Tanya Lapointe is a Canadian filmmaker and former journalist, most noted for her 2020 documentary film The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier).[1]

A longtime arts and culture journalist for Ici Radio-Canada,[2] she began dating film director Denis Villeneuve in the mid-2010s.[3] She took a leave of absence from the network in 2015 to work as a production assistant on Villeneuve's film Arrival, subsequently announcing her departure from journalism in 2016.[4]

Her debut as a documentary filmmaker, 50/50, was broadcast by Radio-Canada in 2018, and examined the gender gap between men and women in society.[5] The Paper Man premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2020, where it won the Audience Award.[6]

She participated in the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres, advocating for Melchior Mbonimpa's novel Le totem des Baranda.[7]

Bibliography

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  • Bladerunner 2049- Interlinked- The Art. Titan Books. 2020.
  • The Art and Science of Arrival. Titan Books. 2022.
  • The Art and Soul of Dune. Insight Editions. 2022.
  • The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049- Revised and Expanded Edition. Titan Books. 2023.
  • The Art and Soul of Dune: Part Two. Insight Editions. 2024.

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