Jérémy Comte is a Canadian film director from

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. He is best known for his 2018

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

'' Fauve'' which has won a Special Jury Prize at the

2018 Sundance Film Festival The 2018 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to January 28, 2018. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 29, 2017. Awards The following awards were presented: * U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award: '' Th ...

and was nominated for

91st Academy Awards The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2018 and took place on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, A ...

."Sundance : Jérémy Comte gagne un prix spécial du jury"
'' La Tribune'', January 24, 2018.

Life and career

Comte grew up in

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional count ...

. He graduated from

Concordia University, Montreal Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

, majoring in

film production Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casti ...

at 2013. At the age of 18, Comte made his first short documentary named ''Feel The Hill''.About Jeremy Comte
JeremyComtey.com Comte also directed the documentary short films ''Rueda'' and ''Paths'' and the narrative short film ''Ce qu'il reste'' (''What Remains''). After directing student films at in Concordia, Comte made his first two fictional

s, the second of which was '' Fauve'' (2018). Shot in 2017, the film centres on two boys (Félix Grenier and Alexandre Perreault) looking for adventure near an open pit mine, who are soon drawn into a dangerous situation as their power game spins out of control."Aspen Shortsfest: Writer-director Jérémy Comte on making ‘Fauve’"
'' Aspen Times'', April 5, 2018. The film premiered at the

and won a Special Jury Prize. It won several awards at other film festivals throughout the year, including the top award at the

Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (a.k.a. Palm Springs International ShortFest) held annually in Palm Springs, California is the largest film festival for short films in the United States.Best Canadian Short Film jury at the

2018 Toronto International Film Festival The 43rd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 6 to 16, 2018. In June 2018, the TIFF organizers announced a program to ensure that at least 20 percent of all film critics and journalists given press accreditation to ...

,"'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win"
''

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'', September 16, 2018. and the Grand Jury Prize at the

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. It was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the

.Two Quebec directors earn their way to the Academy Awards
''

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'' In 2018, it was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list."TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year"
'' Now'', December 5, 2018.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comte, Jeremy Living people Film directors from Quebec People from Sherbrooke Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Live Action Short Drama Year of birth missing (living people)