Sophie Dupuis is a Quebec film director and screenwriter, from Val-d'Or who studied at Concordia University and the Université du Québec à Montréal whose feature film debut Family First (Chien de garde) premiered in 2018 and was selected as Canada's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. The film was nominated for eight Prix Iris at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards, including a Best Director nomination for Dupuis. Prior to Family First, Dupuis directed the short films J'viendrais t'chercher, Si tu savais Rosalie, Félix et Malou, Faillir and L'hiver et la violence. Her second feature film, Underground (Souterrain), was released in 2020. References External links Canadian women film directors Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian women screenwriters Film directors from Quebec Writers from Quebec People from Val-d'Or French Quebecers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)