François Protat

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.^[1] Born in France, he emigrated to Canada in 1969 after studying at the École de photographie de la rue de Vaugirard.^[2]

François Protat
Born	1945 (1945) France
Died	(2019-01-18)January 18, 2019
Nationality	French Canadian
Occupation	cinematographer
Years active	1970s-2010s
Known for	Joshua Then and Now

He was also a Genie Award nominee at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981 for Fantastica,^[3] at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985 for The Crime of Ovide Plouffe,^[4] and at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for Kabloonak.^[5]

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.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Bingo - 1974
• Orders (Les Ordres) - 1974
• Normande (La tête de Normande St-Onge) - 1975
• The Angel and the Woman (L'Ange et la femme) - 1977
• Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang - 1978
• Tomorrow Never Comes - 1978
• Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat) - 1979
• Bye, See You Monday (Au revoir à lundi) - 1979
• Heartbreak (L'arrache-cœur) - 1979
• Fantastica - 1980
• The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) - 1981
• Heartbreak High - 1981
• Tulips - 1981
• The Hot Touch - 1981
• Scandale - 1982
• Killing 'em Softly - 1982
• Between Friends - 1983
• Running Brave - 1983
• The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) - 1984
• The Surrogate - 1984
• The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) - 1984
• Joshua Then and Now - 1985
• Separate Vacations - 1986
• Switching Channels - 1988
• Weekend at Bernie's - 1989
• Beautiful Dreamers - 1990
• Clearcut - 1991
• The Diamond Fleece - 1992
• Brainscan - 1994
• Kabloonak - 1994
• Johnny Mnemonic - 1995