Denis Côté
Directing
Denis Côté is an independent filmmaker and producer living in Quebec, of Brayon origin. His experimental films have been shown at major film festivals around the world. An uncompromising and prolific maverick who challenges audiences rather than offering them crystal clear, classically structured narratives, Côté has won acclaim and awards in Canada and internationally for his independent features and documentaries. Côté’s films are starkly minimalist, strangely poetic, dryly funny and thematically enigmatic. His deadpan style and marginalized characters have earned him an international reputation as one of Canada’s leading auteurs.
Behind the camera
2025Paul
Director & Writer
2024Days Before the Death of Nicky
Director & Writer
2023Mademoiselle Kenopsia
Director & Screenplay
2022That Kind of Summer
Director & Writer
2021Renegade Breakdown Live
Director
2021Social Hygiene
Director & Screenplay
2020cnfnmnt e/scp(i)sm
Director
2019Ghost Town Anthology
Director & Writer
2019Wilcox
Director & Screenplay
2018A Skin So Soft
Director
2016Boris Without Beatrice
Director & Writer
2015Excursions
Director & Writer
2015Here in Lisbon
Director
2015May We Sleep Soundly
Director
2014Joy of Man's Desiring
Director & Writer
2013Vic + Flo Saw a Bear
Director & Screenplay
2012Bestiary
Director & Writer
2010Curling
Director & Screenplay
2010The Enemy Lines
Director
2010Among Enemies: Jeonju Digital Project 2010
Director
2009Carcasses
Director & Writer
2008All That She Wants
Director & Writer
2007Maïté
Director
2007Our Private Lives
Director & Writer