About
François Pesant is a Director of Photography who lives and work in Montreal and Mexico City. He has worked on various fiction and documentary films, both shorts and features, as well as commercials. He has shot for Netflix, the CBC, the National Film Board of Canada, and for clients like Chevrolet, BBVA, and Nestlé. His latest feature Gods of Mexico, won the Ariel for Best Documentary film in Mexico.
François Pesant
Cinematography
Films & TV Series
2023
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Gods of Mexico, directed by Helmut Dosantos. Prod: Fulgura Frango
Winner Ariel for Best Documentary Film.
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Trafficked Voices, directed by Viveka Melki. Prod: Melki Films / CBC.
Documentary film.
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Malartic, directed by Nicolas Paquet. Prod: FranCdoc / ONF-NFB.
Documentary film (post-production).
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Caches, directed by Nicolas Paquet. Prod: FranCdoc.
Documentary film.
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Divorces Sucks, directed by Diego Celis. Prod: Catatonia.
Short film.
2022
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Belascoarán – Promo, directed by Martín Boege. Prod: Netflix / Perro Azul.
Series promotion.
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L’Acte de la Beauté, directed by Nicolas Paquet. Prod: FranCdoc.
Documentary film.
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Roadside Heroes, directed by Eric Brunt. Prod: CBC (demo completed, in pre-production).
Documentary film.
2021
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Dans l’Ombre, directed by David Émond-Ferrat. Prod: Kino.
Short film.
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Dislocada, directed by François Pesant. Prod: Fine and Dandy Films (post-production).
Short film.
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La Dame Safranée, directed by Sali Yang. Prod: ONF/NFB.
Short film.
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Allô, directed by Julie Roy. Prod: Kino.
Short film.
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Not Another Serial Killer, directed by Angela Goulene & Alessandro Russotti. Prod: Kino.
Short film.
2020
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La Veille, directed by Christine Chevarie. Prod: ONF/NFB
Documentary short.
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Estanislao, directed by Alejandro Guzman. Prod: Animal Tropical.
Feature film (as 2nd unit DP).
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El Secreto del Dr. Grinberg, directed by Ida Cuellar. Prod: Polar Star Films.
Documentary film (as additional DP).
2019
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Yankee, directed by Carlos Carrera and Max Zunino. Prod: Netflix / Argos.
Netflix Series (as camera operator).
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Esto No Es Berlin, directed by Hari Sama. Prod: Catatonia Films.
Feature film (as camera operator).
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Fever, directed by Alejandro Gerber Bicecci. Prod: Gargamel Studio.
Short film.
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La Mitad de tu Vida, directed by Eduardo Terán. Prod: Anamorfica.
Short film.
2018
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Historias y Relatos, directed by Mario Sandoval. Prod: Comon Pipol for TV Azteca.
TV Series.
2015
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An Enemy Within, directed by François Pesant. Prod: Canada Art Council.
Documentary short. Official selection DocsDF and Festival Regard.
2013
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Jack, vétéran du Vietnam, directed by François Pesant. Prod: La Presse.
Documentary short. Best documentary short award, Festival Regard.
Music Videos
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Pagan Woman, Dead Lizards. Directed by Ida Cuellar
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Black Hole, Midnight Folks. Directed by Lucía Toledo
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Red Horizon, Ghölem. Directed by Claudio Zilleruelo
Photography
For commercial assignments and advertising, please contact Shakti Prod: joanna@shaktiprod.com / +52 55 5277 8270
Selected Exhibitions
2018
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Tierra Conmovida, Bienal de Fotografía, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico
2016
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Río, Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
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An Enemy Within, Patricia Conde Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
2015
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Lecciones del 68. ¿Por qué no se olvida el 2 de octubre?, Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Mexico City, Mexico
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An Enemy Within, Moscow International Foto Awards, Rooftop Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2014
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Montréal – Points de vue, McCord Museum, Montreal, Canada
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An Enemy Within, Moscow International Foto Awards, FotoLoft Gallery, Moscow, Russia
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Group Exhibition, Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
2013
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Picture Change, Toronto
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Sandy: Devastation, Document, Drive, Museum of the City of New York, USA
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An Enemy Within, Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France
2012
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Home, Umbrella Arts Gallery, New York, USA
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Recycling Delhi, La Tohu, Montreal, Canada
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Rouge au carré, Marché Bonsecours, Montreal, Canada
2011
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Recycling Delhi, Museum La Pulperie, Chicoutimi, Canada
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Climate Refugees, Maison de la Culture Marie Uguay, Montreal, Canada
2010
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Humankind, Powerhouse Arena, New York, USA
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Haïti à vif, Museum Juste pour Rire, Montreal, Canada
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Climate Refugees, La Tohu, Montreal, Canada
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Recycling Delhi, Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France
Selected Publications
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New York Times
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M – Le Magazine du Monde
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Le Monde
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Courrier International
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VSD
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Paris Match
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Bloomberg Businessweek
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DAYS Japan
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Newsweek Japan
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Marie Claire
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Journal du dimanche
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Domingo
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The Walrus
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L’actualité
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Châtelaine
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La Presse
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Le Devoir
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Grafika
Accolades
2018
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Selected for the Bienal de Fotografía of Mexico
2015
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Grant of the Canada Art Council
2014
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Moscow International Foto Awards – Editorial Photo Essay
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National Press Photographer Association’s (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism
2013
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Selected at Visa pour l’Image
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Anthropographia Award
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Lucy Foundation’s International Photography Awards
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Black & White Spider Awards
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Canadian Magazine Awards – Honorable Mention
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Grant of the Quebec Arts and Letters Council
2012
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International Photography Awards – 2 Honorable Mentions
2011
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Grand Prix Lux 2011
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Prix Lux – Reportage / News
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Canadian Magazine Award – Honorable Mention
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Antoine-Desilets Award
2010
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Selected at Visa pour l’Image
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Selected for the international exhibition Humankind in New York
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Prix Lux – Reportage / Humanitarian cause
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Antoine-Desilets Award – Photoreportage
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Antoine-Desilets Award – Multimedia
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Grands prix du journalisme indépendant – Press Photography
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Grant of the Quebec Arts and Letters Council
2009
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Prix Lux – Reportage / News
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Prix Lux – Reportage / Humanitarian cause
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Grands prix du journalisme indépendant – Press Photography
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Grands prix du journalisme indépendant – Written piece
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Monographs
2015
- Enemigo Dentro. Ediciones Urano, Mexico
2014
- L’ennemi intérieur / An Enemy Within. Les Belles Lettres, France
2013
- Picture Change. PhotoSensitive (collective), Canada