Jérémy Comte

Jérémy Comte is a Canadian film director from Quebec. He is best known for his 2018 film Fauve which has won a Special Jury Prize in the short films program at 2018 Sundance Film Festival[1] and has been shortlisted for 91st Academy Awards.[2]

Jérémy Comte
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materConcordia University
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
WebsiteJeremyComte.com

Life and career

Comte grew up in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He graduated from Concordia University, Montreal, majoring in film production at 2013. At the age of 18, Comte made his first short documentary named Feel The Hill.[3]

Beyond his student film in Concordia, Comte made his first two fictional films, the second of which was Fauve. The filming of Fauve was done in July 2017. The film premiered in Sundance film festival, Utah and earned Special Jury Award.[4] The short film later got shortlisted Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film nominee at the 91st Academy Awards.[5][6]

The film also received an Honourable Mention from the Best Canadian Short Film jury at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival,[7] and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[8]

Comte previously directed the documentary short films Rueda and Paths, and the narrative short film Ce qu'il reste (What Remains).

References
  1. "Sundance : Jérémy Comte gagne un prix spécial du jury". La Tribune, January 24, 2018.
  2. Jeremy Comte Reveals The Real-Life Meaning Behind His Oscar-Nominated Thriller, ‘Fauve’ Hollywood Life
  3. About Jeremy Comte JeremyComtey.com
  4. Aspen Shortsfest: Writer-director Jérémy Comte on making ‘Fauve’
  5. "Two Quebec filmmakers receive first-ever Academy Award nominations". CBC News Montreal, January 22, 2019.
  6. Two Quebec directors earn their way to the Academy Awards Montreal Gazette
  7. "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily, September 16, 2018.
  8. "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year". Now, December 5, 2018.
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