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Patrice Vermette

Canadian art director (born 1970)

Canadian art director (born 1970)

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namePatrice Vermette
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yearsactive1996–recent

Patrice Vermette (born 1970) is a Canadian production designer/art director. He is most noted for his work on the films C.R.A.Z.Y., for which he won both the Genie Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design at the 26th Genie Awards and the Jutra Award for Best Art Direction at the 8th Jutra Awards, and Dune, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Production Design at the 94th Academy Awards.

He was also a Jutra winner for Café de Flore at the 14th Jutra Awards and for 1987 at the 17th Jutra Awards, and at the 17th Jutra Awards for Enemy. He was a Genie and Canadian Screen Award nominee at the 30th Genie Awards for 1981, at the 32nd Genie Awards for Café de Flore and at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for Enemy, and an Academy Award nominee at the 82nd Academy Awards for The Young Victoria and at the 89th Academy Awards for Arrival.

His other credits include the short film Magical Words (Les Mots magiques).

Early life and education

Patrice Vermette was born in Montreal, Quebec. He studied communications at Concordia University, specializing in sound. In 1977, at the age of seven, he watched the first film in the Star Wars series, a moment he said sparked his desire to dedicate his life to helping tell stories like the one he had seen. Vermette has also stated that as a music enthusiast, his "dream" was to produce albums.

After graduating university, Vermette was involved in the visual design of music videos. He also worked in advertising.

Filmography

YearTitleDirector
2001Hidden AgendaMarc S. Grenier
2005C.R.A.Z.Y.Jean-Marc Vallée
20091981Ricardo Trogi
The Young VictoriaJean-Marc Vallée
2010City of ShadowsKim Nguyen
2011Café de FloreJean-Marc Vallée
2012La Banda PicassoFernando Colomo
2013PrisonersDenis Villeneuve
Enemy
20141987Ricardo Trogi
2015SicarioDenis Villeneuve
2016Arrival
2017The Mountain Between UsHany Abu-Assad
2018GringoNash Edgerton
ViceAdam McKay
2021DuneDenis Villeneuve
2023FoeGarth Davis
2024Dune: Part TwoDenis Villeneuve

References

References

  1. T'cha Dunlevy, "Arrival crew basks in Oscar love". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', February 25, 2017.
  2. [[J. Kelly Nestruck]], "Genies go C.R.A.Z.Y.". ''[[National Post]]'', March 14, 2006.
  3. [https://www.northernstars.ca/les-prix-jutras/ "Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards"]. ''Northern Stars''.
  4. Sadaf Ahsan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220328035314/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/oscars-a-dream-come-true-for-montreal-production-designer-who-wins-for-dune-1.5837047 "Oscars a 'dream' come true for Montreal production designer who wins for 'Dune'"]. [[CTV News]], March 27, 2022.
  5. and was nominated at the [[13th Jutra Awards]] for ''[[City of Shadows (2010 film). City of Shadows]] (La Cité)''Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/nominations-aux-jutra-2011-tous-derriere-et-lui-devant/ "Nominations aux Jutra 2011: tous derrière et lui devant"]. ''Films du Québec'', February 10, 2011.
  6. "The complete list of 2012 Genie nominations". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 17, 2012.
  7. Kay, Jeremy. (January 13, 2014). "Canadian Academy unveils nominees". [[Screen Daily]].
  8. Jim Holt, "Canadian success no 'one trick pony'". ''[[Regina Leader-Post]]'', March 5, 2010.
  9. (2022-03-29). "Oscars : Patrice Vermette, lauréat de l’ombre, critique l’Académie".
  10. ICI.Radio-Canada.ca. "Il a créé l’univers de Dune dans son salon à Longueuil".
  11. Ouimet-Lamothe, Sophie. (2010-02-16). "Patrice Vermette". La Presse.
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