Renée April | |
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Nationality | French Canadian [1] |
Occupation | Costume designer |
Renée April CM is a Canadian costume designer.
April is from Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, [2] and her workshop is in Montreal. [3] She designed costumes for approximately 40 productions in Canadian television and film by 2012. [4] She won the Genie Award for Best Costume Design for Grey Owl (1999), a Gemini Award for Million Dollar Babies and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Costume Design for The Red Violin (1998). [5]
In her work, she cites influences in paintings and the environment, as well as books and catalogs for stories set in the past. [4] She ran costume design for The Neverending Story at Muse Entertainment in Montreal. [5]
She was featured in Musée de l'Amérique francophone in the exhibit De film en aiguille in 2012. [3] April also contributed costumes for a Cirque du Soleil performance in Tokyo. [4] For Blade Runner 2049 (2017), she designed costumes featuring inauthentic fur, painted cotton disguised as shearling, and breathing masks. [1] She became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2019. [6]
Renée April | |
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Nationality | French Canadian [1] |
Occupation | Costume designer |
Renée April CM is a Canadian costume designer.
April is from Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, [2] and her workshop is in Montreal. [3] She designed costumes for approximately 40 productions in Canadian television and film by 2012. [4] She won the Genie Award for Best Costume Design for Grey Owl (1999), a Gemini Award for Million Dollar Babies and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Costume Design for The Red Violin (1998). [5]
In her work, she cites influences in paintings and the environment, as well as books and catalogs for stories set in the past. [4] She ran costume design for The Neverending Story at Muse Entertainment in Montreal. [5]
She was featured in Musée de l'Amérique francophone in the exhibit De film en aiguille in 2012. [3] April also contributed costumes for a Cirque du Soleil performance in Tokyo. [4] For Blade Runner 2049 (2017), she designed costumes featuring inauthentic fur, painted cotton disguised as shearling, and breathing masks. [1] She became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2019. [6]