Richard Comeau

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Richard Comeau
Born1960 (age 6364)
NationalityFrench Canadian
OccupationFilm editor

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

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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:

Awards and nominations

FilmYearAwardResultRef(s)
Maelström 2000 Genie Award for Best Editing Nominated [5]
Jutra Award for Best EditingWon [6]
Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story 2001 Gemini Award for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or SeriesWon [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 2009Won [2]
Jutra Award for EditingWon [9]
War Witch 2012 Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing Won [10]
Gabrielle 2013 Jutra Award for EditingWon [3]
My Internship in Canada 2015 Jutra Award for EditingNominated [4]
Two Lovers and a Bear 2016 Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing Won [11]
Prix Iris for EditingWon [12]
Stockholm 2018 Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing Nominated [13]

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