{{Short description|Canadian cinematographer}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
'''Pierre Gill''' {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Canadian Society of Cinematographers|C.S.C.]]}} is a Canadian [[cinematographer]] and film and television director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pierregill.com/|title=Pierre Gill c.s.c.|website=Pierre Gill c.s.c.|language=en-CA|access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-gill-89502378/|title=LinkedIn Profile|last=Gill|first=Pierre}}</ref> A [[Montreal]] native, he is closely associated with [[Cinema of Quebec|Quebecois cinema]], and has collaborated with directors like [[Jean-Marc Vallée]], [[Charles Binamé]], [[Christian Duguay (director)|Christian Duguay]], [[Allan Moyle]], and [[Denis Villeneuve]], working on such films as [[Black List (1995 film)|''Black List'']], [[The Art of War (film)|''The Art of War'']], ''[[Lost and Delirious]],'' ''[[The Rocket (2005 film)|The Rocket]]'', ''[[Polytechnique (film)|Polytechnique]]'', and [[Upside Down (2012 film)|''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 [[television director|directed]] episodes of the television series ''[[Charlie Jade]]'' and the made-for-television film ''[[The Last Casino]]''.
== Filmography == === Short film === {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director |- | 1990 | ''Tribute to Cinema'' | [[Alain DesRochers]] |- | 1996 | ''Les fleurs magiques'' | [[Jean-Marc Vallée]] |- | 2008 | ''Sans titre (La jeune fille au matelas)'' | Adam Kosh |- |rowspan=2|2017 | ''[[2036: Nexus Dawn]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Luke Scott (director)|Luke Scott]] |- | ''[[2048: Nowhere to Run]]'' |- | 2018 | ''Belle Folie'' |rowspan=2|Isabelle Longnus |- | 2019 | ''Florent Vollant: Mes blues passent pu dans porte'' |}
=== Feature film === {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director |- |rowspan=2|1995 | ''[[Eldorado (1995 film)|Eldorado]]'' | [[Charles Binamé]] |- | ''[[Black List (1995 film)|Black List]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Jean-Marc Vallée]] |- | 1997 | ''[[Los Locos]]'' |- | 1998 | ''[[Streetheart (film)|Streetheart]]'' | Charles Binamé |- |rowspan=2|1999 | ''[[Loser Love]]'' | Jean-Marc Vallée |- | ''[[Memories Unlocked]]'' | [[Jean Beaudin]] |- | 2000 | ''[[The Art of War (film)|The Art of War]] '' | [[Christian Duguay (director)|Christian Duguay]] |- |rowspan=2|2001 | ''[[XChange (film)|XChange]]'' | [[Allan Moyle]] |- | ''[[Lost and Delirious]]'' | [[Léa Pool]] |- | 2005 | ''[[The Rocket (2005 film)|The Rocket]]'' | Charles Binamé |- | 2006 | ''[[The Covenant (2006 film)|The Covenant]]'' | [[Renny Harlin]] |- |rowspan=4|2008 | ''[[The American Trap]]'' | Charles Binamé |- | ''[[Outlander (film)|Outlander]]'' | Howard McCain |- | ''Magique!'' | Philippe Muyl |- | ''[[De l'autre côté du lit]]'' | [[Pascale Pouzadoux]] |- |rowspan=2|2009 | ''[[Polytechnique (film)|Polytechnique]]'' | [[Denis Villeneuve]] |- | ''Divorces!'' | [[Valérie Guignabodet]] |- | 2011 | ''[[Starbuck (film)|Starbuck]]'' | [[Ken Scott (filmmaker)|Ken Scott]] |- | 2012 | ''[[Upside Down (2012 film)|Upside Down]]'' | [[Juan Diego Solanas]] |- | 2013 | ''[[The Colony (2013 film)|The Colony]]'' | Jeff Renfroe |- | 2014 | ''[[Elephant Song (film)|Elephant Song]]'' | Charles Binamé |- | 2015 | ''[[After the Ball (2015 film)|After the Ball]]'' | [[Sean Garrity (director)|Sean Garrity]] |- | 2017 | ''[[Undercover Grandpa]]'' | [[Érik Canuel]] |- | 2020 | ''[[You Will Remember Me]]'' | [[Éric Tessier]] |- |}
=== Television === ====Director==== '''TV movies''' * ''[[The Last Casino]]'' (2004) * ''Fakers'' (2010)
'''TV series''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Episode |- |rowspan=2|2001 |rowspan=2|''[[Charlie Jade]]'' | "Spin" |- | "Ouroboros" |}
====Cinematographer==== '''Miniseries''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director |- | 1996 | ''[[Marguerite Volant]]'' | [[Charles Binamé]] |- | 1999 | ''[[Joan of Arc (miniseries)|Joan of Arc]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Christian Duguay (director)|Christian Duguay]] |- | 2003 | ''[[Hitler: The Rise of Evil]]'' |- | 2012 | ''[[Bullet in the Face]]'' | [[Érik Canuel]] |- | 2014 | ''[[Ascension (miniseries)|Ascension]]'' | [[Stephen Williams (director)|Stephen Williams]]<br>[[Vincenzo Natali]]<br>[[Robert Lieberman]]<br>[[Mairzee Almas]]<br>[[Nick Copus]] |}
