Pierre Gill

Pierre Gill, C.S.C. is a Canadian cinematographer and film and television director. A Montreal native, he is closely associated with Quebecois cinema, and has collaborated with directors like Jean-Marc Vallée, Charles Binamé, Christian Duguay, Allan Moyle, and Denis Villeneuve, working on such films as Black List, The Art of War, Lost and Delirious, The Rocket, Polytechnique, and Upside Down. He served as the second unit director of photography on Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, which won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

He has also directed episodes of the television series Charlie Jade and the made-for-television film The Last Casino.

Filmography

Film Eldorado (1995, dir. Charles Binamé) Black List (1995, dir. Jean-Marc Vallée) Los Locos (1997, dir. Jean-Marc Vallée) Streetheart (1998, dir. Charles Binamé) Memories Unlocked (1999, Jean Beaudin) Loser Love (1999, dir. Jean-Marc Vallée) The Art of War (2000, dir. Christian Duguay) XChange (2001, dir. Allan Moyle) Lost and Delirious (2001, dir. Léa Pool) The Rocket (2005, dir Charles Binamé) The Covenant (2006, dir. Renny Harlin) The American Trap (2008, dir. Charles Binamé) Outlander (2008, dir. Howard McCain) De l'autre côté du lit (2008, dir. Pascale Pouzadoux) Polytechnique (2009, dir. Denis Villeneuve) Starbuck (2011, dir. Ken Scott) Upside Down (2012, dir. Juan Diego Solanas) The Colony (2013, dir. Jeff Renfroe) The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet) - Second unit director Elephant Song (2014, dir. Charles Binamé) After the Ball (2015, dir. Sean Garrity) Arrival (2016, dir. Denis Villeneuve) - Additional photography Undercover Grandpa (2017, dir. Undercover Grandpa) Blade Runner 2049 (2017, dir. Denis Villeneuve) - Second unit DoP Short films Tribute to Cinema (1990, dir. Alain Desrochers) Les fleurs magiques (1996, dir. Jean-Marc Vallée) 2036: Nexus Dawn (2017, dir. Luke Scott) 2048: Nowhere to Run (2017, dir. Luke Scott)

Television Marguerite Volant (1996) - Miniseries; 6 episodes In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997) - Television film The Hunger (1997-98) - 3 episodes Joan of Arc (1999) - Miniseries; 3 episodes The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000) - 6 episodes Salem Witch Trials (2002) - Television film Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) - Miniseries; 2 episodes Charlie Jade (2001) - 1 episode Fakers (2010) - Television film Cyberbully (2011) - Television film Bullet in the Face (2012) - Miniseries; 6 episodes The Borgias (2013) - Miniseries; 2 episodes Copper (2013) - 12 episodes Ascension (2014) - Miniseries; 3 episodes Shut Eye (2016) - 10 episodes

Awards and Nominations

ASC Awards

• Nominated: ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series/Pilot; Joan of Arc (2000)
• Won: ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series/Pilot; Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
• Nominated: ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series; The Borgias (2014)

Canadian Screen Awards/Genie Awards

• Nominated: Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography; Black List (1996)
• Nominated: Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography; Memories Unlocked (2000)
• Nominated: Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography; The Art of War (2001)
• Won: Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography; Lost and Delirious (2002)
• Won: Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography; The Rocket (2006)
• Nominated: Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography; The American Trap (2009)
• Won: Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography; Polytechnique (2010)
• Nominated: Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography; Upside Down (2013)

CSC Awards

• Won: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a TV Drama; Joan of Arc (2000)
• Won: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature; Memories Unlocked (2000)
• Won: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature; The Art of War (2001)
• Won: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature; Lost and Delirious (2002)
• Won: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a TV Drama; Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2004)
• Nominated: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature; The Rocket (2006)
• Nominated: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature; The American Trap (2009)
• Nominated: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a TV Drama; Fakers (2011)
• Won: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a TV Drama; Cyberbully (2012)
• Won: CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a TV Series; Copper (2014)
• Nominated: CSC Cinematographer Award for Best TV Drama; Ascension (2016)

Gemini Awards

• Nominated: Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series; The Last Casino (2005)
• Nominated: Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series; Fakers (2011)

Prix Gémeaux

• Won: Prix Gémeaux meilleure direction-photo: Toutes catégories, film; Marguerite Volant (1997)

Prix Jutra

• Won: Prix Jutra Meilleure Direction de la Photographie; Memories Unlocked (2000)
• Nominated: Prix Jutra Meilleure Direction de la Photographie; The Art of War (2001)
• Nominated: Prix Jutra Meilleure Direction de la Photographie; The Rocket (2006)
• Won: Prix Jutra Meilleure Direction de la Photographie; Polytechnique (2010)
• Nominated: Prix Jutra Meilleure Direction de la Photographie; Elephant Song (2016)

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

• Won: ADF Cinematography Award; Lost and Delirious (2001)

Milano International Film Festival

• Won: MIFF Award for Best Cinematography; The Rocket (2006)

External links

• Pierre Gill at IMDb