MeetBéatrice

Béatrice Richer is a Toronto based French-Canadian writer & director working across all stages of filmmaking, from creative development through post-production, with a focus on emotionally grounded, character-driven storytelling. She graduated with First-Class Honours BA in Practical Filmmaking from MetFilm School, majoring in directing. Her artistry is shaped by empathy, nostalgia, and emotional identity, drawn to the belief that the full scope of human experience is best expressed through bold characters navigating immersive worlds, and that can be best captured through the timeless art of cinema.

Her debut short film, Tire-toi une bûche (2025), marks her directorial debut and introduces a cinematic voice grounded in intimacy, realism, and emotional nuance. The film received the People’s Choice Award at a local showcase in Kitchener, Ontario and is now set to screen this July 2026 at the Festival Circuit for New Filmmakers in Los Angeles. Furthermore, Béatrice has gained industry experience on productions including Netflix’s The Soering Case (2023), Shirin David (2025), and ARTE’s Capital B (2024), working across various stages of production, ranging from set running, production assistance to assistant editing.

She is currently developing a slate of original projects spanning short-form narrative, with future work expanding into feature film and television, alongside a growing interest in sports documentary storytelling.

Béatrice is fluent in French, English, and German. Though proudly and fully Canadian, during her childhood she spent most of the year in Germany due to her father’s professional hockey career, which took him from the NHL to the German league, while off-season being in Canada. Raised in the world of hockey, this international upbringing has given Béatrice a unique, global perspective, making her a versatile filmmaker with a rich cultural understanding.

What first drew her to cinema wasn’t just storytelling—it was the profound, almost alchemical way films could reach into the heart, stir empathy, and make people feel seen. From a young age, she found herself mesmerized by that invisible thread between the screen and the audience. The kind that lingers long after the credits roll. Inspired by world renowned Québec’s cinematic voices like Denis Villeneuve and Jean-Marc Vallée, she’s currently particularly committed to telling quebecois stories that capture emotional truth and cultural specificity, close to her own roots. While Béatrice’s ultimate ambition is to write and direct feature films, she is equally inspired by television and serialized formats, offering rich opportunities for deep character exploration and expansive, layered storytelling. Unbound by genre or medium. Her driving force is to create stories that invite audiences to fully immerse themselves—just as the films that shaped her left a lasting imprint on her own life.

  • I'm from Québec, Canada. To be more specific, my whole family comes from the stretch between Gatineau and Montréal.

  • I’m currently based in Berlin, Germany, but my location doesn’t limit my availability. As a frequent traveler with ties to Canada, I’m equally based there and ready to travel wherever work takes me.

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