François Labonté
- Director
- Editor
- Producer
Begin as an assistant editor at the National Film Board of Canada and
work on Le temps d'une chasse (1972) with Werner Nold. He began directing in 1975 with the short
Babiole (1975). In 1976, he assisted Werner Nold at the editing of _Jeux de la XXIème Olympiade (1977)_
produced by NFB. In 1979, after directing his first documentary
Samedi soir (1978), he created his own company 'Les productions La Corniche inc.'
produced and directed Le château de cartes (1980). In 1983, he founded a new company 'Les
Films Vision 4 inc.' and produced with Claude Bonin the feature Les années de rêves (1984) with
Jean-Claude Labrecque. Since 1986, he has concentrated his work on directing and
writing feature films and tv series shot in Canada, France and South
America.