Bernard Gosselin (October 5, 1934 – March 20, 2006) was a Canadian cinematographer and documentary film director.Jerry White.
The Cinema of Canada
'. Wallflower Press; 2006. . p. 43–. He is known for his work with the

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...

.Stéphane-Albert Boulais.
Le cinéma au Québec: tradition et modernité
'. Les Editions Fides; 2006. . p. 174–. He was an early adopter of the direct cinema documentary style.

Early life and education

Gosselin was born in Drummondville,

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 ...

. He studied at the ''Institut des arts graphiques'' in

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Career

Gosselin worked as a printer. He joined the National Film Board's title department in 1956 to design titles and credits. The French team was in the process of expanding, and he met with many of the filmmakers and technicians working there. He then worked as an assistant cameraman, location manager and assistant editor before photographing his first film,

Gilles Groulx Gilles Groulx (August 30, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec – August 22, 1994) was a Canadian film director. He grew up in a working-class family with 14 children. After studying business in school, he went to work in an office but found the white-co ...

's ''

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'', in 1961. After photographing many Quebec films in the 1960s, he directed his first feature film, the children's science fiction movie ''

The Christmas Martian ''The Christmas Martian'' (french: Le Martien de Noël) is a Canadian children's Christmas comedy film, directed by Bernard Gosselin and released in 1971.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 42. The film stars ...

(Le martien de Noël)'', in 1971; it was his only fiction film outside of his documentary output. He worked as cinematographer on many films by

Pierre Perrault Pierre Perrault (29 June 1927 – 24 June 1999) was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada, although largely unknown outside of Québec. In ...

,Caroline Zéau.
L'Office national du film et le cinéma canadien (1939-2003): éloge de la frugalité
'. Peter Lang; 2006. . p. 397–. including ''Pour la suite du monde'' and ''Un royaume vous attend''. He developed a special interest in the Aboriginal and folk cultures of Quebec, which led to his two best-known important films as a director: ''César et son canot d'écorce'' (1971)Gary Evans.
In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989
'. University of Toronto Press; 1991. . p. 332–. and ''Jean Carignan, violoneux'' (1975). From 1977 to 1980 Gosselin in collaboration with Léo Plamondon photographed and/or directed a series of short films on traditional Quebecois craftspeople for the NFB titled ''La belle ouvrage''. Gosselin won a

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in 1968 for Best Black-and-White Cinematography, for his work on Perrault's ''

The Times That Are ''The Times That Are'' (french: Le règne du jour) is a Canadian documentary film, which was directed by Pierre Perrault and released in 1967. A sequel to his 1963 film ''Pour la suite du monde'', the film follows Alexis Tremblay and his family on ...

(Le Règne du jour)''.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 81-83. He died on March 20, 2006 in

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Filmography

As Director

Features

*''

(Le martien de Noël)'' - 1971 *''Jean Carignan, violoneux'' - 1975 *''Un royaume vous attend'' - 1975, co-directed with

*''La veillée des veillées'' - 1976 *''L'Anticoste'' - 1986 *''L'arche de verre'' - 1994

Shorts

*''Le jeu de l'hiver'' (Co-Directed with Jean Dansereau, 1961) *''Les voyageurs'' (1964) *''Le beau plaisir'' (Co-Directed with

and

Michel Brault Michel Brault, OQ (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the Na ...

, 1968) *''Capture'' (aka ''The Catch'', 1969) *''L'odyssée du Manhattan'' (1970) *''Passage au Nord-Ouest'' (1970) *''César et son canot d'écorce'' (1971) *''Les raquettes des Atcikameg'' (1973) *''Les boeufs de labour'' (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1977) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Le pain d'habitant (1re partie) - Construction du four'' (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1977) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Le pain d'habitant (2e partie) - La caisson'' (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1977) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Armand Hardy, menuisier-tonnelier'' (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1978) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Le discours de l'armoire'' (1978) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''La fonderie artisanale'' (1978) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Léo Corriveau, maréchal-ferrant'' (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1978) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Les meuniers de Saint-Eustache'' (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1978) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Les bottes sauvages'' (1980) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Le canot à Renald à Thomas'' (1980) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Extraits de la veillée des veillées'' (1980) (''La Belle Ouvrage'' series) *''Vues de l'île d'Anticosti'' (1987) *''Dire de compagnons'' (1989) *''En r'montant l'escalier'' (1989) *''L'aventure Biodôme'' (1995) (Abridged version of ''L'arche de verre'')

References

External links

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Films by Bernard Gosselin at the NFB
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gosselin, Bernard 1934 births 2006 deaths People from Drummondville Canadian documentary film directors Canadian cinematographers Film directors from Quebec National Film Board of Canada people French Quebecers Best Cinematography Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners