{{Short description|Canadian art director (born 1970)}} {{Infobox person | name = Patrice Vermette | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1970}} | birth_place = [[Montreal|Montreal, Canada]] | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = 1996–recent | spouse = }}
'''Patrice Vermette''' (born 1970) is a [[Canadian]] [[production designer]]/[[art director]].<ref name=dunlevy>T'cha Dunlevy, "Arrival crew basks in Oscar love". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', February 25, 2017.</ref> He is most noted for his work on the films ''[[C.R.A.Z.Y.]]'', for which he won both the [[Genie Award]] for [[Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction/Production Design]] at the [[26th Genie Awards]]<ref>[[J. Kelly Nestruck]], "Genies go C.R.A.Z.Y.". ''[[National Post]]'', March 14, 2006.</ref> and the [[Jutra Award]] for [[Prix Iris for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] at the [[8th Jutra Awards]],<ref name=northernstars>[https://www.northernstars.ca/les-prix-jutras/ "Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards"]. ''Northern Stars''.</ref> and ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'', for which he won the [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]] at the [[94th Academy Awards]].<ref>Sadaf Ahsan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220328035314/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/oscars-a-dream-come-true-for-montreal-production-designer-who-wins-for-dune-1.5837047 "Oscars a 'dream' come true for Montreal production designer who wins for 'Dune'"]. [[CTV News]], March 27, 2022.</ref>
He was also a Jutra winner for ''[[Café de Flore (film)|Café de Flore]]'' at the [[14th Jutra Awards]] and for ''[[1987 (film)|1987]]'' at the [[17th Jutra Awards]],<ref name=northernstars/> and was nominated at the [[13th Jutra Awards]] for ''[[City of Shadows (2010 film)|City of Shadows]] (La Cité)''<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/nominations-aux-jutra-2011-tous-derriere-et-lui-devant/ "Nominations aux Jutra 2011: tous derrière et lui devant"]. ''Films du Québec'', February 10, 2011.</ref> and at the 17th Jutra Awards for ''[[Enemy (2013 film)|Enemy]]''. He was a Genie and [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominee at the [[30th Genie Awards]] for ''[[1981 (film)|1981]]'', at the [[32nd Genie Awards]] for ''Café de Flore''<ref>"The complete list of 2012 Genie nominations". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 17, 2012.</ref> and at the [[2nd Canadian Screen Awards]] for ''Enemy'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/awards/canadian-academy-unveils-nominees-/5065309.article |title=Canadian Academy unveils nominees |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |date=January 13, 2014 |work=[[Screen Daily]]}}</ref> and an Academy Award nominee at the [[82nd Academy Awards]] for ''[[The Young Victoria]]''<ref>Jim Holt, "Canadian success no 'one trick pony'". ''[[Regina Leader-Post]]'', March 5, 2010.</ref> and at the [[89th Academy Awards]] for ''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]''.<ref name=dunlevy/>
His other credits include the short film ''[[Magical Words]] (Les Mots magiques)''.
== Early life and education == Patrice Vermette was born in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=Oscars : Patrice Vermette, lauréat de l'ombre, critique l'Académie |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1872441/patrice-vermette-dune-oscar-direction-artistique-denis-villeneuve-jean-marc-vallee |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Radio-Canada |language=fr-ca}}</ref> He studied communications at [[Concordia University]], specializing in sound.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |title=Il a créé l'univers de Dune dans son salon à Longueuil |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numerique/3115/univers-dune-patrice-vermette-denis-villeneuve-cinema-concepteur-visuel |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca}}</ref> In 1977, at the age of seven, he watched the first film in the [[Star Wars]] series, a moment he said sparked his desire to dedicate his life to helping tell stories like the one he had seen.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Ouimet-Lamothe |first=Sophie |date=2010-02-16 |title=Patrice Vermette |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/regional/personnalites-la-presse/201002/16/01-950206-patrice-vermette.php |access-date=2024-03-08 |work=La Presse |language=fr-CA}}</ref> Vermette has also stated that as a music enthusiast, his "dream" was to produce albums.<ref name=":0" />
After graduating university, Vermette was involved in the visual design of music videos. He also worked in advertising.<ref name=":1" />
== Filmography == {| class=wikitable ! Year ! Title ! Director |- | 2001 | ''[[Hidden Agenda (2001 film)|Hidden Agenda]]'' | Marc S. Grenier |- | 2005 | ''[[C.R.A.Z.Y.]]'' | [[Jean-Marc Vallée]] |- | rowspan=2|2009 |''[[1981 (film)|1981]]'' | [[Ricardo Trogi]] |- | ''[[The Young Victoria]]'' | Jean-Marc Vallée |- | 2010 | ''[[City of Shadows (2010 film)|City of Shadows]]'' | [[Kim Nguyen]] |- | 2011 | ''[[Café de Flore (film)|Café de Flore]]'' | Jean-Marc Vallée |- | 2012 | ''La Banda Picasso'' | [[Fernando Colomo]] |- | rowspan=2|2013 | ''[[Prisoners (2013 film)|Prisoners]]'' | rowspan=2|[[Denis Villeneuve]] |- | ''[[Enemy (2013 film)|Enemy]]'' |- | 2014 | ''[[1987 (film)|1987]]'' | Ricardo Trogi |- | 2015 | ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]'' | rowspan=2|Denis Villeneuve |- | 2016 | ''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]'' |- | 2017 | ''[[The Mountain Between Us (film)|The Mountain Between Us]]'' | [[Hany Abu-Assad]] |- | rowspan=2|2018 | ''[[Gringo (2018 film)|Gringo]]'' | [[Nash Edgerton]] |- | ''[[Vice (2018 film)|Vice]]'' | [[Adam McKay]] |- | 2021 | ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'' |Denis Villeneuve |- | 2023 | ''[[Foe (film)|Foe]]'' | [[Garth Davis]] |- | 2024 | ''[[Dune: Part Two]]'' |Denis Villeneuve |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0894411}}
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