Jean-Claude Labrecque

Jean-Claude Labrecque
Born (1938-06-19) June 19, 1938
Quebec City, Canada
Occupation Film director
Cinematographer
Film editor
Years active 1963 - Present

Jean-Claude Labrecque, CM CQ (born June 19, 1938 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada.

Career

His 1965 documentary short 60 Cycles won 22 major international awards and earned an BAFTA Award nomination. He has lectured on filmmaking at Université du Québec à Montréal, and his credits in both the feature and documentary forms include À tout prendre, La nuit de la poésie, La vie heureuse de Léopold Z, Le chat dans le sac, Notes for a Film About Donna and Gail, The Ernie Game, De mère en fille, Le temps et le lieu, La femme qui boit, La neuvaine, Mariages and Contre toute espérance.

Quote

"My love for the camera began at a young age. The National Film Board was my university. Once you’ve mastered technique, you’re home free. You can gamble a bit and experiment. At the NFB and around the world, we pushed our cameras and film stock to the limit. When we made 60 cycles, we used a 1000 mm lens from NASA that was more than 1 metre wide. The images were extremely compressed, and that became the first shot of the movie. That film really rocked the boat. It was essential viewing." Interviewed on Kodak Canada Web site

Filmography

Fiction

Documentaries

Awards/Honours

External links

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