Yanie Dupont Hebert
After directing commercials and documentaries shot around the globe, Yanie returned to her first love: fiction. She teaches actor direction at Montreal’s Film&Sound Institute and runs cinema workshops for children worldwide. She is one of 8 women in Canada selected for the esteemed Academy of Cinema Women Directors Program, in association with TIFF. Her films blend drama, comedy, poetry, and magic realism, offering a unique way of seeing the world. Her short film INDIAN SUMMER won Best Screenplay and Best Director in Malaga, having already been shortlisted for Canada Iris Prize Best Short. Her film essay MY LIFES LITTLE THINGS was shown in cinemas and art galleries and France CanalPlus broadcast the autobiographical shorts series YANIE IN PARIS. Her screenplay LOLA&I was selected by the Cannes Film Festival Screenwriters Pavilion and SMILETV, a non-verbal comedy series she directed and co-wrote, is now shown on in-flight entertainment systems worldwide. Her latest work: dramedy 1+1+1, LIFE, LOVE, CHAOS, released in theaters in April 2025 was screened at the Berlinale Film Market, received “Best Narrative Feature” award at Cinema on the Bayou and continues its festival run. Yanie is currently preparing her next film, poetic dramedy LOLA&I, co-produced with France. Born in Montreal, Yanie speaks English, French, Spanish, and is a dual citizen of Canada and France.
