Richard Comeau (born 1960) is a Canadian film editor.

Richard Comeau
Born1960 (age 63–64)
NationalityFrench Canadian
OccupationFilm editor

He won the Genie Award for Best Editing two years in a row, for The Necessities of Life in 2008[1] and Polytechnique in 2009.[2] He also won the Jutra Award for Gabrielle (2013)[3] and was nominated for My Internship in Canada in 2016.[4]

Filmography edit

His films include:

Awards and nominations edit

Film Year Award Result Ref(s)
Maelström 2000 Genie Award for Best Editing Nominated [5]
Jutra Award for Best Editing Won [6]
Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story 2001 Gemini Award for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series Won [7]
The Five of Us 2005 Genie Award for Best Editing Nominated [8]
The Necessities of Life 2008 Genie Award for Best Editing Won [1]
Polytechnique 2009 Won [2]
Jutra Award for Editing Won [9]
War Witch 2012 Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing Won [10]
Gabrielle 2013 Jutra Award for Editing Won [3]
My Internship in Canada 2015 Jutra Award for Editing Nominated [4]
Two Lovers and a Bear 2016 Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing Won [11]
Prix Iris for Editing Won [12]
Stockholm 2018 Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing Nominated [13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Passchendaele, Necessities of Life dominate Genie Awards". CBC News. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Boesveld, Sarah (2 April 2010). "Polytechnique dominates Genies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Begin, Stephane (24 March 2014). "Une place de choix pour la région". La Presse. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Nominations aux Jutra: Corbo et La passion d'Augustine en tête". La Presse. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ^ Lacey, Liam (13 December 2000). "Maelstrom storms the Genies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Maelström blitzes Quebec's Jutra Awards". The Globe and Mail. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  7. ^ Staff (12 November 2001). "2001 Gemini Winners". Playback. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. ^ Dixon, Guy (9 February 2005). "French films take the lead". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. ^ Mathieu, Annie (29 March 2010). "'J'ai tue ma mere' wins top Jutra prize, 'Polytechnique' wins most". The Canadian Press.
  10. ^ "War Witch wins at the first Canadian Screen Awards". Tribute. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Juste la fin du monde remporte six prix aux Écrans canadiens". La Presse. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  12. ^ The Canadian Press (1 June 2017). "Gala des artisans Québec Cinéma: Juste La Fin du monde obtient trois prix Iris". La Presse. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Richard Comeau". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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