# Rene Ohashi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rene_Ohashi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rene_Ohashi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene_Ohashi > Source revision: 1293439827 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian cinematographer}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Rene Ohashi ASC, CSC | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = [Cinematographer](/source/Cinematographer) | height = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | website = }} '''Rene Ohashi''' is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) cinematographer living in [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto%2C_Ontario), Canada. His career spanned more than 25 years. Ohashi has been nominated for over 30 awards, winning 16. His projects include ''Anne of Green Gables'', ''The Wonder Years'', ''To Catch a Killer'', ''Gold Fever'' and ''Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story''. Rene Ohashi has also shot thousands of commercials for national brands including: [American Express](/source/American_Express), [General Motors](/source/General_Motors), New York Health Department, [Nissan](/source/Nissan), [CMA](/source/Certified_Management_Accountants_of_Canada), [H&R Block](/source/H%26R_Block), [Campbell's](/source/Campbells_Soup), [Harvey's](/source/Harvey's_Restaurant), [Kraft](/source/Kraft_Foods), [Maple Leaf](/source/Maple_Leaf), [Michelina](/source/Michelina's) and [Labatt](/source/Labatt). He is Director of Photography for Sesler Company. ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%" |- ! width="50px"| Year ! width="300px"| Title ! width="200px"| Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | [2016](/source/2016_in_film) | ''[Wait Till Helen Comes](/source/Wait_Till_Helen_Comes_(2016_film))'' | | |- | [2015](/source/2015_in_film) | ''[Forsaken](/source/Forsaken_(2015_film))'' | | |- | [2014](/source/2014_in_film) | ''Clementine'' | | |- | [2013](/source/2013_in_film) | ''[Nikita](/source/Nikita_(TV_series))'' | 2010 to 2013 | |- | rowspan="2"| [2011](/source/2011_in_film) | ''[InSecurity](/source/InSecurity)'' | | |- | ''[Faces in the Crowd](/source/Faces_in_the_Crowd_(2011_film))'' | | |- | rowspan="2"| [2009](/source/2009_in_film) | ''[Jesse Stone: Thin Ice](/source/Jesse_Stone%3A_Thin_Ice)'' | Television film | |- | ''[Eleventh Hour](/source/Eleventh_Hour_(U.S._TV_series))'' | Television series | 6 episodes 2008-2009 |- | rowspan="2"| [2007](/source/2007_in_film) | ''[Jesse Stone: Sea Change](/source/Jesse_Stone%3A_Sea_Change)'' | Television film | |- | ''[Kidnapped](/source/Kidnapped_(American_TV_series))'' | Television series | 5 episodes, 2006–2007 |- | rowspan="2"| [2006](/source/2006_in_film) | ''[Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story](/source/Shades_of_Black%3A_The_Conrad_Black_Story)'' | Television film | |- | ''[Above and Beyond](/source/Above_and_Beyond_(mini_series))'' | TV miniseries | |- | [2005](/source/2005_in_film) | ''Robert B. Parker's Stone Cold'' | Television film | |- | [2004](/source/2004_in_film) | ''[Saint Ralph](/source/Saint_Ralph)'' | | |- | rowspan="2"| [2003](/source/2003_in_film) | ''[Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion](/source/Shattered_City%3A_The_Halifax_Explosion)'' | Television film | |- | ''Highwaymen'' | | |- | [2002](/source/2002_in_film) | ''[They](/source/They_(2002_film))'' | |- | rowspan="3"| [2001](/source/2001_in_film) | ''[Wild Iris](/source/Wild_Iris_(film))'' | Television film |- | ''Club Land'' | Television film |- | ''Great Performances'' | 1 episode |- | [2000](/source/2000_in_film) | ''[The Crossing](/source/The_Crossing_(2000_film))'' | Television film |- | rowspan="2"| [1999](/source/1999_in_film) | ''Water Damage'' | |- | ''Gold Fever'' | |- | [1999](/source/1999_in_film) | ''Jerzy Has a Dream'' | |- | [1997](/source/1997_in_film) | ''[The Arrow](/source/The_Arrow_(miniseries))'' | Television film |- | rowspan="3"| [1995](/source/1995_in_film) | ''Kissinger and Nixon'' | |- | ''The War Between Us'' | |- | ''[Rent-a-Kid](/source/Rent-a-Kid)'' | Television