Vincent René-Lortie is a Canadian film director-screenwriter known for his dreamlike narratives. He is a graduate of Montreal’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, and is a member of the Young Guns ’20 class, an award ceremony dedicated to creatives under 30 from across the globe. Invincible (2022), his debut narrative short, was nominated at the 96th Academy Awards® for Best Live Action Short Film and won the International Special Jury Prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. His experimental film A Dying Tree premiered in 2024 and in 2026 he collaborated with acclaimed musician Charlotte Cardin on the music video for ‘Take Me Back’. He is currently in development on his debut feature, You Were Always An Island.