Richard Comeau

Canadian film editor

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]
Maelström	2000	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	Genie Award for Best Editing	Won	^[2]
Polytechnique	2009	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]
Two Lovers and a Bear	2016	Prix Iris for Editing	Won	^[12]
Stockholm	2018	Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing	Nominated	^[13]

References

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