Patrice Vermette

Patrice Vermette
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Montreal, Canada
Years active1996–recent

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]

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

Patrice 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

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

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards". Northern Stars.
  4. ^ Sadaf Ahsan, "Oscars a 'dream' come true for Montreal production designer who wins for 'Dune'". CTV News, March 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "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. ^ "Oscars : Patrice Vermette, lauréat de l'ombre, critique l'Académie". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b Ouimet-Lamothe, Sophie (2010-02-16). "Patrice Vermette". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-03-08.