Jacques Leduc

Jacques Leduc

Jacques Leduc (born November 25, 1941) is a Canadian film director and cinematographer.

Leduc began his career in 1961 working as a film critic for the magazine Objectif. The following year, at the age of 21, he was hired as a camera assistant by the NFB. Over the course of the next few years he worked under such filmmakers as Denys Arcand, Gilles Carle, and Don Owen. In 1965 he began working as both Director and Cinematographer; his first film as director was a documentary short entitled Chantal en vrac. Leduc continued his work as Director with his first feature film in 1967 entitled Nomininque, depuis qu'il existe and his first feature documentary film in 1969 entitled Cap d'espoir. The documentary film was "about the muted violence that existed [in Quebec] and the monopoly over news held by Power Corp." and became one of the most famous cases of censorship at the NFB when it was banned by NFB commissioner Hugo McPherson. Leduc continued working on critically acclaimed films throughout the 70s and 80s such as On est loin du soleil (1970), Tendresse ordinaire (1973), and Trois pommes à côté du sommeil (1988). In 1990 he left the NFB and became a freelance filmmaker.[3] In 1992 he directed the film La vie fantôme; the film was named Best Canadian Film at the Montreal World Film Festival and earned a Genie Award for Best Screenplay nomination. Since then he has primarily worked with other Directors as their cinematographer and in 2008 was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier.

Directing

Camera

2004

Soraida, a Woman of Palestine
Movie

Director of Photography

2002

La main invisible
Movie

Director of Photography

2001

Bad Girl
Movie

Director of Photography

2000

Stardom
Movie

Second Unit Director of Photography

1997

Four Women of Egypt
Movie

Director of Photography

1982

1965

Ville-Marie
Movie

Director of Photography

1965

Ville-Marie
Movie

Director of Photography

1965

Ville-Marie
Movie

Director of Photography

1964

Geneviève
Movie

Additional Photography

Writing

Acting

Crew

Infos

Full Name
Jacques Leduc
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
11/25/1941