Jérémy Comte

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

Jérémy Comte is a Canadian film director from Quebec. He is best known for his 2018 short film Fauve which won a Special Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival[1] and the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama,[2] and was nominated for 91st Academy Awards.

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] Comte also directed the documentary short films Rueda and Paths and the narrative short film What Remains (Ce qu'il reste).[3]

After directing student films at in Concordia, Comte made his first two fictional short films, 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.[4]

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won a Special Jury Prize.[5] It won several awards at other film festivals throughout the year, including the top award at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films,[6] an Honourable Mention from the Best Canadian Short Film jury at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival,[7] and the Grand Jury Prize at the 24FPS International Short Film Festival.[8] It was later named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018.[9]

In 2019 the film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards,[2] and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[10]

His feature debut, Paradise, is slated for release in 2026.[11] The film's screenplay was co-written with filmmaker Will Niava.[12] In the same year he entered production on his second feature film, Eleo and Nova.[13]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Role
2026 Paradise Director
TBA Eleo and Nova Director

Short films

Year Title Role
2012 Rueda Director, Editor
2014 Paths Director, Editor, Co-producer
2016 What Remains (Ce qu’il reste) Director, Editor
2018 Fauve Director, Editor

Music videos

Year Artist Title Role
2015 Rivver feat. Milk & Bone Am I Ok Director
2016 Daniela Andrade Shore – A Visual Album Director
2016 Shore Director
2016 Come Around Director
2016 Sound Director
2016 Digital Age Director
2017 Aliocha Sarah Director
2019 Daniela Andrade Genesis Director
2019 Gallo Pinto Director
2019 Polly Pocket Director
2020 K.L.F.G. Director
2020 Puddles Director

References

  1. ^ "Sundance : Jérémy Comte gagne un prix spécial du jury". La Tribune, January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Les Québécois remportent plus de la moitié des trophées à l'avant-gala des prix Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019.
  3. ^ a b About Jeremy Comte JeremyComtey.com
  4. ^ "Aspen Shortsfest: Writer-director Jérémy Comte on making ‘Fauve’". Aspen Times, April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Aspen Shortsfest: Writer-director Jérémy Comte on making ‘Fauve’
  6. ^ "Canadian Film Wins Top Prize at Palm Springs ShortFest". Palm Springs Life, June 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily, September 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Canadian's film 'Fauve' takes top prize at Abilene's 24fps short film festival". Abilene Reporter-News, November 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year". Now, December 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Two Quebec filmmakers receive first-ever Academy Award nominations". CBC News Montreal, January 22, 2019.
  11. ^ Andrew Tracy, "Jérémy Comte’s Paradise to premiere at Berlinale". Playback, January 14, 2026.
  12. ^ Jamie Casemore, "Tandem Films boards Jérémy Comte’s Paradise". Playback, January 15, 2025.
  13. ^ Jamie Casemore, "Global Constellation boards Jérémy Comte’s Eleo & Nova". Playback, February 18, 2026.
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