François Barbeau

François Barbeau CM (July 27, 1935 – January 28, 2016) was an award-winning Canadian costume designer. He was a professor at the National Theatre School of Canada and the Université du Québec à Montréal who worked on over 700 productions in Quebec and around the world.^[1]

After taking sewing in high school, he began his career in the 1950s at the theatre The Caravan of Paul Buissonneau. He afterwards worked as a designer at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert.^[1] Among the films he worked on are Léolo (1992), for which he won the Genie Award for Best Costume Design,^[2] and Laurence Anyways (2012), sharing the Genie with Xavier Dolan.^[3] In film, Barbeau mentored fellow-costume designer and Genie winner Louise Jobin.^[4]

In 1996, he received the Governor General's Award, and in 2000 he joined the Order of Canada.^[1] He died on January 28, 2016.^[5] Dolan's 2016 film It's Only the End of the World is dedicated to him.^[6]^[7]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Le concepteur de costumes François Barbeau est décédé". Radio-Canada. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ Murray, Karen (22 November 1992). "'Lunch' eats up 8 Canadian Genies". Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ Szklarski, Cassandra (3 March 2013). "Canadian Screen Awards: Rebelle wins 10 prizes, including best film". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
^ "Louise Jobin". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Boulanger, Luc (29 January 2016). "François Barbeau, 1935-2016: la mort du maître". La Presse. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ Tremblay, Odile (22 May 2016). "Grand Prix du jury à "Juste la fin du monde" de Xavier Dolan". Le Devoir. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ Bélanger, Cédric (19 May 2016). "Dolan ému aux larmes". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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