{{Short description|Canadian cinematographer and filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = Nicholas de Pencier | image = Nicholas de Pencier KVIFF 2009.jpg | caption = Nicholas de Pencier at a screening of ''[[Act of God (film)|Act of God]]'' | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = Filmmaker, cinematographer | notable_works = ''Manufactured Landscapes'', ''Black Code'', ''Long Time Running'' | spouse = [[Jennifer Baichwal]] | website = http://www.mercuryfilms.ca }} '''Nicholas de Pencier''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] cinematographer and filmmaker.<ref>[http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/nicholas-de-pencier-on-his-storied-hodge-podge-career "Nicholas de Pencier on his Storied, “Hodge-Podge” Career"]. ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', June 16, 2015.</ref> The spouse and professional partner of filmmaker [[Jennifer Baichwal]] in Mercury Films,<ref>"Capturing water's world; Victoria-raised Jennifer Baichwal co-directs compelling work about essential resource". ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', October 12, 2013.</ref> he is the cinematographer and producer on most of her films as well as codirector of the films ''[[Long Time Running]]''.<ref>"Sneak peek of Hip documentary unveiled". ''[[Halifax Chronicle-Herald]]'', June 9, 2017.</ref> and ''[[Anthropocene: The Human Epoch]]''. He was also solo director of the 2016 documentary ''[[Black Code (film)|Black Code]]''.<ref>"Big Brother is browsing you: The documentarian Nicholas de Pencier outlines the menace of modern surveillance". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 14, 2017.</ref>
He won a [[Genie Award]] in 2007, alongside Baichwal, [[Gerry Flahive]], [[Daniel Iron]] and [[Peter Starr]] for ''[[Manufactured Landscapes]]'' and a [[Canadian Screen Award]] in 2011 alongside Baichwal, Iron and [[Edward Burtynsky]] for ''[[Watermark (2013 film)|Watermark]]'',<ref>"Troubled waters". ''[[Telegraph-Journal]]'', December 14, 2013.</ref> and was an [[Emmy Award]] nominee for Outstanding Nature Programming in 2010 for "The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies", an episode of ''[[Nova (American TV series)|Nova]]''.
In 2025, de Pencier and Baichwal worked with the indie rock band [[Rheostatics]] to create a multimedia video presentation for the band's concerts to promote their new album ''[[The Great Lakes Suite]]''.<ref>Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rheostatics-to-launch-new-album-with-toronto-performance-featuring-alex-lifeson "Rheostatics to Launch New Album with Toronto Performance Featuring Alex Lifeson"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', July 29, 2025.</ref>
==Personal life== He is the son of magazine publisher [[Michael de Pencier]], and the brother of film and television producer [[Miranda de Pencier]].<ref>[https://torontolife.com/city/life/michael-de-pencier-toronto-life/ "The Accidental Mogul"]. ''[[Toronto Life]]'', November 3, 2016.</ref>
==Filmography== [[File:Act of God, Pencier, Baichwal.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Nick de Pencier and director Jennifer Baichwal introducing ''Act of God'' at the 44th [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival|KVIFF]]]] *''[[Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles]]'' (1998) - cinematographer, producer *''[[The Uncles]]'' (2000) - producer *''[[The Holier It Gets]]'' (2000) - cinematographer, producer *''[[The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia]]'' (2002) - cinematographer, producer *''[[Manufactured Landscapes]]'' (2006) - cinematographer, producer *''[[One Week (2008 film)|One Week]]'' (2008) - producer *''[[Act of God (film)|Act of God]]'' (2009) - cinematographer, producer *''[[Payback (2012 film)|Payback]]'' (2012) - cinematographer *''[[The End of Time (2012 film)|The End of Time]]'' (2012) - cinematographer *''[[Watermark (2013 film)|Watermark]]'' (2013) - producer, cinematographer *''[[The Ghosts in Our Machine]]'' (2013) - cinematographer *''[[Al Purdy Was Here]]'' (2015) - cinematographer *''[[Black Code (film)|Black Code]]'' (2016) - director, producer *''[[Long Time Running]]'' (2017) - director, editor *''[[Anthropocene: The Human Epoch]]'' (2018) - director, producer, cinematographer *''[[Into the Weeds]]'' (2022) - producer, cinematographer *''[[The Colour of Ink]]'' (2022) - cinematographer * ''[[An Optimist's Guide to the Planet]]'' (2024) - executive producer
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{imdb name|0671640}} *[http://www.mercuryfilms.ca/index.php?show=33 Official biography], Mercury Films website
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