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Serge Giguère (born 1946 in Arthabaska,
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. He is most noted as a two-time winner of the Prix Jutra/Iris for Best Documentary Film, winning at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for '' Driven by Dreams (À force de rêves)'' and at the
17th Jutra Awards The 17th Jutra Awards were held on March 15, 2015 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2014.Finding Macpherson (Le mystère Macpherson)''. He was previously nominated, but did not win, in the same category at the
2nd Jutra Awards The 2nd Jutra Awards were held on March 5, 2000 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 1999."Post Mortem snares top Jutra". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 7, 2000. The hosts of the ceremony were Yves Jacques ...
in 2000 for '' The Megaphone Reel (Le Réel du mégaphone)'', and was a nominee for Best Sound in a Documentary at the
21st Quebec Cinema Awards The 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, the 21st overall ceremony in the history of the Quebec Cinema Awards, were held on June 2, 2019 in Montreal. Cinematographer Pierre Mignot also received the Iris Tribute. Winners and nominees Nominees and winners are ...
in 2019 for '' My Mother's Letters (Les lettres de ma mère)''. In addition to his own films, he has been a cinematographer on work by other filmmakers, including the films '' 24 heures ou plus'', '' Thunder Drum (Mémoire battante)'' and ''
Jacques and November ''Jacques and November'' (french: Jacques et novembre) is a 1984 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Beaudry and François Bouvier. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but ...
(Jacques et novembre)''. He was a recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2008. In 2021, he was the recipient of the
Prix Albert-Tessier The Prix Albert-Tessier is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, given to individuals for an outstanding career in Quebec cinema. It is awarded to script-writing, acting, composing music, directing, producing a ...
from the Prix du Québec.Manon Toupin
"Serge Giguère décoré du prestigieux prix Albert-Tessier"
''La Nouvelle Union'', October 28, 2021.


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* 1946 births Living people Canadian documentary film directors Canadian cinematographers French Quebecers Film directors from Quebec People from Victoriaville Prix Albert-Tessier winners {{Canada-film-director-stub