Martin Villeneuve
Martin Villeneuve
Martin Villeneuveis a Montreal-based screenwriter, producer, director, actor, art director and TED speaker...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth13 March 1978
CountryCanada
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All the difficulties surrounding the making of 'Mars et Avril' actually fueled its creativity and contributed to its international success!
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If people tell you it's impossible, it's an even better reason to want to do it. People have a tendency to see the problem rather than the final result. If you treat the problems as possibilities, life will start to dance with you in the most amazing ways.
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Even if somebody in your family is successful, it doesn't change anything. On the contrary, I suppose people expect more of you in certain ways.
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'Mars et Avril' is a science fiction film. It's set in Montreal some 50 years in the future. No one had done that kind of movie in Quebec before because it's expensive, it's set in the future, and it's got tons of visual effects, and it's shot on green screen.
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When you're facing an investor or the institutions or a distributor, it's you yourself with your own ideas and your own project.
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All the difficulties surrounding the making of Mars et Avril actually fueled its creativity and contributed to its international success!