Gilles Gascon was a Canadian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. He was most noted for his work on Jacques Giraldeau's 1966 documentary film '' Element 3 (Élément 3)'', for which he won the

Canadian Film Award The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ...

for Best Colour Cinematography at the

19th Canadian Film Awards The 19th Canadian Film Awards were held on September 23, 1967 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 77-79. The cer ...

in 1967.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

Stoddart Publishing Stoddart Publishing was a Canadian book publisher and distributor, owned by Jack Stoddart, which ceased operations in 2002.UncreditedBook giant Stoddart files for creditor protection CBC News, May 1, 2002. Retrieved 2016-01-15. History General ...

, 2000. . pp. 77-79. His other cinematography credits included the films '' In the Labyrinth'', ''

It Isn't Jacques Cartier's Fault ''It Isn't Jacques Cartier's Fault'' () is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Clément Perron and Georges Dufaux and released in 1968.Yves Lever, ''Histoire générale du cinéma au Québec''. Éditions du Boréal, 1988. . p. 165. The film centr ...

(C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier)'' and '' YUL 871''. As a documentarian he directed the films ''Québec en silence'' (1969), ''If at First'' (1969), ''Peut-être Maurice Richard'' (1971),Martin Knelman, "Quebec's making Film Awards more national". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', October 9, 1972. ''C'est pas chinois'' (1974), ''Mercredi - Petits souliers, petit pain'' (1977) and ''Firearms and Safety'' (1979). He was the brother of actors

Jean Gascon Jean Gascon (December 21, 1920 – April 13, 1988) was a Canadian opera director, actor, and administrator. Career Originally bent on a career in medicine, Gascon abandoned it for the stage after considerable work with amateur groups in Mont ...

and

Gabriel Gascon Gabriel Gascon (8 January 1927 – 30 May 2018) was a Canadian stage and film actor. Born in Montreal, Quebec to parents Charles-Auguste Gascon and Marie-Rose Dubuc, Gascon began his acting career after joining the Compagnons de Saint-Laurent_with ...

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