Biography
Editor Philippe Ralet has been telling stories with pictures all his life.
Born in Belgium in 1950, raised in French, educated in English in Rosemere, north of Montréal, Philippe Ralet has successfully bridged Quebec's two solitudes and has worked to bridge the gap between film and television. His drumming and photography interests in his youth led inevitably to a career in editing.
Successfully marrying art and television he has worked for such divers producers as Just for Laughs/Juste pour Rire, Montréal Jazz Festival, Rhombus Media, Tony and Ridley Scott's Scott Free, Cirrus Communications, Cinémaginaire, Hallmark, Cine Qua Non Films, for such broadcasters as CBC, SRC, TVA, HBO, Showcase, Bravo, ARTV and many European broadcasters.
He's worked with directors as divers as Erik Canuel, Tim Southam, Denise Filiatrault, Jim Allodi, Bernar Hébert, Jacques Payette, François Girard, Alain Desrochers, Pierre Gang, Peter Moss, he has helped develop such series as Watatatow, Iris the Happy Professor, The Hunger, Student Bodies, Le Petit Monde de Laura Cadieux, CTYvon, Naked Josh, MooseTV, and has been an integral part in interpreting literary works such as Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City, and Mordecai Richler's St-Urbain's Horseman into successful mini-series. He has also brought to the silver screen the Leonard Cohen classic The Favourite Game.
Having started editing sound effects on 16mm Steenbeck editing tables for the Telescene Productions' Curious George (1980) to then beta testing highly acclaimed Avid Editing software (1992-1997), he has been instrumental in developing technology to allow the creative edge of editing to rise above the computer jungle. Philippe Ralet was also founder, president, chief editor of The Bureau de Post (1992), the groundbreaking post house in Montréal specializing in providing Avid editing suites to freelance editors.
In the performing arts domain Philippe Ralet has worked on many award winning projects, such as : Le Petit Musée Velázquez (1994) director: Bernar Hébert , winner best editing Prix Gémeaux, Canadian Film Academy ; Le Violon Magique, (1996) director Raymond Saint-Jean, nominated best editing Prix Gémeaux, Canadian Film Academy ; Le Petit Cheval, (1991) director Raymond Saint-Jean, Grand Prix Vidéo, Festival de Bruxelles ; Bartok Songe Collectionneur De Gamme (1994) Director: Bernar Hébert ; Bali (1993) director Michel Cayla ; Pictures At An Exhibition, Momix (1991) director Bernar Hébert Winner EMMY ; Visions (1990) directors: Bernar Hébert, Raymond Saint-Jean, Suzan Raynard, Isabelle Hayeur ; Tango, Tango (1989) director François Girard, Silver Plaque/25th Chicago International Film Festival, Honourable Mention Dance Video Category/Australian International Video Festival (1989) ; Opéra, Opéra (1989) director Bernar Hébert ; Commitments Two Portraits (1987), director Bernar Hébert, Honourable mention, Dance on Camera Festivals (1988) New-York, NY. , Silver Plaque/Video Section, 25th Chicago International Films Festival (1987) Chicago, Ill ; Jo Lechay Dance Company (1986), Director: Jo Lechay, First Award. Dance Film Association, New York, NY, 1986.
