Ramiro Bélanger

Ramiro Bélanger is a self-taught artist who began his career in filmmaking 14 years ago as a CGI animator on Hollywood productions like Sin City and 300. In 2007, he wrote, directed and produced Radical, Rifle, Icon, an ambitious stylistic short film that ignites a quest for his true path as a filmmaker. A few years later, he introduces his edgy auteur voice and dark humor with Raymond May Have Rabies, a short film that tackles taboos in a tell don't show style. The film was selected to be part of the Québec Gold selection at the Cannes Film Festival's Short Film Corner in 2010 and also won a Prends ça court! Excellence Prize in 2011. While being head of the narrative design team of the Activision Spider-Man video game franchise, he wrote and directed Clydecynic, an intense art-house film which he co-produced with his equally passionate wife, Virginie Lavallée Bélanger. Clydecynic is introduced to the world in 2013 at the Busan International Film Festival where it premieres in the Flash Forward official selection and competes for the Audience Award.