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]

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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]

[1]
Wyndham Wise, Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press, 2001. ISBN 9780802083982.
[2]
Ramond, Charles-Henri (January 22, 2019). "Disparition de François Protat". Films du Québec (in Canadian French). Retrieved January 28, 2019.
[3]
"Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981.
[4]
"Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985.
[5]
"Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, October 20, 1994.

Selected filmography