Werner Nold (born December 19, 1933, in
Samedan
Samedan (, ) is a town and municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is served by Samedan railway station on the Rhaetian Railway network and by the Samedan Airport.
History
Samedan is first mentioned in 1139 as '' ...
,
Switzerland) is a
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 ...
film editor. In 1984, he was named a
Member of the Order of Canada, and 2012, he was named as a Knight of the
National Order of Quebec
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as ''l'Ordre national du Québec'', and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governo ...
.
[http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/publications/nominations/nominations-2012.pdf ] In 2010, he received the
Prix Albert-Tessier
The Prix Albert-Tessier is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, given to individuals for an outstanding career in Quebec cinema. It is awarded to script-writing, acting, composing music, directing, producing a ...
from the
government of Quebec for his contributions to the
cinema of Quebec. Over a 35-year career at the
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...
(NFB), Nold worked on approximately 100 films. He also co-founded the Conseil québécois pour la diffusion du cinéma and served as president of the
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.
Born in Switzerland, Nold moved to Quebec in 1955, while in his early 20s. He was hired by the NFB in 1961, and retired from film editing in 1996, when back trouble made long hours of sitting too painful. He lives with his wife of over 40 years, Lucette Lupien, in Montreal's
Habitat 67
HABITAT 67, or simply Habitat, is a housing complex at Cité du Havre, on the Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie. It originated in his master's thesis at the School of Architectu ...
complex.
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Filmographyat the National Film Board of Canada
Canadian film editors
Members of the Order of Canada
National Film Board of Canada people
Francophone Quebec people
Swiss emigrants to Canada
1933 births
Living people
People from Maloja District
People from Montreal
Prix Albert-Tessier winners
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