Daniel Grou
Canadian film and television director
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::summary Canadian film and television director ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Daniel Grou |
| image | Podz 2010.jpg |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Montreal, Canada |
| occupation | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
| years_active | 2003–present |
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|name = Daniel Grou |image =Podz 2010.jpg |image_size = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = |birth_place = Montreal, Canada |occupation = Film director, film producer, screenwriter |years_active = 2003–present Daniel Grou (born August 19, 1967), frequently credited as Podz, is a Canadian film and television director, director of six feature films as well as episodes in dozen TV series.
Biography
Daniel Grou was born in Montreal, Canada.{{cite web | url =https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2019/01/23/director-daniel-grou-found-dream-cast-in-cardinals-billy-campbell-and-karine-vanasse.html | title =Director Daniel Grou found ‘dream cast’ in Cardinal’s Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse | last =Yeo | first =Debra | date =2019-01-23 | publisher =Toronto Star | access-date =2023-05-23
He took the nickname "Podz" from the fact that his surname differs in spelling, but not in pronunciation, from the far more common French Canadian surname Groulx, meaning that he was frequently forced to state his surname to people as "Grou, pas d'lx".
Career
Grou started his career directing rock videos and English-language TV shows, Drop the Beat was one of his first projects. He made more than 60 videoclips for various artists, including and René Dupéré.{{cite web | url =https://www.cinemaquebecois.fr/realisateur/daniel-grou-podz/ | title =Daniel Grou - Podz | publisher =Cinema Quebec | access-date =2023-05-23
His credits include six feature films as well as episodes in dozen TV series.
He directed all three seasons of Canadian French-language 19-2, and later was invited to direct the first episode of season two of the English version.{{cite web | url =https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/television/school-shooting-sets-the-tone-of-19-2s-second-english-season | title =School shooting sets the tone of 19-2's second English season | last =Brandon | first =Kelly | date =2020-07-12 | publisher =Montreal Gazette | access-date =2023-05-23
Grou directed the first and the third seasons of Cardinal, missing the second one due to a scheduling conflict.{{cite web | url =https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/fantasia-film-festival-quebec-director-podz-talks-about-his-work-friday-afternoon | title =Fantasia Film Festival: Quebec director Podz talks about his work, Friday afternoon | date =2013-07-26 | publisher =Montreal Gazette | access-date =2023-05-23 | url =https://playbackonline.ca/2019/01/24/daniel-grou-on-how-cardinal-boosted-his-career/ | title =Daniel Grou on how Cardinal boosted his career | last =Pinto | first =Jordan | date =2019-01-24 | publisher =Playback | access-date =2023-05-23 | url =https://playbackonline.ca/2016/02/12/production-underway-on-ctvs-cardinal/ | title =Production underway on CTV’s Cardinal | last =Pinto | first =Jordan | date =2016-02-12 | publisher =Playback | access-date =2023-05-23
Grou feature film 7 days, a story about a father's revenge,{{cite web | url =https://screenanarchy.com/2009/12/sundance-2010-revenge-is-a-grim-affair-in-seven-days.html | title =Sundance 2010: Revenge Is A Grim Affair In SEVEN DAYS | last =Brown | first =Todd | date =2009-12-04 | publisher = Screen Anarchy | access-date =2023-05-23 | url =https://filmmakermagazine.com/309-7-days-director-daniel-grou/ | title ="7 DAYS" | date =2010-01-22 | publisher =Filmmaker magazine | access-date =2023-05-23 | url =https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/7-days-1117941967/ | title =7 Days | last =Koehler | first =Robert | date =2010-01-24 | publisher =Variety | access-date =2023-05-23
Released in 2013, Vikings became one of Grou's most popular projects. The showrunner Michael Hirst called Grou ‘a very gifted director’ and confessed that he was the only one to tackle the most challenging episodes.{{cite web | url =https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/vikings-creator-final-season-best-laid-plans-midseason-finale-bloody-battle-1203493086/ | title =‘Vikings’ Creator Breaks Down the Midseason Finale’s Bloody Battle | last =Dowling | first =Amber | date =2020-02-05 | publisher =Variety | access-date =2023-05-23 | url =https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/handmaids-tale-directors-guild-canada-awards-nominees-1145480/ | title =‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Alias Grace’ Among Directors Guild of Canada Awards Nominees | last =Vlessing | first =Etan | date =2018-09-19 | publisher =Hollywood Reporter | access-date =2023-05-23
