Richard Comeau

Richard Comeau
Born	1960 (age 63–64)
Nationality	French Canadian
Occupation	Film editor

Richard Comeau (born 1960) is a Canadian film 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

His films include:

• Justine's Film (Le film de Justine) - 1989
• Letters of Transit (Les Sauf-conduits) - 1991
• The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) - 1997
• The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La Vengeance de la femme en noir) - 1997
• The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme) - 1997
• 2 Seconds (2 secondes) - 1998
• It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux) - 1998
• Maelström - 2000
• Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron) - 2001
• Wedding Night (Nuit de noces) - 2001
• The Marsh (Le Marais) - 2002
• Mambo Italiano - 2003
• Stormy Night (Nuit d'orage) - 2003
• An American Haunting - 2006
• The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) - 2008
• Polytechnique - 2009
• City of Shadows (La Cité) - 2010
• The Bait (L'Appât) - 2010
• Trash (Décharge) - 2011
• War Witch (Rebelle) - 2012
• Gabrielle - 2013
• The Good Lie - 2014
• My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) - 2015
• Two Lovers and a Bear - 2016
• Eye on Juliet - 2017
• And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) - 2019
• The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland) - 2020
• Maria Chapdelaine - 2021
• Like a House on Fire - 2021
• White Dog (Chien blanc) - 2022
• Frontiers (Frontières) - 2023
• Lucy Grizzli Sophie - 2024

Awards and nominations

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

1. "Passchendaele, Necessities of Life dominate Genie Awards". CBC News. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
2. Boesveld, Sarah (2 April 2010). "Polytechnique dominates Genies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
3. Begin, Stephane (24 March 2014). "Une place de choix pour la région". La Presse. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
4. "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.

External links

• Richard Comeau at IMDb