Mimi Allard

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Mimi Allard is a Canadian sound editor and composer from Quebec. She is most noted for her work on the documentary film The White Guard (La Garde blanche), for which she won the Prix Iris for Best Original Music in a Documentary at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024. [1]

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As a sound editor, she was a Golden Reel Award nominee for Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film in 2017 as part of the sound team for Arrival , [2] and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Sound at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019 for Allure . [3]

She has also created work as a sound artist for Montreal's MUTEK art festival. [4]

Filmography

Composing

Sound editing

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References

  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Gala Artisans 2024: les lauréats dévoilés". Films du Québec, December 5, 2024.
  2. Carolyn Giardina, "Golden Reel Awards: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Tops Feature Competition at Sound Editors’ Ceremony". The Hollywood Reporter , February 19, 2017.
  3. "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. Philippe Renaud, "L’innovant MUTEK face à l’inconnu". Le Devoir , September 8, 2020.