Xavier Dolan, a young director who has always been favored by Cannes. (Image from ic photo)
Dolan was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mother was a teacher and his father was Quebec actor and singer Manuel Tadros. (Image from ic photo)
The 2009 film I Killed My Mom was Dolan's first director and screenwriter, and he also starred in the male lead. (Image from ic photo)
The film was stunning four times after its premiere in the Directors' Biweek section of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival and won three awards at the festival. (Image from ic photo)
In 2010, Dolan's second feature film, Fantasy Love, written and directed by himself, returned to Cannes, premiered in a kind of attention unit, and won the regards jeunes prize. The film then participated in the Sydney Film Festival and won the highest award in the main competition section. (Image from ic photo)
Dolan directed Two-Faced Lawrence and Tom on the Farm in 2012 and 2013, both of which premiered at the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals and won both. (Image from ic photo)
In 2014, Dolan's first directorial work without personally appearing, "Mommy", was shortlisted for the 67th Cannes Film Festival, making him the youngest director to be shortlisted for the festival. The film won the festival's Jury Prize at the festival along with the oldest finalist director and film master Jean Luc Godard's new work "Goodbye Language". (Image from ic photo)
In 2016, Dolan brought a new work "Just the End of the World" with the french all-star top cast, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Dolan's first English-language film, The Death of John F. Donovan, will be released in July 2016. (Image from ic photo)