Peter Woeste (also known as Peter F. Woeste) is a German/Canadian TV director,

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and

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. Woeste is best known for his work on ''

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'' as a director and director of photography. Along with Jim Menard, Woeste was one of Stargate SG-1's main cinematographers during its ten-year series run, starting with the pilot episode "

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". He also worked on the spin-off ''

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'' and was the cinematographer of the '' Stargate: Continuum'' and '' Stargate: The Ark of Truth'' direct-to-DVD movies. He was nominated for an ASC Award in 1997 for ''

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'' in the category "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Mini-Series", and won a 1997 Blizzard Award in the category "Best Cinematography - Dramatic" for '' Paris or Somewhere''. He was nominated for a

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in the category "Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series" three times: in 1994 for ''

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'', in 1997 for '' The Legend of the Ruby Silver'', and in 2004 for the ''

'' episode " Nightwalkers". He was nominated for a Leo award in 2008 in the category "Best Cinematography in a feature length production" for Stargate Continuum.

Personal life

Peter formerly taught cinematography at the Nat and Flora Bosa Centre for Film and Animation at

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in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Selected filmography

Director

*''

'' (11 episodes, 2000–2006) *''

'' (1 episode, 2008)

Cinematographer

*'' Stargate: Continuum'' (2008) *'' Stargate: The Ark of Truth'' (2008) *''

'' (94 episodes, 1997–2007) *''

'' (9 episodes, 1997–2003) *''

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'' (5 episodes, 1996–1997) *''

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'' (8 episodes, 1995) *''

'' (19 episodes, 1992–1994)

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