Hubert Caron-Guay is a Canadian film director from Montreal, Quebec.Félix Poncelet-Marsan, "Hubert Caron-Guay réalise une première fiction, « La mécanique des frontières », inspiré par ses méthodes de documentariste". Qui Fait Quoi, June 8, 2026. He is most noted for his 2017 documentary film Destierros, which was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018.André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
An alumnus of the Université du Québec à Montréal,Patrick Marleau, "Entrevue avec Hubert Caron-Guay". MonCiné, May 29, 2026. he began his career as an assistant director to Rodrigue Jean on Love in the Time of Civil War (L’amour au temps de la guerre civile), and as full co-director with Jean of the short documentary Épopée, L'état du moment in 2011 and the feature documentary The State of the World (L'État du monde) in 2012.Frédéric Bouchard, "RIDM : Hubert Caron-Guay donne la parole aux migrants avec « Destierros »". Qui Fait Quoi, November 20, 2017. The latter film received a special mention from the National Feature prize jury at the 2012 Montreal International Documentary Festival.André Duchesne, "Ma vie réelle récompensé aux RIDM". La Presse, November 18, 2012.
Destierros premiered at Visions du Réel in 2017, and was screened at RIDM later in the year, before going into wider commercial release in 2018."DESTIERROS réalisé par Hubert Caron-Guay, à l’affiche dès le 19 janvier 2018". CTVM, December 13, 2017.
He followed up in 2021 with Resources (Ressources), codirected with Serge-Olivier Rondeau.Madeleine Boutros, "Sommes-nous seulement des ressources?". Le Devoir, January 25, 2023.
His first narrative fiction film, The Mechanics of Borders (La Mécanique des frontières), premiered at Cinemania in November 2025,Charles-Henri Ramond, "Cinemania 2025: Dix films d’ici en compétition". Films du Québec, October 28, 2025. before going into commercial release in May 2026.Manon Dumais, "Sur la route". La Presse, May 29, 2026.
Filmography L'État du moment - 2011, with Rodrigue Jean The State of the World (L'État du monde) - 2012, with Rodrigue Jean Destierros - 2017 Resources (Ressources) - 2021, with Serge-Olivier Rondeau The Mechanics of Borders (La Mécanique des frontières) - 2025
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