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François Protat

Cinematographer | * 1945 († 01/18/2019)
François Protat (1945 - January 18, 2019) was a Canadian cinematographer, who won the Genie Award for Best Cinematography at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986 for Joshua Then and Now. 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 2nd Genie Awards in 1981 for Fantastica, at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985 for The Crime of Ovide Plouffe, and at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for Kabloonak. 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. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

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Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, allegedly his autobiography, it tells the story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life. ...

Joshua Then and Now

R

1985 | 2.5/5 | 1h 59min
Drama
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In 1922 the first documentary in the genre sense came on the big screen, "Nanook of the North" (1922). Kabloonak is the story of the making of this movie for which the story was partially staged by hi ...

Kabloonak

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1994 | 3.5/5 | 1h 43min
 
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Two friends are invited for a weekend to a luxury island with their boss. The boss gets killed and nobody seems to notice, except for the two friends. In order not to become suspects of murder they tr ...

Weekend at Bernie's

PG-13

1989 | 3.2/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Crime
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In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that n ...

Johnny Mnemonic

R

1995 | 2.9/5 | 1h 37min
Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Action
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Movies with François Protat as Crew(39)

Camera/Director of Photography2005 Louise
Camera/Director of Photography1999 Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Camera/Director of Photography1998 Valentine's Day
Camera/Director of Photography1996 The Haunting of Lisa
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Senior Trip
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Family of Cops
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Johnny Mnemonic
Camera/Director of Photography1994 Brainscan
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Bye Bye Love
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Bury Me in Niagara
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Last Wish
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Clearcut
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Mark Twain and Me
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Beautiful Dreamers
Camera/Director of Photography1990 In Defense of a Married Man
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Winter People
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Weekend at Bernie's
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Speed Zone
Camera/Director of Photography1988 The Kiss
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Switching Channels
Crew/Cinematography1986 Separate Vacations
Crew/Cinematography1985 Joshua Then and Now
Camera/Director of Photography1984 The Dog who Stopped the War
Camera/Director of Photography1983 Running Brave
Camera/Director of Photography1983 The Hot Touch
Camera/Director of Photography1983 Between Friends
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Scandale
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Till Death Do Us Part
Camera/Director of Photography1981 The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
Camera/Director of Photography1980 Fantastica
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Bye, See You Monday
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Chocolate Eclair
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Dirty Dishes
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Tomorrow Never Comes
Camera/Director of Photography1977 The Angel and the Woman
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Panique
Camera/Director of Photography1974 Orderers

TV Shows/Series with François Protat as Crew(1)

Camera/Director of Photography1997 Lassie

Full Name: François Protat
Citizenship: Canada
Born: 1945 in France
Died: Friday, 01/18 2019 (January) (aged: 74)
Other names for François Protat (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Francois Protat"
François Protat frequently works together with these people:
Ted Kotcheff (7x, Crew)
Jean-Claude Lord (6x, Crew)
J. Léo Gagnon (6x, Actor)
Lewis Furey (6x, Crew)
Colin Fox (5x, Actor)
Carole Laure (4x, Actress)
Gilles Carle (4x, Crew)
Don Carmody (4x, Crew)
David Hemblen (4x, Actor)
Tony Rosato (4x, Actor)
Ian McDougall (3x, Crew)
Walter Massey (1x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:987928, Added: 11/27/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024