Emmanuel Tardif Explained

Emmanuel Tardif (also known as Emmanuel Gendron-Tardif) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.^[1] He is most noted for his 2022 film In Broad Daylight (Au grand jour), which premiered in the Proxima competition for emerging filmmakers at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.^[2]

An alumnus of Concordia University,^[1] Tardif made the short films Desire (2015), Miami (2016) and Sunrise (2016) before releasing his full-length debut film Speak Love in 2019.^[3] He followed up in 2021 with Heirdoms (Soumissions).^[4]

With Léa Roy and Marie-Élaine Bédard, Tardif formed the production company Les Rapailleurs.^[1]

On January 26, 2023, Tardif was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his mother, Lysane Gendron,^[5] who was found dead in a Fullum Street apartment in Montreal on January 25.^[6] His arrest scuppered the planned commercial release of In Broad Daylight.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Marie-Ève Lambert, "Un film d’Emmanuel Tardif tourné à St-Paul-d’Abbotsford". La Voix de l'Est, August 12, 2020.
2. Melanie Goodfellow, "‘In Broad Daylight’: First-Look Trailer For Canadian Karlovy Vary Title". Deadline Hollywood, June 27, 2022.
3. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Speak Love – Film de Emmanuel Tardif". Films du Québec, May 2, 2020.
4. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Soumissions – Film de Emmanuel Tardif". Films du Québec, October 3, 2021.
5. Web site: Son, 28, charged in killing of mother in Montreal's 1st homicide of 2023 . January 26, 2023 . CBC News Montreal. The Canadian Press . February 1, 2023 .
6. Web site: Son charged with murdering Laval city executive . Cherry . Paul . January 26, 2023 . Montreal Gazette. February 1, 2023 . Her body was discovered Wednesday by police in an apartment on Fullum St. in the Centre-Sud district. .
7. Constance Cazzanigga, "Sortie annulée pour «Au grand jour» après l’arrestation de son réalisateur". Métro, January 26, 2023.