Marcel Chouinard was born in 1948. He received his diploma in French Literary Studies from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1970. Since 1977, he worked as a sound engineer and an editor on many productions such as La bibliothèque oubliée, Bonjour, Docteur!, Petit collage, Tristesse/Modèle réduit, Les bottes, etc. He also directed Les grandes vacances... obligatoires, Mauvais mal, et Le temps d'une virée.