'' August 32nd on Earth '' ( 1998 ) , Villeneuve 's feature film directorial debut , premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival . Alexis Martin won the Prix Jutra for Best Actor . The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards , but was not nominated
1998 Cannes Film Festival
1998 Cannes Film Festival
Denis Villeneuve