Jean-Marc E. Roy

Jean-Marc E. Roy is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Saguenay, Quebec. He is most noted for Des histoires inventées, his 2018 documentary about filmmaker André Forcier, and Cardboard City (Ville Jacques-Carton), a 2025 hybrid docufiction film he co-directed with Forcier.

He has also co-directed several Canadian Screen Award and Prix Iris nominated short films with Philippe David Gagné, with whom he cofounded the independent film studio La Boîte de pickup in 2015.

Filmography [bwa] - 2009, with Philippe David Gagné Patchwork - 2009, with Philippe David Gagné 35MPH (Vivre à 35 milles à l'heure) - 2010, with Philippe David Gagné and Dominic Leclerc Life and Death of Yul Brynner – 2011, with Philippe David Gagné Pick-Up: À la rencontre d'un bout du monde - 2011, with Philippe David Gagné Genèse – 2013 Cowboy: Un rêve candien - 2013, with Philippe David Gagné Nevermind – 2014 Puisqu'il le faut – 2015 Blue Thunder (Bleu tonnerre) – 2015, with Philippe David Gagné Stone Makers (Carrière) – 2016 Airs communs - 2016, with Philippe David Gagné Close-Up - 2017 Crème de menthe – 2017, with Philippe David Gagné Black Forest (Forêt noire) – 2018, with Philippe David Gagné Des histoires inventées – 2018 Cardboard City (Ville Jacques-Carton) – 2025, with André Forcier

Awards Award Year Category Work Result Ref Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival 2011 Prix Télé-Québec Life and Death of Yul Brynnerwith Philippe David Gagné Canadian Screen Awards 2016 Best Live Action Short Drama Blue Thunder (Bleu tonnerre)with Philippe David Gagné 2017 Best Short Documentary Stone Makers (Carrière)with Colette Loumède, Denis McCready, Claudia Chabot 2020 Best Live Action Short Drama Black Forest (Forêt noire)with Philippe David Gagné, Julie Groleau Gala Québec Cinéma 2016 Best Live Action Short Film Blue Thunder (Bleu tonnerre)with Philippe David Gagné, Ménaîc Raoul, Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette 2018 Crème de menthewith Philippe David Gagné Quebec City Film Festival 2017 Public Prize, Short Film Crème de menthewith Philippe David Gagné Grand Prize, National Competition for Short Films Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2015 Prix créativité Blue Thunder (Bleu tonnerre)with Philippe David Gagné Bourse de création régionale