Yves Bélanger | |
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| Born | (1960-07-07)July 7, 1960 (age 65) |
| Alma mater | Concordia University |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Yves Bélanger (born July 7, 1960) is a Canadian cinematographer. He has worked on films by directors such asAlain DesRochers,Xavier Dolan andClint Eastwood, and he was a frequent collaborator ofJean-Marc Vallée. In 2016, he received aCanadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography for his work inBrooklyn.
Bélanger grew up inSainte-Foy, Quebec. He first became interested in film at eight years old when his father showed him2001: A Space Odyssey, and he began making short films when he was 13. He studied film atConcordia University, where he contemplated becoming a director or cinematographer, ultimately deciding on the latter.[2] He graduated with a BFA in 1984.[3]
Bélanger began working as a cinematographer in 1989, working initially on music videos before moving to advertising. He started working on films and television series in 1995, alongside directors includingAlain DesRochers,Jean-Claude Lord andAlan Metter.[1] He first became recognized in 2001 with the short filmKilling Time, for which he received aCanadian Society of Cinematographers award nomination. He worked on another short film,Wildflowers, which won a CSC award in 2003, and he received a third nomination for the 2006 filmCheech.[4] He filmedLaurence Anyways (2012) with thearthouse directorXavier Dolan. Bélanger later said about Dolan's style, "it's not my cup of tea. It's very colorful, very crazy ... I'm more like a naturalist."[5] His work onLaurence Anyways garnered aCamerimage award nomination.[4]
After finishingLaurence Anyways, Bélanger was contacted by directorJean-Marc Vallée, who asked him to work on his upcoming filmDallas Buyers Club (2013). Bélanger and Vallée had known each other for around 20 years but had never worked together before.[6]Dallas Buyers Club marked Bélanger's breakout in the mainstream film industry; he was 53 years old at the time and two decades into his career.[7] A year later, he and Vallée collaborated a second time, onWild (2014). The film, which is about a woman who hikes thePacific Crest Trail, was filmed on a small budget with a minimal crew and mostly handheld camerawork.[6][8] His cinematography onWild received a Camerimage nomination.[4]
Bélanger then shot the period drama filmBrooklyn (2015), directed byJohn Crowley. He became involved afterBruna Papandrea, one of the producers ofWild, introduced Bélanger to Crowley.[9] ForBrooklyn, he received aCanadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography.[10] His third collaboration with Vallée wasDemolition, released in 2016,[11][12] and their fourth was theHBO miniseriesBig Little Lies (2017).[13]
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