Phil Comeau
Phil Comeau, CM is a Canadian film and television director, born in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia and living in Montreal, Quebec.
Biography
Phil Comeau is a film and television director and scriptwriter, born in Nova Scotia and based in Montreal. He has directed numerous drama and documentary films and television series in over 20 countries.
His recent films include the award-winning documentaries The Nature of Frederic Back and Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte. His popular adult drama series Tribu.com (I & II) received viewer ratings of 1.3 million in Quebec. His other popular drama series include the remake Lassie, Emily of New Moon, Pit Pony, La Sagouine, Les couleurs de mon accent, World Legends and Mayday shown on over 60 networks worldwide. He also directed a Canadian feature film Jerome's Secret and two TV movies in France Crash of the Century and Romania Teen Knight for US productions.
A globetrotter, Phil has travelled on all continents and visited over 50 countries. Comeau has also directed and wrote numerous films about his Acadian culture. Among them, the first independent Acadian feature film Jerome's Secret in 1994, the first Acadian comedy The Gossips, the first Acadian children's film The Hooked Rug of Grand-Pré and a popular series remake La Sagouine shot entirely by an Acadian crew for Radio-Canada.
Awards and honours
His films and TV series have received 37 awards at festivals in North America and Europe. Phil Comeau was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2010; he received the rank of "Chevalier" of L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France in 2006; received the honorary distinction L'Ordre des francophones d'Amérique at the National Assembly in Quebec in 2007; two Honorary Doctorats in Arts from the Université de Moncton, N.B. (2013) and from Université Sainte-Anne, N.S. (2007); the Prix Meritas of the Federation acadienne du Quebec in 1999; and the Grand-Pre Award from the Minister of Culture of Nova Scotia in 1997.[1]
Filmography
as Director
- 1977: La cabane (drama)
- 1978: The Gossips (drama)
- 1979: La mer enligne nos terres
- 1980: Notre côte (TV series)
- 1982: J'avions 375 ans
- 1982: Knock on Wood
- 1983: A l'image de la mer
- 1984: La musique nous explique
- 1984: No Easy Passage (drama)
- 1985: Colds
- 1986: The Hooked Rug of Grand-Pré (drama)
- 1987: Le deuxième souffle
- 1987: Le creux de la vague
- 1990: La meteo de la mer
- 1991: Au mitan des iles
- 1992: The Art of the Street Performer
- 1993: Paleo World
- 1993: Archeology (TV series)
- 1993: The Sphinx
- 1993: Hitler's Conspiracy
- 1993: Petra, the Red City
- 1993: In Search of the Neanderthal
- 1993: Who was Cleopatra?
- 1993: Caesar's Nightmare
- 1993: Macedonia
- 1993: A City in the Clouds
- 1994: Jerome's Secret (feature drama movie)
- 1995: The New Detectives (TV series)
- 1996: Lassie (TV drama series)
- 1998: Teen Knight (TV movie, drama)
- 1998: Emily of New Moon (TV drama series)
- 1999: Walk on the Wild Side! (TV series)
- 2000: Pit Pony (TV drama series)
- 2001: Chopin: Frederic and Georges (TV drama series)
- 2001: Tribu.com I (TV drama series)
- 2002: Tall Ship Chronicles (TV series)
- 2002: Tribu.com II (TV drama series)
- 2003: Barney & Clyde (drama)
- 2003: Les couleurs de mon accent (TV docu-drama series)
- 2004: Mayday II (Air Emergency) (TV docu-drama series)
- 2005: Mayday III (Air Emergency) (TV docu-drama series)
- 2005: The Crash of the Century (TV docu-drama movie)
- 2006: La Sagouine (TV drama series)
- 2007: Risk Takers (TV series)
- 2008: Stunt Stars (TV series)
- 2009: Nature Above All
- 2011: Les Acadiens du Québec, avec Fred Pellerin (TV series)
- 2012: The Nature of Frederic Back (feature length film & a TV program)
- 2013: Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte (feature length film)[2]
as Writer
- 1977: La cabane
- 1978: The Gossips
- 1979: La mer enligne nos terres
- 1980: Notre côte (TV series)
- 1982: J'avions 375 ans
- 1982: La musique nous explique
- 1982: Knock on Wood (TV series)
- 1983: À l'image de la mer
- 1984: No Easy Passage
- 1986: The Hooked Rug of Grand-Pre
- 1987: Le deuxième souffle
- 1987: Le Creux de la vague
- 1991: Au mitan des îles
- 1992: Archeology (TV series)
- 1994: Jerome's Secret
- 1999: Walk on the Wild Side! (TV series)
- 2002: Tall Ship Chronicles (TV series)
- 2004: Mayday II (TV series)
- 2006: La Sagouine (TV series)
- 2007: Risk Takers (TV series)
- 2008: Stunt Stars (TV series)
- 2009: Nature Above All
- 2011: Frederic Back, Grandeur Nature
