François Protat (1945 - January 18, 2019) was a Canadian cinematographer, who won the

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for

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at the

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in 1986 for ''

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''.

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, ''Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film''. University of Toronto Press, 2001. . Born in France, 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 in 1985 for ''

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'', and at the

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in 1994 for ''

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''."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

*'' Bingo'' - 1974 *''

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(Les Ordres)'' - 1974 *'' Normande (La tête de Normande St-Onge)'' - 1975 *''

The Angel and the Woman ''The Angel and the Woman'' (french: L'Ange et la femme) is a 1977 Canadian fantasy romance film 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 th ...

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

Tomorrow Never Comes ''Tomorrow Never Comes'' is a 1978 British-Canadian crime film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Oliver Reed and Susan George. Plot Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank (Stephen McHattie) discovers that his girlfriend Ja ...

'' - 1978 *''

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(Éclair au chocolat)'' - 1979 *''

Bye, See You Monday ''Bye, See You Monday'' (french: Au revoir... à lundi) 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 F ...

(Au revoir à lundi)'' - 1979 *''

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(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'' - 1982 *'' Between Friends'' - 1983 *'' Running Brave'' - 1983 *''

The Dog Who Stopped the War ''The Dog Who Stopped the War'' (french: La guerre des tuques, lit. "The Tuque War") is a 1984 Canadian drama film directed by André Melançon. The film was the first in the '' Tales for All (Contes pour tous)'' series of children's movies created ...

(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 unfulfilling ...

'' - 1986 *''

Switching Channels ''Switching Channels'' is a 1988 American comedy film remake of the 1928 play ''The Front Page'', the 1931 film of the same name, and the 1940 film ''His Girl Friday''. It stars Kathleen Turner as Christy Colleran, Burt Reynolds as John L. Sull ...

'' - 1988 *'' Weekend at Bernie's'' - 1989 *'' Beautiful Dreamers'' - 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 The Gemini Awards were awards given by the A ...

'' - 1992 *''

'' - 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