film |- | [1994](/source/1994_in_film) | ''Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story'' | |- | rowspan="2"| [1993](/source/1993_in_film) | ''[La Florida](/source/La_Florida_(film))'' | |- | ''[The Diviners](/source/The_Diviners_(film))'' | |- | rowspan="2"| [1992](/source/1992_in_film) | ''[To Catch a Killer](/source/To_Catch_a_Killer_(1992_film))'' | |- | ''[The Sound and the Silence](/source/The_Sound_and_the_Silence)'' | |- | [1991](/source/1991_in_film) | ''John Wyre: Drawing on Sound'' | |- | [1990](/source/1990_in_film) | ''Deep Sleep'' | |- | rowspan="3"| [1989](/source/1989_in_film) | ''[Millennium](/source/Millennium_(film))'' | |- | ''[Where the Spirit Lives](/source/Where_the_Spirit_Lives)'' | |- | ''A Moving Picture'' | |- | rowspan="4"| [1988](/source/1988_in_television) | ''[Almost Grown](/source/Almost_Grown_(TV_series))'' | 1 episode |- | ''Hot Paint'' | Television film |- | ''[The Wonder Years](/source/The_Wonder_Years)'' | Television series |- | ''[Shadow Dancing](/source/Shadow_Dancing_(film))'' | |} ==Awards== ===Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards=== *2007 won the ''Best Cinematography in TV Series'' for: [Kidnapped](/source/Kidnapped_(American_TV_series)) Special Delivery episode (2006) *2003 won the ''Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature'' for: [They](/source/They_(2002_film)) (2002) *2002 won the ''Best Cinematography in TV Drama'' for: Club Land (2001) (TV) *1997 won the ''Best Cinematography in TV Drama'' for: [The Arrow](/source/The_Arrow_(miniseries)) (1997) (TV) *1990 won the ''Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature'' for: [Millennium](/source/Millennium_(film)) (1989) *1989 won the ''Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature'' for: [Shadow Dancing](/source/Shadow_Dancing_(film)) (1988) ===American Society of Cinematographers, USA=== *2001 won the ''Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series'/Pilot for Cable or Pay TV'' for: ''[The Crossing](/source/The_Crossing_(2000_film))'' (2000) (TV){{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Jerry |title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6378-1 |page=233 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&dq=%22Rene+Ohashi%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA233 |language=en}} ===Gemini Awards=== *2007 won the ''Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'' for: [Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story](/source/Shades_of_Black%3A_The_Conrad_Black_Story) (2006) (TV) *2004 won the ''Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'' for: [Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion](/source/Shattered_City%3A_The_Halifax_Explosion) (2003) (TV) *2001 won the ''Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series'' for: [Great Performances](/source/Great_Performances) (1972) for the episode "Don Giovanni Unmasked". *1998 won the ''Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'' award for: [The Arrow](/source/The_Arrow_(miniseries)) (1997) (TV) *1995 won the ''Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'' for: Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994) (TV) *1994 won the ''Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'' for: [The Diviners](/source/The_Diviners_(film)) (1993) (TV) *1993 won the ''Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'' for: The Sound and the Silence (1992) (TV) *1987 won the ''Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'' for: [The Truth About Alex](/source/The_Truth_About_Alex) (1986) (TV) *1986 won the ''Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'' for: [Anne of Green Gables](/source/Anne_of_Green_Gables_(1985_film)) (1985) (TV) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.seslercompany.com/roster/RENE_OHASHI.pdf Bio: "Rene Ohashi"], Sesler website * {{IMDb name|0644964}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohashi, Rene}} Category:Living people Category:Canadian people of Japanese descent Category:Year of 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