Michel Arcand

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Michel Arcand
Born1949
Quebec, Canada

Michel Arcand (born 1949) is a Canadian film editor from Val-d'Or, Quebec. [1] He is a three-time Genie Award winner for Best Editing.

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Awards

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryWorkResultRef(s)
Genie Awards 1988 Best Editing Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit)Won [2]
1989 Straight for the Heart (À corps perdu)Nominated [3]
1991 The Party (Le Party)Nominated
1992 Léolo Won
1994 Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir)Nominated [4]
1995 Eldorado Nominated
2000 The Art of War Nominated [5]
2006 The Rocket Won
Quebec Cinema (Jutra/Iris) Awards 2000 Best Editing Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)Nominated [6]
2006 The Rocket (Maurice Richard)Nominated
2008 Shake Hands with the Devil Nominated
2010 Love and Savagery Nominated
2011 The Last Escape (La Dernière Fugue)Nominated
2019 La Bolduc Nominated [7]

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References

  1. Paul Townend, "Michel Arcand". The Canadian Encyclopedia , January 6, 2013.
  2. "All The Genie Winners". Vancouver Sun . March 23, 1988. p. F5. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail , February 14, 1989.
  4. Playback Staff (November 7, 1994). "The 1994 Genie nominees". Playback .
  5. Lacey, Liam (December 13, 2000). "Maelstrom storms the Genies". The Globe and Mail . Archived from the original on February 11, 2018.
  6. Odile Tremblay, "Pas de balayage en vue". Le Devoir , January 27, 2000.
  7. "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.