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François Protat(1945-2019)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Special Effects
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François Protat at an event for The Plouffe Family (1981)
François Protat was born in 1945 in France. He was a cinematographer, known for Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Kabloonak (1994) and Weekend at Bernie's (1989). He died on 18 January 2019 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Born1945
DiedJanuary 18, 2019
Born1945
DiedJanuary 18, 2019
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Keanu Reeves in Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Johnny Mnemonic
5.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1995
Charles Dance and Adamie Quasiak Inukpuk in Kabloonak (1994)
Kabloonak
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1994
Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, and Terry Kiser in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Weekend at Bernie's
6.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1989
Joshua Then and Now (1985)
Joshua Then and Now
6.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1985

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • La Passante
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • La décapsuleuse
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
  • Le marchand d'eau (2009)
    Le marchand d'eau
    Short
    • director of photography
    • 2009
  • Mireille Thibault in Madame Bolduc (2008)
    Madame Bolduc
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
  • Catherine Jacob and Marie-Lyse Laberge-Forest in Louise (2005)
    Louise
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2005
  • Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages (2003)
    Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • The Hunger (1997)
    The Hunger
    6.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997–2000
  • Cassidy Rae in The Return of Alex Kelly (1999)
    The Return of Alex Kelly
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Time at the Top (1999)
    Time at the Top
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1999
  • Valentine's Day (1998)
    Valentine's Day
    4.4
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Corey Sevier in Lassie (1997)
    Lassie
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • Whiskers (1997)
    Whiskers
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story (1996)
    Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • director of photography (as Francois Protat)
    • 1996
  • The Haunting of Lisa (1996)
    The Haunting of Lisa
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • Charles Bronson in Family of Cops (1995)
    Family of Cops
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Robert Knepper in Wild Thing (1987)
    Wild Thing
    5.3
    • director of photography: second unit (as Francois Protat)
    • 1987
  • Let's Talk About Love (1976)
    Let's Talk About Love
    7.1
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1976
  • Bingo (1974)
    Bingo
    6.3
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1974
  • Once Upon a Time in the East (1974)
    Once Upon a Time in the East
    6.8
    • camera operator
    • 1974
  • John Gavin and Adrienne Larussa in Keep It in the Family (1973)
    Keep It in the Family
    4.6
    • camera operator
    • 1973
  • Geneviève Bujold in Kamouraska (1973)
    Kamouraska
    7.4
    • camera
    • 1973
  • À cris perdus (1972)
    À cris perdus
    6.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1972
  • Raymond Bussières and Annette Poivre in Ça vous arrivera demain (1970)
    Ça vous arrivera demain
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1970
  • Les oiseaux rares (1969)
    Les oiseaux rares
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant camera
    • 1969

Special Effects

  • Geneviève Bujold in Kamouraska (1973)
    Kamouraska
    7.4
    • special effects
    • 1973

Personal details

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    • Cinémathèque
    • Festival
  • Alternative name
    • Francois Protat
  • Born
    • 1945
    • France
  • Died
    • January 18, 2019
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of a film technician, major Québec cinematographer, he is the father of Martin Protat.

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