From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 20 films since 1969. His film J.A. Martin Photographer, was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress. The film also won best Film, he won best Director, and Mercure won best Actress awards at the 1977 Canadian Film Awards. He was nominated (but did not win) for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction in 1986, 1992, and 2003 for his films Le Matou, Being at Home with Claude, and Le collectionneur, respectively. Actress Domini Blythe (1947-2010) was his partner of more than 20 years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Beaudin,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.