Rhayne Vermette

Rhéanne Vermette (born 1982), known professionally as Rhayne Vermette, is a Métis filmmaker from Canada.[1] She is most noted for her 2021 film Ste. Anne, which won the Amplify Voices award for Best Canadian Film at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Originally from Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba,[3] Vermette studied architecture at the University of Manitoba.[4] Her filmmaking style is experimental, typically blending aspects of narrative fiction, animation and documentary into collage films.

She previously wrote and directed the short films R Seymore Goes North (2011), Tudor Village: A One Shot Deal (2012), Rob What (2014) and U.F.O. (2016), and had acting roles in the short film Accidence and the television series Edgar.

  1. ^ Jared Mobarak, "TIFF Review: Ste. Anne is an Atmospheric, Experimental Manitoban Odyssey". The Film Stage, September 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, September 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "« Ste. Anne » de Rhayne Vermette au Festival international du film de Berlin". Ici Radio-Canada Première, February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Grace Paizen, "‘Ste. Anne’ premieres at TIFF: Rhayne Vermette’s debut feature-length film artistically contends the past". The Manitoban, September 14, 2021.