Biography
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.
Directed 34
2020s
- 2026
Nobody's Violence
Director
- 2025
Paul
Director
- 2024
Days Before the Death of Nicky
Director
- 2023
Mademoiselle Kenopsia
Director
- 2022
That Kind of Summer
Director
- 2021
Renegade Breakdown Live
Director
Social Hygiene
Director
- 2020
cnfnmnt e/scp(i)sm
Director
2010s
- 2019
Wilcox
Director
Ghost Town Anthology
Director
- 2018
A Skin So Soft
Director
- 2016
Boris Without Beatrice
Director
- 2015
May We Sleep Soundly
Director
Here in Lisbon
Director
- 2014
Joy of Man's Desiring
Director
- 2013
Vic + Flo Saw a Bear
Director
- 2012
Bestiary
Director
- 2010
Curling
Director
The Enemy Lines
Director
Among Enemies: Jeonju Digital Project 2010
Director
2000s
- 2009
Carcasses
Director
- 2008
All That She Wants
Director
- 2007
Maïté
Director
Our Private Lives
Director
- 2005
Drifting States
Director
Les jouets
Director
Tennessee
Director
- 2003
La sphatte
Director
- 2002
Mécanique de l'assassin
Director
- 2001
Rejoue-moi ce vieux mélodrame
Director
- 2000
Kosovolove
Director
Seconde valse
Director
1990s
- 1999
Old Fashion Waltz
Director
Wrote 23
2020s
- 2026
Nobody's Violence
Writer
- 2025
Paul
Writer
- 2024
Days Before the Death of Nicky
Writer
- 2023
Mademoiselle Kenopsia
Screenplay
- 2022
That Kind of Summer
Writer
- 2021
Social Hygiene
Screenplay
2010s
- 2019
Wilcox
Screenplay
Ghost Town Anthology
Writer
- 2016
Boris Without Beatrice
Writer
- 2015
- 2014
Joy of Man's Desiring
Writer
- 2013
Vic + Flo Saw a Bear
Screenplay
- 2012
Bestiary
Writer
- 2010
Curling
Screenplay
2000s
- 2009
Carcasses
Writer
- 2008
All That She Wants
Writer
- 2007
Our Private Lives
Writer
- 2005
Drifting States
Writer
- 2003
La sphatte
Screenplay
- 2002
Mécanique de l'assassin
Screenplay
- 2001
Rejoue-moi ce vieux mélodrame
Screenplay
- 2000
Kosovolove
Screenplay
1990s
- 1999
Old Fashion Waltz
Screenplay
Produced 6
2020s
- 2023
Mademoiselle Kenopsia
Producer
- 2021
Social Hygiene
Producer
2010s
- 2019
Wilcox
Producer
Ghost Town Anthology
Casting
- 2018
A Skin So Soft
Producer
- 2010
Curling
Producer
Acted in 2
2020s
- 2025
L'avenir
Movie
2010s
- 2013
L'ours
Denis Côté
Camera 1
2000s
- 2000
Kosovolove
Director of Photography
Sound 1
1990s
- 1999
Old Fashion Waltz
Sound Designer
Art department 1
2020s
- 2024
Days Before the Death of Nicky
Art Direction
