Philippe Lavalette

Philippe Lavalette is a Canadian cinematographer, writer and documentary filmmaker from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his work on the 2012 film Inch'Allah, for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Cinematography at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013.[2]

His other film credits have included Twilight (La Brunante), Victoria, The Wolves (Les Loups), A Cargo to Africa and After the Odyssey (Au lendemain de l'odyssée).

In 2017 he published his debut novel, Petite Madeleine.[3] He has also published La mesure du monde, a memoir of his career in film.

He is the husband of filmmaker Manon Barbeau, and the father of filmmaker and writer Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette.[4]

  1. ^ Marie-France Bornais, "Se libérer des fantômes et des silences". Le Journal de Québec, November 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Brian D. Johnson, "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees". Maclean's, January 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Caroline Montpetit, "Philippe Lavalette veut recoller les morceaux du passé". Le Devoir, September 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Alexandre Vigneault, "Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette en 10 temps". La Presse, March 14, 2021.