Direction	Incendies (2010)
2011	Genie	Genie Awards	Best Screenplay, Adapted	Incendies (2010)
2011	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario)	Incendies (2010)
2011	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation)	Incendies (2010)
2011	Directors to Watch	Palm Springs International Film Festival		Incendies (2010)
2011	Audience Award	Portland International Film Festival	Best Narrative Feature	Incendies (2010)
2011	Audience Award	Rotterdam International Film Festival		Incendies (2010)
2011	TFCA Award	Toronto Film Critics Association Awards	Best Canadian Film	Incendies (2010)
2011	VFCC Award	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Director in a Canadian Film	Incendies (2010)
2010	Canadian Award	Atlantic Film Festival	Best Canadian Feature	Incendies (2010)
2010	Audience Award	Cinéfest Sudbury		Incendies (2010)
2010	Genie	Genie Awards	Best Achievement in Direction	Polytechnique (2009)
2010	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation)	Polytechnique (2009)
2010	TFCA Award	Toronto Film Critics Association Awards	Best Canadian Film	Polytechnique (2009)
2010	Best Canadian Feature Film	Toronto International Film Festival		Incendies (2010)
2010	Audience Award	Valladolid International Film Festival	Best Film	Incendies (2010)
2010	Miguel Delibes Award	Valladolid International Film Festival	Best Screenplay	Incendies (2010)
2010	Best Canadian Feature Film	Vancouver International Film Festival		Incendies (2010)
2010	Grand Prix	Warsaw International Film Festival		Incendies (2010)
2009	Best Short Film	Anchorage International Film Festival	Short Film	Next Floor (2008)
2009	Jury Award	Aspen Shortsfest	Best Drama	Next Floor (2008)
2009	SIGNIS Award	Expresion en Corto International Film Festival	Best Short Film	Next Floor (2008)
2009	Genie	Genie Awards	Best Live Action Short Drama	Next Floor (2008)	· Phoebe Greenberg
2009	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best Short Film (Meilleur Court/Moyen Métrage)	Next Floor (2008)
2009	Golden Bayard	Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film	Best Cinematography (Meilleure Photographie)	Polytechnique (2009)
2009	Best Narrative Short	Nashville Film Festival		Next Floor (2008)
2009	Festival Award	New York City Short Film Festival	Best Drama Short	Next Floor (2008)
2009	Short Film Award - Honorable Mention	Seattle International Film Festival		Next Floor (2008)
2009	Short Film Competition Special Jury Award	Seattle International Film Festival	Best Short Film	Next Floor (2008)
2008	Canadian Award	Atlantic Film Festival	Short Film	Next Floor (2008)
2008	Best Canadian Short	Calgary International Film Festival	Best Short Film	Next Floor (2008)
2008	Canal+ Award	Cannes Film Festival		Next Floor (2008)
2008	Grand Prix	Drama Short Film Festival	Best Short Film	Next Floor (2008)
2008	Special Competition Award	FIKE - Évora International Short Film Festival		Next Floor (2008)
2008	Director's Choice Award	Rhode Island International Film Festival		Next Floor (2008)
2008	Best Short Film	Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival		Next Floor (2008)
2008	Best Short Award	St. Louis International Film Festival	Short Film	Next Floor (2008)
2008	Short Cuts Award - Honorable Mention	Toronto International Film Festival	Best Canadian Film	Next Floor (2008)
2008	Best Short	Whistler Film Festival	Best Short Film	Next Floor (2008)
2001	Prix SACD	Avignon Film Festival		Maelström (2000)
2001	FIPRESCI Prize	Berlin International Film Festival	Panorama	Maelström (2000)
2001	Genie	Genie Awards	Best Achievement in Direction	Maelström (2000)
2001	Genie	Genie Awards	Best Screenplay	Maelström (2000)
2001	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation)	Maelström (2000)
2001	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario)	Maelström (2000)
2001	Grand Prize	Mons International Festival of Love Films		Maelström (2000)
2001	Prix Ciné Femme	Mons International Festival of Love Films		Maelström (2000)
2001	VFCC Award	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Director - Canadian	Maelström (2000)
2000	Best Canadian Film	Montréal World Film Festival		Maelström (2000)
2000	Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation	Toronto International Film Festival		Maelström (2000)
1998	Golden Bayard	Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film	Best Film (Meilleur Film Francophone)	Un 32 août sur terre (1998)
1994	Award of the New York Film Academy	Locarno International Film Festival		REW FFWd (1994)