- 2012: Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte
as Producer
- 1994 : Jerome's Secret (feature film)
- 1983 : La musique nous explique (documentary)
- 1980 : Notre côte (TV series)
Awards and nominations
Honors
- 2013: Honorary Doctorat in Arts, Université de Moncton (New Brunswick)
- 2007: Honorary Doctorat in Fine-Arts, Université Sainte-Anne (Nova Scotia)
- 2010: Order of Canada (Ottawa)
- 2007: Ordre des francophones d'Amérique (Quebec)
- 2006: Order of Arts and Letters (France)
- 1999: Prix Méritas - Federation acadienne du Quebec (Montreal)
- 1997: Prix Grand-Pré (Halifax)
Film Awards
- 1984: La musique nous explique (documentary)
- Award of excellence. 1st Atlantic Film Festival, Saint-Johns, Newfoundland
- 1986: The Hooked Rug of Grand-Pre (drama)
- Award of excellence: 3rd Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Prix d'excellence: Festival des jeux de la francophonie, Casablanca Morocco
- 1992: Archeology (documentary TV series)
- Best documentary TV series: Cable Ace Awards, Los Angeles, California
- Award of excellence: FilmWorld Fest, Houston, Texas
- 1994: Jerome's Secret (theatrical feature film)
- 3 awards: Audience Choice Award, Bayard d'Or for acting & Best First Feature : Festival international du film francophone, Namur, Belgium
- Audience Choice Award: Festival international du cinema, Sarlat, France
- Maverick Award: Cinequest Festival, San Jose, California
- Heritage Award: International Film Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Award of Excellence: FilmWorld Fest, Houston, Texas
- Award of Excellence: FilmWorld Fest, Charleston, North Carolina
- Award of Excellence: International Film Festival, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- La Vague Award: Festival international du cinéma francophone, Moncton, New Brunswick
- Audience Choice Award: Festival des films de Baie-Comeau, Québec
- Audience Choice Award: Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 1996: Lassie (drama TV series)
- Audience Choice Award: FilmWorld Fest, Charleston, North Carolina
- Award of excellence: Parents Choice Awards, Maryland
- 1998: Emily of New Moon (TV series)
- 2 Best Acting Awards: Gemini Awards, Toronto
- Best drama TV series: Alliance for children & television awards, Toronto
- 2000: Pit Pony (drama TV series)
- Best drama series: Young Artists Awards, Hollywood California
- 2009: Nature Above All (documentary)
- Audience Choice Award & Special mention by Jury: Festival de films de Portneuf sur l'environnement, Quebec.
- 2010: La Sagouine (drama TV series)
- Award Hommage for actress Viola Léger and Coup de coeur: 12e Festival des créations télévisuelles de Luchon, in France.
- 2012: The Nature of Frederic Back / Frédéric Back; Grandeur nature (feature length documentary)
- Audience Choice Award: 30th International Festival of Films on Art, Montreal.
- Audience Choice Award: 26th Festival international du cinéma francophone, Moncton.
- 2013: Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte / Ron Turcotte, jockey légendaire (feature length documentary)
- Audience Choice Award: 25th International Film Festival Cinefest, Sudbury.
- 2014: The Nature of Frederic Back / Frédéric Back; Grandeur nature (feature length documentary)
- Audience Choice Award: 9th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, Lafayette, Louisiana.
- 2014: Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte / Ron Turcotte, jockey légendaire (feature length documentary)
- Grand Jury Prize: 9th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Film Nominations
- 1994: Jerome's Secret (feature film)
- 2 Genie Awards, Toronto.
- Official selection at Shanghai International film Festival, China.
- 1999: Pit Pony (TV series)
- 2 Gemini Awards, Toronto
- 2001: Chopin: Frédéric et Georges (docu-drama)
- 2 Gemeaux Awards, Montreal
- 2001: Tribu.com I (drama TV series)
- 2 Gemeaux Awards, Montreal
- 2002: Tribu.com II (drama TV series)
- 2 Gemeaux Award, Montreal
- 2009: Nature Above All (documentary)
- 1 Gemeaux Award, Montreal
- 2013: The Nature of Frederic Back (documentary)
- 2 Gemeaux Awards for Best documentary biography & Best documentary research.
- Official selection at Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France
References
- ↑ Governor General announces 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada
- ↑ Wolski, Tom (20 June 2013). "Finally, a movie about Secretariat's jockey". Vancouver Province. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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