Michèle Hozer

Michèle Hozer is a Canadian film director and editor, known for her work in documentary film.[1]

Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, she studied film at Concordia University, and began her career as an editor for the National Film Board of Canada. Professionally, she has been based in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

She made her debut as a director with the 2009 film Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, which she co-directed with Peter Raymont.[2] The film premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] Hozer and Raymont then collaborated on West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson in 2011.[4] She founded The Cutting Factory, her own editing studio which has also since been her production shingle as a documentarian.[5]

She made her solo directorial debut with Sugar Coated,[1] which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2015.[6] Her subsequent films as a director have included The Barber of Augusta, SponsorLand and Atomic Reaction.[7]

Her film The Pitch is slated to premiere at the 2025 Atlantic International Film Festival.[8]

Filmography

Director

Editor

  • 15th Anniversary - 1989
  • Our National Parliament: The Inside Story - 1990
  • Making Steel - 1992
  • Talking Translation: Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier - 1993
  • Economix - 1995-96, short film series
  • Beauty Begins Inside: The P Syndrome - 1995
  • Can't Stop Now - 1999
  • Building for Disasters - 2000
  • Naked in New York - 2000
  • The Nature of Things: "Race for the Future II" - 2000
  • Diet Wars - 2001
  • The Undefended Border - 2002
  • Arctic Dreamer: The Lonely Quest of Vilhjalmur Stefansson - 2003
  • Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire - 2004
  • Soferet: A Special Scribe - 2006
  • China Rises: "Party Games" - 2006
  • A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman - 2007
  • Last Call at the Gladstone Hotel - 2007
  • Triumph: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma - 2008
  • Tar Sands: The Selling of Alberta - 2008
  • That's My Time - 2008
  • Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould - 2009
  • The Team - 2010
  • West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson - 2011
  • Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children - 2012
  • The Lost Highway - 2014
  • Sugar Coated - 2015
  • The Barber of Augusta - 2016
  • SponsorLand - 2017
  • The Reckoning: Hollywood's Worst Kept Secret - 2018
  • Inviolable: The Fight for Human Rights - 2018

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Ref.
Gemini Awards 2000 Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series The Nature of Things: "Race for the Future II" Won [9]
2005 Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire Won [10]
Canadian Screen Awards 2016 Donald Brittain Award Sugar Coated Won [11]
Canadian Cinema Editors 2011 Best Editing in a Feature Documentary Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Nominated
2012 West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson Won [12]
2013 Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children Nominated [13]
2016 Sugar Coated Nominated
2019 Best Editing in a Short-Form Documentary Inviolable: The Fight for Human Rights Nominated
International Documentary Association 2010 Best Music Documentary Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Nominated [14]
News and Documentary Emmy Awards 2011 Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman Nominated [15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Brendan Kelly, "Is sugar the new tobacco?; Michele Hozer's new documentary examines health risks and marketing tricks of the sugar industry". Montreal Gazette, August 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Jay Stone, "The public, private, secret lives of a genius". Regina Leader-Post, December 1, 2009.
  3. ^ Peter Howell, "TIFF's Canuck lineup pushes our boundaries; Hugh Hefner, rocking vampires, the other side of Glenn Gould and an amused Queen Victoria". Toronto Star, August 5, 2009.
  4. ^ Liz Braun, "Tom Thomson in a new light". Toronto Sun, April 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Karen Valihora, "Local filmmakers document little known Canadian connection to the Atomic Bomb". Picton Gazette, August 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hot Docs 2015: Reshaping Reality". Point of View, April 23, 2015.
  7. ^ Liz Braun, "Atomic Reaction: New Doc Explores Canada’s Role in The Manhattan Project". Original Cin, February 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Pat Mullen, "Atlantic International Film Festival Announces 2025 Line-up". Point of View, August 13, 2025.
  9. ^ "Canceled series score numerous Gemini wins". Playback, November 13, 2000.
  10. ^ "2005 Gemini Winners". Playback, December 5, 2005.
  11. ^ "First winners at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards". Tribute, March 9, 2016.
  12. ^ Danielle Ng See Quan, "Canadian Cinema Editors announce award winners". Playback, May 18, 2012.
  13. ^ Michael Rosenkrantz, "Canadian editors announce nominees". Screen Daily, April 19, 2013.
  14. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Genius snags IDA nomination". Playback, October 28, 2010.
  15. ^ "The 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards: Full, Detailed List of Nominations in All 42 Categories". TV Week, July 17, 2011.
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