Chloe Bellande
Chloë Bellande is a Canadian screenwriter and film director.
Early life
Bellande began writing at the age of 11. She attended Dawson College in Montreal and, a native of the city, she then graduated from Concordia University in 2007.
Films
Bellande’s first film was Battle of Souls, which she wrote and directed in 2008. The film would be shown at festivals including the New York Independent Film Festival, where it was nominated for best feature film. It was also voted the best international film at the International Festival of Independent Hollywood Films. The film was largely filmed in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil, and tells the story of a young Canadian soldier caught in a love triangle. Dialogue in the film is spoken in both English and French.
In 2012 she wrote and directed the film While the Village Sleeps, a horror film that was shown at both the Chicago Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014 she released the short-film Will of Fortune, which was seventeen minutes long and filmed in New York City. The film, inspired by the true story of Guy Turcotte, was nominated for best screenplay at the Beverly Hills Film Festival and shown at the Cannes Film Festival. She is the founder and owner of Blue Infinity Films.
Television work
Bellande has served as the TV Content Producer at ICI network, where she also produces her own shows and hosts her own Spanish-language interview show 15 minutos de fama. She has also served as a production assistant on the television series 19-2.