À propos
François Pesant est un directeur de la photographie qui vit et travaille à Montréal et à Mexico. Il a travaillé sur divers films de fiction et documentaires, courts et longs métrages, ainsi que sur des publicités. Il a tourné pour Netflix, la CBC, l'Office national du film du Canada et pour des clients comme Chevrolet, BBVA et Nestlé. Son dernier long métrage Gods of Mexico a remporté l'Ariel du meilleur film documentaire au Mexique.
François Pesant
Cinematography
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Films & TV Series
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2023​​​
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Gods of Mexico, directed by Helmut Dosantos. Prod: Fulgura Frango
Winner Ariel for Best Documentary Film.
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Trafficked Voices, directed by Viveka Melki. Prod: Melki Films / CBC.
Documentary film.
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Malartic, directed by Nicolas Paquet. Prod: FranCdoc / ONF-NFB.
Documentary film (post-production).​
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Caches, directed by Nicolas Paquet. Prod: FranCdoc.
Documentary film.
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Divorces Sucks, directed by Diego Celis. Prod: Catatonia.
Short film.
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2022
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Belascoarán – Promo, directed by Martín Boege. Prod: Netflix / Perro Azul.
Series promotion.​
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L’Acte de la Beauté, directed by Nicolas Paquet. Prod: FranCdoc.
Documentary film.​
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Roadside Heroes, directed by Eric Brunt. Prod: CBC (demo completed, in pre-production).
Documentary film.
2021
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Dans l’Ombre, directed by David Émond-Ferrat. Prod: Kino.
Short film.
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Dislocada, directed by François Pesant. Prod: Fine and Dandy Films (post-production).
Short film.
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La Dame Safranée, directed by Sali Yang. Prod: ONF/NFB.
Short film.
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Allô, directed by Julie Roy. Prod: Kino.
Short film.
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Not Another Serial Killer, directed by Angela Goulene & Alessandro Russotti. Prod: Kino.
Short film.
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2020
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La Veille, directed by Christine Chevarie. Prod: ONF/NFB
Documentary short.
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Estanislao, directed by Alejandro Guzman. Prod: Animal Tropical.
Feature film (as 2nd unit DP).
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El Secreto del Dr. Grinberg, directed by Ida Cuellar. Prod: Polar Star Films.
Documentary film (as additional DP).
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2019​
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Yankee, directed by Carlos Carrera and Max Zunino. Prod: Netflix / Argos.
Netflix Series (as camera operator).
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Esto No Es Berlin, directed by Hari Sama. Prod: Catatonia Films.
Feature film (as camera operator).
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Fever, directed by Alejandro Gerber Bicecci. Prod: Gargamel Studio.
Short film.
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La Mitad de tu Vida, directed by Eduardo Terán. Prod: Anamorfica.
Short film.
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2018
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Historias y Relatos, directed by Mario Sandoval. Prod: Comon Pipol for TV Azteca.
TV Series.
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2015
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An Enemy Within, directed by François Pesant. Prod: Canada Art Council.
Documentary short. Official selection DocsDF and Festival Regard.
2013
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Jack, vétéran du Vietnam, directed by François Pesant. Prod: La Presse.
Documentary short. Best documentary short award, Festival Regard.
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Music Videos
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Pagan Woman, Dead Lizards. Directed by Ida Cuellar
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Black Hole, Midnight Folks. Directed by Lucía Toledo
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Red Horizon, Ghölem. Directed by Claudio Zilleruelo
Photographie
Pour des missions commerciales et publicitaires, veuillez contacter Shakti Prod : joanna@shaktiprod.com / +52 55 5277 8270
Selected Exhibitions
2018
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Tierra Conmovida, Bienal de Fotografía, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico
2016
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Río, Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
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An Enemy Within, Patricia Conde Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
2015
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Lecciones del 68. ¿Por qué no se olvida el 2 de octubre?, Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Mexico City, Mexico
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An Enemy Within, Moscow International Foto Awards, Rooftop Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2014
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Montréal – Points de vue, McCord Museum, Montreal, Canada
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An Enemy Within, Moscow International Foto Awards, FotoLoft Gallery, Moscow, Russia
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Group Exhibition, Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
2013
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Picture Change, Toronto
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Sandy: Devastation, Document, Drive, Museum of the City of New York, USA
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An Enemy Within, Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France
2012
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Home, Umbrella Arts Gallery, New York, USA
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Recycling Delhi, La Tohu, Montreal, Canada
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Rouge au carré, Marché Bonsecours, Montreal, Canada
2011
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Recycling Delhi, Museum La Pulperie, Chicoutimi, Canada
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Climate Refugees, Maison de la Culture Marie Uguay, Montreal, Canada
2010
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Humankind, Powerhouse Arena, New York, USA
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Haïti à vif, Museum Juste pour Rire, Montreal, Canada
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Climate Refugees, La Tohu, Montreal, Canada
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Recycling Delhi, Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France
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Selected Publications
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New York Times
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M – Le Magazine du Monde
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Le Monde
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Courrier International
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VSD
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Paris Match
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Bloomberg Businessweek
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DAYS Japan
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Newsweek Japan
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Marie Claire
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Journal du dimanche
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Domingo
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The Walrus
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L’actualité
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Châtelaine
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La Presse
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Le Devoir
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Grafika
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Accolades
2018
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Selected for the Bienal de Fotografía of Mexico
2015
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Grant of the Canada Art Council
2014
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Moscow International Foto Awards – Editorial Photo Essay
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National Press Photographer Association’s (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism
2013
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Selected at Visa pour l’Image
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Anthropographia Award
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Lucy Foundation’s International Photography Awards
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Black & White Spider Awards
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Canadian Magazine Awards – Honorable Mention
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Grant of the Quebec Arts and Letters Council
2012
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International Photography Awards – 2 Honorable Mentions
2011
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Grand Prix Lux 2011
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Prix Lux – Reportage / News
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Canadian Magazine Award – Honorable Mention
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Antoine-Desilets Award
2010
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Selected at Visa pour l’Image
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Selected for the international exhibition Humankind in New York
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Prix Lux – Reportage / Humanitarian cause
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Antoine-Desilets Award – Photoreportage
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Antoine-Desilets Award – Multimedia
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Grands prix du journalisme indépendant – Press Photography
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Grant of the Quebec Arts and Letters Council
2009
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Prix Lux – Reportage / News
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Prix Lux – Reportage / Humanitarian cause
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Grands prix du journalisme indépendant – Press Photography
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Grands prix du journalisme indépendant – Written piece
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Monographs
2015
- Enemigo Dentro. Ediciones Urano, Mexico
2014
- L’ennemi intérieur / An Enemy Within. Les Belles Lettres, France
2013
- Picture Change. PhotoSensitive (collective), Canada