Robert Swartz Explained

Robert Swartz is a Canadian film and television editor.

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]}

Notes and References

1. Etan Vlessing, "‘Life’s a Zoo.tv’ among Gemini winners" . The Hollywood Reporter, October 20, 2009.
2. Adam Benzine, "“Income Property,” “D-Day” win Canadian Screen Awards" . RealScreen, February 27, 2013.
3. Web site: Taimur Sikander . Mirza . Atikamekw Suns wins best Canadian feature at WFF . . December 5, 2023 . September 11, 2024 . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240911210902/https://playbackonline.ca/2023/12/05/atikamekw-suns-wins-best-canadian-feature-at-wff/ . 2024-09-11.
4. Chris Knight, "Editing as a means to direct". National Post, March 29, 2006.
5. Web site: Provider . jewishfilmfestivals.org . 2005 . September 12, 2024 .
6. Web site: The 13th Annual Toronto Jewish Film Festival . 20 . . May 7–15, 2005 . September 12, 2024.
7. Web site: Cab 138 - Full Cast & Crew . . September 12, 2024.