Olivier Côté is a director and script-writer from Montreal, 2020 graduate of the cinema program of UQAM. Starting from his school career, he stood out on the short film circuit with his first film Filme-moi, which won the best student film prize at the RVQC (2020). His graduation film, Abat, stands out in Quebec and internationally (Palm Springs ShortFest, FIFF Namur, OFF-Courts Trouville, Regard, FNC). The film notably won the prize for best NextGen short film at the Nashville film festival, three prizes at the 17th Prends Ça Court gala as well as the grand prize at the Plein(s) Écran(s) festival. In 2021, he received the Emerging Scholarship from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The following year, he won the Cours Écrire Ton Court grand prize organized by SODEC and received a CALQ grant for the production of his most recent short film entitled Les Rois, which won 3 prizes at the Prends Ça Court gala in 2023.