Alain Desrochers

Education

Desrochers studied first at Street-Jean-Sur-Richelieu College in the early 1980s and then at Concordia University earning himself a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the end of the decade.

Career

He began his career by directing music videos and television commercials. He got his big break directing several episodes of the television series The Hunger. His second feature, the action film Nitro, was very successful at the Quebec box office and beat out several American blockbusters in its opening weekend.

Achievements

• His first feature film Louisiana Bouteille (2000) earned him a nomination for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction.