Richard Comeau Explained

Richard Comeau
Occupation:	Film editor
Nationality:	French Canadian

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:

Awards and nominations

Film	Year	Award	Result	Ref(s)
Maelström	2000	Genie Award for Best Editing		^[5]
		Jutra Award for Best Editing		^[6]
	2001	Gemini Award for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series		^[7]
The Five of Us	2005	Genie Award for Best Editing		^[8]
The Necessities of Life	2008	Genie Award for Best Editing
Polytechnique	2009
		Jutra Award for Editing		^[9]
War Witch	2012	Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing		^[10]
Gabrielle	2013	Jutra Award for Editing
My Internship in Canada	2015	Jutra Award for Editing
Two Lovers and a Bear	2016	Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing		^[11]
		Prix Iris for Editing		^[12]
Stockholm	2018	Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing		^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Passchendaele, Necessities of Life dominate Genie Awards . 4 April 2009 . 31 December 2016 . CBC News.
2. Web site: Polytechnique dominates Genies . Boesveld . Sarah . 2 April 2010 . 31 December 2016 . The Globe and Mail.
3. Web site: Une place de choix pour la région . Begin . Stephane . 24 March 2014 . 31 December 2016 . La Presse.
4. Web site: Nominations aux Jutra: Corbo et La passion d'Augustine en tête . 25 January 2016 . 31 December 2016 . La Presse.
5. Web site: Maelstrom storms the Genies . Lacey . Liam . 13 December 2000 . 11 February 2018 . The Globe and Mail.
6. Web site: Maelström blitzes Quebec's Jutra Awards . 27 February 2001 . 10 February 2018 . The Globe and Mail.
7. Web site: 2001 Gemini Winners . Staff . 12 November 2001 . 22 April 2020 . Playback.
8. Web site: French films take the lead . Dixon . Guy . 9 February 2005 . 22 April 2020 . The Globe and Mail.
9. News: Mathieu . Annie . 29 March 2010 . 'J'ai tue ma mere' wins top Jutra prize, 'Polytechnique' wins most . The Canadian Press.
10. Web site: War Witch wins at the first Canadian Screen Awards . 4 March 2013 . 4 May 2017 . Tribute.
11. Web site: Juste la fin du monde remporte six prix aux Écrans canadiens . 12 March 2017 . 12 March 2017 . La Presse.
12. Web site: Gala des artisans Québec Cinéma: Juste La Fin du monde obtient trois prix Iris . The Canadian Press . The Canadian Press . 1 June 2017 . 2 June 2017 . La Presse.
13. Web site: Richard Comeau . 16 March 2019 . Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.