Francis Chapman

{{Short description|Canadian cinematographer and film and television director (1927–2020)}} '''Francis Sweetland Chapman''' (January 24, 1927 - September 5, 2020) was a Canadian cinematographer and film and television director. He was most noted for the film ''[[Expedition Bluenose]]'', for which he and his twin brother [[Christopher Chapman]] jointly won the [[Canadian Film Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Colour Cinematography]] at the [[17th Canadian Film Awards]] in 1965.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 69-71.</ref>

Francis and Christopher were the sons of architect Alfred Hirschfelder Chapman of [[Chapman and Oxley]] and concert pianist Doris Dennison Chapman.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theglobeandmail/obituary.aspx?n=francis-sweetland-chapman&pid=196781388 "Francis Sweetland Chapman 1927-2020"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 12, 2020.</ref>

As a director, his credits included episodes of ''[[United!]]'', ''[[Adventures in Rainbow Country]]'', ''[[McQueen (TV series)|McQueen]]'', ''[[The Starlost]]'' and ''[[Téléfrançais]]''. He was also a Canadian Film Award nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]] at the [[21st Canadian Film Awards]] in 1969, for the ''McQueen'' pilot episode "There's a Car Upside Down on My Lawn".<ref>"Canadian Film Awards to be given Oct. 4". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 4, 1969.</ref>

In 1984, Francis and Christopher collaborated on a three-dimensional nature film for the nascent [[Science North]].<ref>Pam Hobbs, "Face to face with nature at Science North". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 11, 1984.</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0152369}}

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