Martin Villeneuve (b. 1978, Trois-Rivières, Canada) studied film in Montreal at Concordia University, and graphic design at Quebec University. In 2002 he received a grant from the Sid Lee Agency and, over the following three years, he worked for the agency as an artistic director, in particular, for Cirque du Soleil. From 2005 he worked as a free-lancer, making a series of commercials. He is the author of both parts of the graphic novel Mars & Avril (2002, 2006) and the comic book La voix du tonnerre (2004), which enjoyed huge critical acclaim and won many awards. In 2012, as producer, screenwriter and director, he completed work on his feature film debut Mars & Avril which is being screened in Karlovy Vary in its world premiere.
47. MFF Karlovy Vary