Philippe Lupien is a screenwriter and fiction director.
The year 2024 marks a major turning point in his career with the release of his first feature film, Vous n’êtes pas seuls (You Are Not Alone). Co-directed with Marie-Hélène Viens, the film stars Pier-Luc Funk, Marianne Fortier, and François Papineau. It had its world premiere at TIFF, where it received an honorable mention from the jury. The film was also selected, among others, at the prestigious Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival, the Festival du nouveau cinéma, and the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. It was also shortlisted for the DGC’s Jean-Marc Vallée Discovery Award.

In parallel with his fiction work, Philippe has directed commercial projects for clients such as Telus, Fonds FTQ, Desjardins, Uniprix, Cook It, Québecor, Opération Enfant Soleil, and many others. In 2021, he won an IDEA award in the “Best Branded Content” category for an ad series highlighting the high-end lighting company Larose Guyon.

In 2020, Philippe directed an English-language TV movie distributed internationally. He also co-directed, with Marie-Hélène Viens, the short films Bernard le grand (2013), Amen (2015), and Nous sommes le freak show (2017), which were selected at over a hundred festivals worldwide and received around fifteen awards.