Patrice Vermette (born 1970) is a Canadian production designer/art director.[1] 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[2] and the Jutra Award for Best Art Direction at the 8th Jutra Awards,[3] and Dune, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Production Design at the 94th Academy Awards.[4]
Patrice Vermette | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Years active | 1996–recent |
He was also a Jutra winner for Café de Flore at the 14th Jutra Awards and for 1987 at the 17th Jutra Awards,[3] and was nominated at the 13th Jutra Awards for City of Shadows (La Cité)[5] 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[6] and at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for Enemy,[7] and an Academy Award nominee at the 82nd Academy Awards for The Young Victoria[8] and at the 89th Academy Awards for Arrival.[1]
His other credits include the short film Magical Words (Les Mots magiques).
Early life and education
editPatrice Vermette was born in Montreal, Quebec.[9] He studied communications at Concordia University, specializing in sound.[10] 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.[11] Vermette has also stated that as a music enthusiast, his "dream" was to produce albums.[10]
After graduating university, Vermette was involved in the visual design of music videos. He also worked in advertising.[11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hidden Agenda | Marc S. Grenier |
| 2005 | C.R.A.Z.Y. | Jean-Marc Vallée |
| 2009 | 1981 | Ricardo Trogi |
| The Young Victoria | Jean-Marc Vallée | |
| 2010 | City of Shadows | Kim Nguyen |
| 2011 | Café de Flore | Jean-Marc Vallée |
| 2012 | La Banda Picasso | Fernando Colomo |
| 2013 | Prisoners | Denis Villeneuve |
| Enemy | ||
| 2014 | 1987 | Ricardo Trogi |
| 2015 | Sicario | Denis Villeneuve |
| 2016 | Arrival | |
| 2017 | The Mountain Between Us | Hany Abu-Assad |
| 2018 | Gringo | Nash Edgerton |
| Vice | Adam McKay | |
| 2021 | Dune | Denis Villeneuve |
| 2023 | Foe | Garth Davis |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Denis Villeneuve |
References
edit- ^ a b T'cha Dunlevy, "Arrival crew basks in Oscar love". Montreal Gazette, February 25, 2017.
- ^ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Genies go C.R.A.Z.Y.". National Post, March 14, 2006.
- ^ a b "Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards". Northern Stars.
- ^ Sadaf Ahsan, "Oscars a 'dream' come true for Montreal production designer who wins for 'Dune'". CTV News, March 27, 2022.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Nominations aux Jutra 2011: tous derrière et lui devant". Films du Québec, February 10, 2011.
- ^ "The complete list of 2012 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, January 17, 2012.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (January 13, 2014). "Canadian Academy unveils nominees". Screen Daily.
- ^ Jim Holt, "Canadian success no 'one trick pony'". Regina Leader-Post, March 5, 2010.
- ^ "Oscars : Patrice Vermette, lauréat de l'ombre, critique l'Académie". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ a b ICI.Radio-Canada.ca. "Il a créé l'univers de Dune dans son salon à Longueuil". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ a b Ouimet-Lamothe, Sophie (2010-02-16). "Patrice Vermette". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-03-08.