Michèle Hozer is a Canadian film director and editor, known for her work in documentary film.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.
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.
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.Jay Stone, "The public, private, secret lives of a genius". Regina Leader-Post, December 1, 2009. The film premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.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. Hozer and Raymont then collaborated on West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson in 2011.Liz Braun, "Tom Thomson in a new light". Toronto Sun, April 20, 2012. She founded The Cutting Factory, her own editing studio which has also since been her production shingle as a documentarian.Karen Valihora, "Local filmmakers document little known Canadian connection to the Atomic Bomb". Picton Gazette, August 24, 2023.
She made her solo directorial debut with Sugar Coated, which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2015."Hot Docs 2015: Reshaping Reality". Point of View, April 23, 2015. Her subsequent films as a director have included The Barber of Augusta, SponsorLand and Atomic Reaction.Liz Braun, "Atomic Reaction: New Doc Explores Canada’s Role in The Manhattan Project". Original Cin, February 6, 2025.
Her film The Pitch is slated to premiere at the 2025 Atlantic International Film Festival.Pat Mullen, "Atlantic International Film Festival Announces 2025 Line-up". Point of View, August 13, 2025.
Filmography Director Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould - 2009 West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson - 2011 Sugar Coated - 2015 The Barber of Augusta - 2016 SponsorLand - 2017 Atomic Reaction - 2024 The Pitch - 2025
Editor
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Gemini Awards 2000 Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series The Nature of Things: "Race for the Future II" "Canceled series score numerous Gemini wins". Playback, November 13, 2000. 2005 Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire "2005 Gemini Winners". Playback, December 5, 2005. Canadian Screen Awards 2016 Donald Brittain Award Sugar Coated "First winners at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards". Tribute, March 9, 2016. Canadian Cinema Editors 2011 Best Editing in a Feature Documentary Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould 2012 West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson Danielle Ng See Quan, "Canadian Cinema Editors announce award winners". Playback, May 18, 2012. 2013 Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children Michael Rosenkrantz, "Canadian editors announce nominees". Screen Daily, April 19, 2013. 2016 Sugar Coated 2019 Best Editing in a Short-Form Documentary Inviolable: The Fight for Human Rights International Documentary Association 2010 Best Music Documentary Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Etan Vlessing, "Genius snags IDA nomination". Playback, October 28, 2010. News and Documentary Emmy Awards 2011 Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman "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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