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2016	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Director	Arrival (2016)
2016	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Director	Sicario (2015)
2016	Seattle Film Critics Award	Seattle Film Critics Awards	Best Director	Sicario (2015)
2016	TFCA Award	Toronto Film Critics Association Awards	Best Director	Sicario (2015)
2016	Golden Lion	Venice Film Festival	Best Film	Arrival (2016)
2016	WAFCA Award	Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Director	Arrival (2016)
2015	Palme d'Or	Cannes Film Festival		Sicario (2015)
2015	CinEuphoria	CinEuphoria Awards	Best Director - International Competition	Enemy (2013)
2015	CinEuphoria	CinEuphoria Awards	Best Film - International Competition	Enemy (2013)
2015	DFWFCA Award	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Director	Sicario (2015)
2015	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation)	Enemy (2013)
2015	KCFCC Award	Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Director	Sicario (2015)
2015	OFCS Award	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Director	Sicario (2015)
2014	Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema	Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA)		Prisoners (2013)	· Aaron Guzikowski
2013	Black Pearl Award	Abu Dhabi Film Festival	Best Narrative Feature	Enemy (2013)
2013	Golden Seashell	San Sebastián International Film Festival	Best Film	Enemy (2013)
2012	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Film Not in the English Language	Incendies (2010)	· Luc Déry · Kim McCraw
2012	César	César Awards, France	Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)	Incendies (2010)
2012	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Foreign Language Film	Incendies (2010)
2011	David	David di Donatello Awards	Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)	Incendies (2010)
2010	VFCC Award	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Director in a Canadian Film	Polytechnique (2009)
2009	Audience Award	New York City Short Film Festival	Audience Choice Program B	Next Floor (2008)
2008	Discovery Award	Cannes Film Festival		Next Floor (2008)
2001	Grand Prix	Paris Film Festival		Maelström (2000)
2001	Golden Spike	Valladolid International Film Festival		Maelström (2000)
2000	Grand Prix des Amériques	Montréal World Film Festival		Maelström (2000)
1999	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation)	Un 32 août sur terre (1998)
1999	Jutra	Jutra Awards	Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario)	Un 32 août sur terre (1998)
1998	Un Certain Regard Award	Cannes Film Festival	Best Film	Un 32 août sur terre (1998)
1997	Golden Bayard	Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film	Best Film (Meilleur Film Francophone)	Cosmos (1996)	· Jennifer Alleyn · Manon Briand · Marie-Julie Dallaire · Arto Paragamian · André Turpin

3rd place awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2013	People's Choice Award	Toronto International Film Festival		Prisoners (2013)

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#	Quote
1	[on Enemy (2013)] There's a part of me that's very attracted to fantastic or sci-fi, and after Polytechnique (2009), Incendies (2010), and knowing I was going to do Prisoners (2013), I felt that I needed to express myself in a film that's more of a fantasy, a distortion of reality. I like those movies a lot. I was a big fan as a kid.
2	[on his younger brother's (Martin Villeneuve) TED Talk, the fantastical elements and a possible collaboration between the two (in an interview for The Film Stage on March 17, 2014)] My brother is very creative and he's also got some crazy projects.
3	[on Enemy (2013)] The landscape of a movie is part of the equation that creates the meaning of the movie. On 'Enemy', the book, which takes place in a huge massive metropolitan area that's oppressive, inspires it and it creates fear and paranoia because you feel there are too many souls around you. It gives you a claustrophobic feeling. What is unique about Toronto is there aren't a lot of filmmakers that shoot Toronto for itself - David Cronenberg did and Atom Egoyan has - so in the mind of the audience, Toronto is quite fresh.
4	[on Enemy (2013)] When you make such a movie - well, like a lot of other movies - that is designed to print images somewhere in the back of your brain, that will haunt you later. It's true that 'Enemy' is a problematic, maybe we should put a warning on it in the beginning [Laughs].
5	[on Sicario (2015)] It's about the alienation of the cycles of violence, how at one point we are in those spirals of violence and ask ourselves, 'Is there a solution?' My movie raises the question; it doesn't give any answer.
6	I think cinema is a tool to explore our shadows.
7	I hate violence, and I think that violence is meaningful if you see the impact of violence on victims. I'm interested on the impact, I'm not interested in the show. I don't want to make a show of violence. I mean, I've been in contact with people who suffered from the trauma of war... When I use violence in a movie it's just to express the power, the impact of it.
8	[in 2015] Film is pop art. It's not whether it's auteur cinema or not, that's a false distinction. Cinema is cinema.
9	Cinema is an art form that is designed to go across borders. And as a filmmaker, the only way I can direct a movie is when I feel close to my culture.
10	[on the concept of boundaries, explored in Enemy (2013)] We all have multiple identities inside of us. I think it's about the power of subconscious and how our actions represent that side of the self - and who is really in control? The influence of the past on our lives and the strength of the past, is something that really impressed me and terrorized me because it means that we aren't totally in control of our actions. I think you can find power over it, but it's a process.
11	I was at the premiere of Prisoners (2013) and I heard two thousand people scream at the same time. I turned to my girlfriend and said, 'I love cinema!' It's the sharing of emotions together, and it's collective, It's one of the last communions we have.
12	I think they built Hollywood on the West Coast because they were always dreaming of a New World. When they arrived here, the only way to keep dreaming was to make movies. Film was the fourth dimension.
13	[childhood memory of duck hunting] You go out at 3AM. In a small boat. You see the mist coming off the water as you wait in the reeds. You're with these men. It's so dark and quiet, and then there's this violence, the thunder of guns. I want to make a film about that one day.
14	In contradiction and paradox, you can find truth.

#	Trademark
1	Frequently collaborates with cinematographer Roger Deakins
2	Graphic and realistic depictions of violence
3	Frequently uses a song by Radiohead in his films.