Nicolas Monette

Nicolas Monette was a French-Canadian writer and director of films and TV documentaries. Born and raised in Canada, Monette dreamt of turning his love of filmmaking into an actual career. He had his first brush of filmmaking stardom in 1997 when he directed the short film "Le clermont" (1997). Monette's experience on the film compelled him to continue doing what he loved by directing more projects. In 2002 he landed a directing job on the French-Canadian documentary series, "La grande expédition" (Telefilm 2002-03), and over the next few years continued focusing his efforts on documentary programs for television. In 2007 Monette got his first opportunity to direct episodes for a TV drama. That show, "Nos estes" (2005-08), which told an emotional tale about the interconnected lives of two French-Canadian families, was a big hit with viewers. During this era, Monette also directed seven episodes of the popular comedy-drama series "C.A." (2006-2010), as well as episodes of the Canadian sitcom "18 to Life" (CBC, 2010- ) and the comedy "Bye-Bye" (1968- ). He next directed his first TV movie, the thriller "Deadly Hope" (Lifetime, 2012).