In 2021, he released Mafia Inc., a drama about the Canadian mafia based on a nonfiction book written by a former mob.{{cite web | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/movies/mafia-inc-review.html | title =‘Mafia Inc’ Review: The Business They Have Chosen | last =Kenigsberg | first =Ben | date =2021-02-18 | publisher =The New York Times | access-date =2023-05-23
Grou's film received high acclaim and he was complimented for a bold move into a genre completely dominated by Coppola's The Godfather.{{cite web | url =https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/mafia-inc-review-1234911118/ | title =‘Mafia Inc’ Review: Mob Mayhem Among the Maple Leaves | last =Harvey | first =Dennis | date =2021-02-19 | publisher =Variety | access-date =2023-05-23
In April 2023, Grou's upcoming project Kill Me Now was selected by Telefilm Canada for its Production Program.{{cite web | url =https://telefilm.ca/en/telefilm-canada-selects-12-feature-length-films-in-the-english-market-under-the-production-program | title =Telefilm Canada selects 12 feature-length films in the English market under the Production Program | date =2023-04-18 | publisher =Telefilm Canada | access-date =2023-05-23
Awards
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Grou is a four-time Gémeaux Award winner for Best Direction in a Dramatic Television Series or Program, winning in 2003 for the television film Exils, in 2006 and 2007 for Minuit, le soir, and in 2011 for the French version of 19-2. He was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Director in 2011 for 10½ and in 2013 for L'Affaire Dumont, a Genie Award nominee for Best Director at the 31st Genie Awards in 2010 for 10½, and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Direction in a Dramatic Television Series at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for the 19-2 episode "School".
Filmography
Cinema
- 2010 : 7 Days (Les 7 jours du Talion)
- 2010 : 10½
- 2012 : L'Affaire Dumont{{cite web | url =https://exclaim.ca/film/article/laffaire_dumont-directed_by_daniel_grou | title =L'Affaire Dumont | last =Bell | first =Robert | date =2013-03-30 | publisher =Exclaim | access-date =2023-05-23
- 2014 : Miraculum{{cite web | url =https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/miraculum-podz/ | title =Miraculum – Film de Podz | publisher =Films du Québec | access-date =2023-05-23
- 2015 : King Dave{{cite web | url =https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/podzs-king-dave-one-shot-film-premieres-at-fantasia | title =Podz's King Dave: One-shot film premières at Fantasia | last =Kelly | first =Brendan | date =2016-07-11 | publisher =Montreal Gazette | access-date =2023-05-23
- 2020 : Mafia Inc.
TV
- 1999 : The Hunger (3 episodes)
- 2000 : Drop the Beat I and II (4 episodes)
- 2001-2002 : Vampire High (6 episodes)
- 2001-2002 : Big Wolf on Campus (4 episodes)
- 2002 :
- 2003 : (13 episodes)
- 2004 : Les Bougon II (12 episodes)
- 2004 : Au nom de la loi
- 2005-2007 : Minuit, le soir I, II, III
- 2006 : I, II
- 2011 : 19-2
- 2011 : Xanadu
- 2012 :
- 2013 : Vikings
- 2017 : Cardinal{{cite web | url =https://ctvm.info/podz-debute-tournage-mafia-inc/ | title =Podz débute le tournage de Mafia Inc. | publisher =CTVM | access-date =2023-05-23 | url =https://www.firstshowing.net/2021/new-trailer-for-quebecois-crime-drama-mafia-inc-from-daniel-grou/ | title =New Trailer for Quebecois Crime Drama 'Mafia Inc' from Daniel Grou | last =Billington | first =Alex | date =2021-01-22 | publisher =First showing Net | access-date =2023-05-23
- 2020 :
References
References
- Kelly, Brendan. (11 July 2016). "Podz's King Dave: One-shot film premières at Fantasia". [[The Montreal Gazette]].
- Rose, Alex, ''Mafia Inc. digs into the rich criminal history of Montreal'', Cult MTL, February 13th, 2020, [https://cultmtl.com/2020/02/mafia-inc/ consulted online] on February 14th, 2020.
- (February 11, 2016). "CTV and Super Écran Partner on New Serialized Drama".
- (2015-11-10). "La saga télé du roi Podz". [[Le Devoir]].
- (February 12, 2020). "Le grand jour approche pour "Mafia Inc"". [[Le Journal de Montréal]].
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