'''TV series''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | 1997–98 | ''[[The Hunger (TV series)|The Hunger]]'' | [[Érik Canuel]]<br>[[George Mihalka]] | 3 episodes |- | 2000 | ''[[The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne]]'' | Eleanore Lindo | Episodes "Crusader in the Crypt" and "Rocket to the Moon" |- | 2001 | ''[[Charlie Jade]]'' | Himself | Episode "Ouroboros" |- |rowspan=2|2013 | ''[[The Borgias (2011 TV series)|The Borgias]]'' | [[Kari Skogland]] | Episodes "The Face of Death" and "The Purge" |- | ''[[Copper (TV series)|Copper]]'' | | 12 episodes |- | 2016 | ''[[Shut Eye]]'' | | 10 episodes |- | 2018 | ''[[Fugueuse]]'' | [[Éric Tessier]] | 10 episodes |- | 2023 | ''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV series)|Percy Jackson and the Olympians]]'' | [[James Bobin]]<br>Jet Wilkinson | 4 episodes |- | 2024 | ''[[Dead Boy Detectives (TV series)|Dead Boy Detectives]]'' | [[Lee Toland Krieger]] | 1 episode |- | 2024 | ''[[Dune: Prophecy]]'' | [[Anna Foerster]] | 3 episodes |}
'''TV movies''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director |- | 1997 | ''[[In the Presence of Mine Enemies (film)|In the Presence of Mine Enemies]]'' | [[Joan Micklin Silver]] |- | 2002 | ''[[Salem Witch Trials (film)|Salem Witch Trials]]'' | [[Joseph Sargent]] |- | 2005 | ''Casanova'' | [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] |- | 2010 | ''Fakers'' | Himself |- | 2011 | ''[[Cyberbully (2011 film)|Cyberbully]]'' | [[Charles Binamé]] |}
==Awards and nominations== '''American Society of Cinematographers''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Title ! Result |- | 2000 |rowspan=2| [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Limited Series]] | ''Joan of Arc'' | {{nom}} |- | 2003 | ''Hitler: The Rise of Evil'' | {{won}} |- | 2014 | [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series]] | ''The Borgias'' | {{nom}} |}
'''Genie Awards''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Title ! Result |- | 1996 |rowspan=8|[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] | ''Black List'' | {{nom}} |- | 2000 | ''Memories Unlocked'' | {{nom}} |- | 2001 | ''The Art of War'' | {{nom}} |- | 2002 | ''Lost and Delirious'' | {{won}} |- | 2006 | ''The Rocket'' | {{won}} |- | 2009 | ''The American Trap'' | {{nom}} |- | 2010 | ''Polytechnique'' | {{won}} |- | 2013 | ''Upside Down'' | {{nom}} |}
'''Canadian Society of Cinematographers''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Title ! Result |- |rowspan=2| 2000 | Best Cinematography in a TV Drama | ''Joan of Arc'' | {{won}} |- |rowspan=3| Best Cinematography in Theatrical | ''Memories Unlocked'' | {{won}} |- | 2001 | ''The Art of War'' | {{won}} |- | 2002 | ''Lost and Delirious'' | {{won}} |- | 2004 | Best Cinematography in a TV Drama | ''Hitler: The Rise of Evil'' | {{won}} |- | 2006 |rowspan=2|Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature | ''The Rocket'' | {{nom}} |- | 2009 | ''The American Trap'' | {{nom}} |- | 2011 |rowspan=2| Best Cinematography in a TV Drama | ''Fakers'' | {{nom}} |- | 2012 | ''Cyberbully'' | {{won}} |- | 2014 | Best Cinematography in a TV Series | ''Copper'' | {{won}} |- | 2016 | Best Cinematography in a TV Drama | ''Ascension'' | {{nom}} |}
'''Gemini Awards''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Title ! Result |- | 2005 |rowspan=2|Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | ''The Last Casino'' | {{nom}} |- | 2011 | ''Fakers'' | {{nom}} |}
'''[[Prix Gémeaux]]''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Title ! Result |- | 1997 | Best Cinematography | ''Marguerite Volant'' | {{won}} |}
'''Prix Iris''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Title ! Result |- | 2000 |rowspan=5|[[Prix Iris for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] | ''Memories Unlocked'' | {{won}} |- | 2001 | ''The Art of War'' | {{nom}} |- | 2006 | ''The Rocket'' | {{nom}} |- | 2010 | ''Polytechnique'' | {{won}} |- | 2016 | ''Elephant Song'' | {{nom}} |}
'''[[Mar del Plata International Film Festival]]''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Title ! Result |- | 2001 | Best Cinematography | ''Lost and Delirious'' | {{won}} |}
'''[[Milan Film Festival]]''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Title ! Result |- | 2006 | Best Cinematography | ''The Rocket'' | {{won}} |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0005602}}
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