Martin Villeneuve (French: [martin vilnœv]; born March 13, 1978) is a Montreal-based screenwriter, producer, director, art director and TED speaker. Read full biography of Martin Villeneuve →
Problems are hidden opportunities, and constraints can actually boost creativity.
If people tell you it's impossible, it's an even better reason to want to do it. People have a tendency to see the problem rather than the... →
All the difficulties surrounding the making of 'Mars et Avril' actually fueled its creativity and contributed to its international success!
Even if somebody in your family is successful, it doesn't change anything. On the contrary, I suppose people expect more of you in certain ways.
I made a film that was impossible to make, but I didn't know it was impossible, and that's how I was able to do it.
When you're facing an investor or the institutions or a distributor, it's you yourself with your own ideas and your own project.
'Mars et Avril' is a science fiction film. It's set in Montreal some 50 years in the future. No one had done that kind of movie in Quebec... →
When American producers see my film, they think that I had a big budget to do it, like 23 million. But in fact I had 10 percent of that budget. I did... →
Martin Villeneuve (French: [martin vilnœv]; born March 13, 1978) is a Montreal-based screenwriter, producer, director, art director and TED speaker.