Jean-François Aubé

Jean-François Aubé

Born in Quebec City, Jean-Francois Aubé undertook university studies in philosophy, history and cinema, and he has thereafter directed several short films, all of which were broadcast in Quebec and European festivals. In 2007, Jean-Francois settled in Quebec’s Gaspésie region, where he founded his own production company and taught part-time in college. In 2010, the short film Des bruits des fourchettes won the audience price at the Festival Les Percéides, in addition to being selected for the Rendez-vous du cinema québécois tour. In 2012, he scripted and directed the tragic-political web series Motel Chevreuil, which was entirely produced in Gaspé. In 2013, Jean-Francois directed the feature-length documentary Poussière sur la ville, which was filmed in Senegal (RVCQ 2014).In 2014, he published his first collection of short stories, Les yeux de la Nation, at Éditions Sémaphore, in addition to occasionally publishing short stories in the XYZ, La revue de la nouvelle magazine. His first novel will be released in the fall of 2020, at Lévesque. He is currently working on a play.