Robert Swartz

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Robert Swartz is a Canadian film and television editor.

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Career

He is most noted as a two-time Gemini/Canadian Screen Award winner for his work in television, winning Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety, Performing Arts Program or Series at the 24th Gemini Awards in 2009 for The Young Romantic, [1] and Best Editing in a Documentary Program or Series at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for When Dreams Take Flight. [2]

He also won the award for Best Editing in a Borsos Competition film at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival for The Boy in the Woods . [3]

His other credits have included the films Milo 55160 , [4] The Good Student , How to Start Your Own Country , Hurt , There Is a House Here , Coppers , and Dispatches from a Field Hospital , and episodes of the television series Nova , Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan , Museum Secrets , Cold Water Cowboys , and The Nature of Things .

He also directed the short documentary films Provider (2004) and Cab 138 (2009). [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. Etan Vlessing, "‘Life’s a Zoo.tv’ among Gemini winners" Archived 2024-09-10 at the Wayback Machine . The Hollywood Reporter , October 20, 2009.
  2. Adam Benzine, "“Income Property,” “D-Day” win Canadian Screen Awards" Archived 2022-08-09 at the Wayback Machine . RealScreen , February 27, 2013.
  3. Mirza, Taimur Sikander (December 5, 2023). "Atikamekw Suns wins best Canadian feature at WFF". Playback. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  4. Chris Knight, "Editing as a means to direct". National Post , March 29, 2006.
  5. "Provider". jewishfilmfestivals.org. 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  6. "The 13th Annual Toronto Jewish Film Festival" (PDF). Toronto Jewish Film Festival . May 7–15, 2005. p. 20. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  7. "Cab 138 - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide . Retrieved September 12, 2024.