- François Barbeau was born on June 27, 1935 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a costume designer and art director, known for Laurence Anyways (2012), Kamouraska (1973) and Atlantic City (1980). He died on January 28, 2016 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on May 6, 1998 and invested on April 26, 2000 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. He has left his mark on theatre and the cinema, thanks to the hundreds of costumes and sets he has created and the productions he has directed. He has worked for several theatre companies, including Le Rideau Vert and La Compagnie Jean-Duceppe in Montréal. He is a co-founder and the artistic director of the Centre national De Recherche Et De Diffusion Du costume de Montréal helping to preserve and maintain Canada's largest collection of period costumes. A master in his field, he is unquestionably one of our greatest creators and one of the best costume designers in Canadian theatre and cinema. He is deeply aware of the need for renewal. This is why, after teaching 25 years at the National Theatre School, he is still in demand among various establishments. Having taught today's designers, he now teaches those of tomorrow. (2).
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Leading costume creator for Québec theater, cinema and circus productions from the 1960s to his death, he was a professor at the National Theater School in Montréal and the subject of a major exhibition in 2014.
- He was awarded the 2002 Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Governor General in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
- He was awarded the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Governor General in Quebec, Canada.
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