François Protat (1945 – January 18, 2019) was a

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cinematographer, who won the

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for

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at the

7th Genie Awards The 7th Genie Awards were held on March 20, 1986, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to honour achievements in Canadian film in 1985. The ceremony was co-hosted by actors Leslie Nielsen and Catherine Mary Stewart. After years of excluding for ...

in 1986 for ''

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''.

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, ''Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film''.

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, 2001. . Born in

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, he emigrated to Canada in 1969 after studying at the École de photographie de la rue de Vaugirard. He was also a Genie Award nominee at the

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in 1981 for '' Fantastica'', at the

6th Genie Awards The 6th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 1985, to honour to honour Canadian films released in 1984. Only four films were nominated for Best Motion Picture this year; two additional films tied for the fifth spot, and the academy opted to nom ...

in 1985 for ''

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'', and at the

15th Genie Awards The 15th Genie Awards were held on December 7, 1994 to honour Canadian films released in 1993. Actor Graham Greene hosted the ceremony. Building on the success of its Genie specials of the last two years, the academy and the CBC produced two show ...

in 1994 for '' Kabloonak''."Genie Award nominations". ''

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'', October 20, 1994. He was married to Marie-Angèle Breitner, a hairstylist and make-up artist who also worked in film. His death was reported on January 22, 2019.

Selected filmography

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'' - 1974 *''

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(Les Ordres)'' - 1974 *''

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(La tête de Normande St-Onge)'' - 1975 *''

The Angel and the Woman ''The Angel and the Woman'' () is a 1977 Canadian fantasy romance film written and directed by Gilles Carle and starring Carole Laure, Lewis Furey, and Stephen Lack. The film follows a woman who, after being brutally shot, dies in the snow and is ...

(L'Ange et la femme)'' - 1977 *'' Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang'' - 1978 *''

Tomorrow Never Comes ''Tomorrow Never Comes'' (also known as ''Tomorrow Never Comes ... A Story of Today'') is a 1978 British-Canadian crime film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Oliver Reed and Susan George. It was written by Sydney Banks, David Pursal ...

'' - 1978 *'' Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat)'' - 1979 *''

Bye, See You Monday ''Bye, See You Monday'' () is a 1979 French-Canadian drama film directed by Maurice Dugowson. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot A French film based on a Canadian novel (by Roger Fournier) about two Montreal ...

(Au revoir à lundi)'' - 1979 *'' Heartbreak (L'arrache-cœur)'' - 1979 *'' Fantastica'' - 1980 *''

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(Les Plouffe)'' - 1981 *''

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'' - 1981 *''

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'' - 1981 *''

The Hot Touch ''The Hot Touch'' (also credited as ''Hot Touch'') is a 1981 Canadian crime comedy film directed by Roger Vadim. This caper film is set in the world of art forgery. An accomplished art forger and a businessman have for many years been successful ...

'' - 1981 *''

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'' - 1982 *''

Killing 'em Softly ''Killing em Softly'' is a 1982 Canadian thriller film directed by Max Fischer, starring Irene Cara, George Segal, Clark Johnson and Nicholas Campbell."Max Fischer's 'The Man in 5A'". ''Cinema Canada'', September 1983. It is most noted for produc ...

'' - 1982 *'' Between Friends'' - 1983 *''

Running Brave ''Running Brave'' is a 1983 Canadian biographical sports drama film based on the story of Billy Mills, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe located in South Dakota. Mills was born on the reservation, and later attended the University of Kansas wher ...

'' - 1983 *''

The Dog Who Stopped the War ''The Dog Who Stopped the War'' (, lit. "The Knit cap#Canadian tuque, Tuque War") is a 1984 Canadian drama film directed by André Melançon. The film was the first in the ''Tales for All, Tales for All (Contes pour tous)'' series of children's mov ...

(La Guerre des tuques)'' - 1984 *'' The Surrogate'' - 1984 *''

(Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe)'' - 1984 *''

'' - 1985 *''

Separate Vacations ''Separate Vacations'' is a Canadian sex comedy film, directed by Michael Anderson and released in 1986. The film stars David Naughton and Jennifer Dale as Richard and Sarah Moore, a long-married couple whose relationship has become unfulfilli ...

'' - 1986 *''

Switching Channels ''Switching Channels'' is a 1988 American comedy film that is a cable television newsroom-based retelling of newspaper-based 1928 play '' The Front Page'', the 1931 film of the same name, and the 1940 film ''His Girl Friday''. It stars Kathleen ...

'' - 1988 *''

Weekend at Bernie's ''Weekend at Bernie's'' is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane, and starring Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Terry Kiser. It tells the story of two young in ...

'' - 1989 *''

Beautiful Dreamers ''Beautiful Dreamers'' is a 1990 Canadian film directed by John Kent Harrison. It stars Colm Feore and Rip Torn. It was nominated for four Genie Awards in 1991. Synopsis Rip Torn is the American poet Walt Whitman. The setting is a 19th-century C ...

'' - 1990 *''

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'' - 1991 *''

The Diamond Fleece ''The Diamond Fleece'' is a 1992 Canadian made-for-television film directed by Al Waxman and starring Ben Cross, Kate Nelligan and Brian Dennehy. The film earned Kate Nelligan the 1993 Gemini Award for ''Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading ...

'' - 1992 *''

Brainscan ''Brainscan'' is a 1994 American science fiction slasher film directed by John Flynn and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. The film stars Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, Amy Hargreaves, Jamie Marsh, and T. Ryder Smith. The soundtrack was co ...

'' - 1994 *'' Kabloonak'' - 1994 *''

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'' - 1995

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Protat, Francois Canadian cinematographers French emigrants to Canada Best Cinematography Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 2019 deaths 1945 births