---
name: "Renée April"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/renee-april"
fi1m_id: "renee-april"
imdb_id: "nm0032513"
tmdb_id: 6057
wikidata_id: "Q25246631"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-23T04:11:36.755971+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Renée April

## Identity

Renée April

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/renee-april
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** renee-april
- **IMDb ID:** nm0032513
- **TMDB ID:** 6057
- **Wikidata ID:** Q25246631
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_April, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25246631, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0032513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6057

Costume designer. Born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Active:** 1986–2017
- **Frequently works with:** [Denis Villeneuve](https://film.one/person/denis-villeneuve.md), [Hugh Jackman](https://film.one/person/hugh-jackman.md), [Michael Stuhlbarg](https://film.one/person/michael-stuhlbarg.md), [Shawn Levy](https://film.one/person/shawn-levy.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 66 (1), 2000s 53 (2), 2010s 82 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 71 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Science Fiction 4, Action 3, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,468m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_April, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25246631, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0032513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6057

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Arrival*](https://film.one/film/arrival.md) (86), [*Blade Runner 2049*](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md) (83)
- **HBO Max:** [*Sicario*](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) (80)
- **Disney+:** [*Rise of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (80)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Children of a Lesser God*](https://film.one/film/children-of-a-lesser-god.md) (66)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*10,000 BC*](https://film.one/film/10-000-bc.md) (40)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Renée April is a Canadian costume designer. She is from Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, and maintains a workshop in Montreal. She began her career in the late 1970s and has worked on more than 50 film and television productions.

Her credits include *Prisoners* (2013), *Arrival* (2016), *Blade Runner 2049* (2017) and *Sicario* (2015), several of them directed by Denis Villeneuve. She has also designed for Canadian productions such as *The Red Violin* (1998) and *Grey Owl* (1999), as well as for theatre and Cirque du Soleil.

April won a Genie Award for Best Costume Design for *Grey Owl* and a Gemini Award for *Million Dollar Babies*. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2019.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, gg.ca, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Fi1m 83, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *Arrival* (2016), Fi1m 86, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md)
- *Sicario* (2015), Fi1m 80, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md)
- *Prisoners* (2013), Fi1m 81, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/prisoners.md)
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Fi1m 80, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *10,000 BC* (2008), Fi1m 40, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/10-000-bc.md)
- *The Fountain* (2006), Fi1m 66, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fountain.md)
- *Children of a Lesser God* (1986), Fi1m 66, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/children-of-a-lesser-god.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Murder Mystery* (2019), Costume Designer
- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Costume Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *Arrival* (2016), Costume Design — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md)
- *Sicario* (2015), Costume Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md)
- *Pawn Sacrifice* (2015), Costume Design
- *Enemy* (2014), Costume Design
- *Prisoners* (2013), Costume Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/prisoners.md)
- *Cirque du Soleil: Zed in Tokyo* (2013), Costume Design
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Costume Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Source Code* (2011), Costume Design
- *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* (2010), Costume Design
- *Blindness* (2008), Costume Design
- *10,000 BC* (2008), Costume Design — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/10-000-bc.md)
- *Pathfinder* (2007), Costume Design
- *Night at the Museum* (2006), Costume Design
- *The Fountain* (2006), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fountain.md)
- *The Greatest Game Ever Played* (2005), Costume Design
- *Noel* (2004), Costume Design
- *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004), Costume Designer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-after-tomorrow.md)
- *Shattered Glass* (2003), Costume Design
- *Confessions of a Dangerous Mind* (2002), Costume Design
- *Heist* (2001), Costume Design
- *The Audrey Hepburn Story* (2000), Costume Design
- *Waking the Dead* (2000), Costume Design
- *Grey Owl* (1999), Costume Design
- *The Red Violin* (1998), Costume Design, Costume Designer
- *You Can Thank Me Later* (1998), Costume Design
- *The Education of Little Tree* (1997), Costume Design
- *Mother Night* (1996), Costume Designer
- *Pretty Poison* (1996), Costume Design
- *Voices* (1995), Costume Design
- *Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle* (1994), Costume Design
- *Map of the Human Heart* (1993), Costume Design
- *Coyote* (1992), Costume Design
- *Black Robe* (1991), Costume Design
- *Day One* (1989), Costume Design
- *The Kiss* (1988), Costume Design
- *The Moderns* (1988), Costume Design
- *Nowhere to Hide* (1987), Costume Design
- *Miles to Go…* (1986), Costume Design
- *Children of a Lesser God* (1986), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/children-of-a-lesser-god.md)
- *The Boy in Blue* (1986), Assistant Costume Designer
- *Agnes of God* (1985), Costume Design
- *The Bay Boy* (1984), Costume Design
- *Scanners* (1981), as Dresser

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Member of the Order of Canada 2019: Member of the Order of Canada (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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