Nicolas Bolduc

Nicolas Bolduc
Born (1973-03-05) March 5, 1973 (age 51)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationCinematographer
AwardsCanadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography

Nicolas Bolduc (born 5 March 1973)[1] is a Canadian cinematographer from Montreal, Quebec.[2] He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography two years in a row, in the 1st Canadian Screen Awards and 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, for War Witch (2012) and Enemy (2013).[3][4] He also won the Jutra Award for War Witch,[5] and was nominated the next year for Louis Cyr.[6] Bolduc was nominated for Best Cinematography at the Prix Iris in 2017 for Two Lovers and a Bear.[7]

With Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017), he competed at Camerimage,[8] and won Best Cinematography at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.[9] He also won Best Cinematography at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards for Hochelaga, Land of Souls.[10]

He was one of four directors, alongside Fabrice Barrilliet, Julien Knafo and Marie-Hélène Panisset, of the 2009 collective film Blind Spot.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
2000 The Invention of Love (L'invention de l'amour) Claude Demers
2001 Des enfants de trop... Myreille Bédard  
2003 How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause) Sébastien Rose
Juniper Tree (Le Piège d'Issoudun) Micheline Lanctôt  
2004 Le bonheur est dans les prés mais parfois c'est au fond d'un océan de souffrance qu'on finit par le trouver Marie-Hélène Panisset
2005 Life with My Father (La Vie avec mon père) Sébastien Rose
Eve and the Fire Horse Julia Kwan
2007 Et si... l'espace d'un instant Fabrice Barrilliet
Une femme de bien bonne humeur Marie-Hélène Panisset
Can You Wave Bye-Bye? Sarah Galea-Davis
My Name Is Victor Gazon (Mon nom est Victor Gazon) Patrick Gazé
2008 Truffle (Truffe) Kim Nguyen
Le Banquet Sébastien Rose  
Next Floor Denis Villeneuve
2009 Blind Spot (Lucidité passagère) Himself
Fabrice Barrilliet
Julien Knafo
Marie-Hélène Panisset 		[11]
King Chicken Himself Also credited as writer and co-producer
2010 City of Shadows (La Cité) Kim Nguyen With Giulio Pietromarchi
Fatal Michaël Youn
Die Dominic James
2011 Fear of Water (La Peur de l'eau) Gabriel Pelletier
2012 War Witch (Rebelle) Kim Nguyen  
Before My Heart Falls (Avant que mon cœur bascule) Sébastien Rose
Denis Marleau Kim Nguyen
2013 Louis Cyr (Louis Cyr, l'homme le plus fort du monde) Daniel Roby  
Enemy Denis Villeneuve  
2014 Aloft Claudia Llosa
2016 Two Lovers and a Bear Kim Nguyen  
Chuck Philippe Falardeau
What Lies Below Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais With Nicolas Fransolet and Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais
2017 Mr. & Mrs. Adelman (Monsieur & Madame Adelman) Nicolas Bedos
Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, Terre des âmes) François Girard
2018 The Hummingbird Project Kim Nguyen
Paseo Matthew Hannam
2019 La Belle Époque Nicolas Bedos
2021 Crisis Nicholas Jarecki
2022 American Dreamer Paul Dektor
2023 The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan Martin Bourboulon Shot back-to-back
The Three Musketeers: Milady
2024 The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) Alexandre de La Patellière
Matthieu Delaporte

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2008 Collection Fred Vargas Josée Dayan Episode "Sous les vents de Neptune"
2021 The North Water Andrew Haigh Miniseries
2023 Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic - ceci n'est pas un accident) Philippe Falardeau With Tobie Marier Robitaille, Sara Mishara, Van Royko, Alexia Toman, André Turpin

Awards and nominations

Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Ref.
Camerimage 2012 Golden Frog War Witch (Rebelle) Won [8]
Canadian Screen Awards/Genie Awards 2009 Best Cinematography Le Banquet Nominated [12]
2013 War Witch (Rebelle) Won [3]
2014 Enemy Won [4]
2018 Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes) Won [9]
Canadian Society of Cinematographers 2009 Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Short Next Floor Won
2011 Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature City of Shadows (La Cité) Won
2014 Enemy Won [13]
2018 Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes) Won [14]
2020 La Belle Époque Nominated
2022 Best Cinematography in a Television Drama The North Water Nominated
2024 Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan Won [15]
César Awards 2020 Best Cinematography La Belle Époque Nominated [16]
2024 The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady Nominated [17]
Gémeaux Awards 2024 Best Photography in a Documentary or Public Affairs Program Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic : ceci n’est pas un accident)
(with Erik Ljung, Tobie Marier Robitaille, Sara Mishara, Alexia Toman, Van Royko, André Turpin) 		Won [18]
Prix Iris 2011 Best Cinematography City of Shadows (La Cité) Nominated [19]
2013 War Witch (Rebelle) Won [5]
2014 Louis Cyr (Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde) Nominated [6]
2015 Enemy Nominated [20]
2017 Two Lovers and a Bear Nominated [7]
2018 Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes) Won [10]

References

  1. ^ "Nicolas Bolduc" (in French). AlloCiné. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ Wheeler, Brad (5 June 2015). "Aloft: Past meets present in director Claudia Llosa's beautifully grim world". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "War Witch wins at the first Canadian Screen Awards". Tribute. March 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b Barnard, Linda (9 March 2014). "Enemy biggest movie winner at Canadian Screen Awards". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (19 March 2013). "Kim Nguyen's War Witch dominates Jutras in Quebec". Playback. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Domination musclée de Louis Cyr aux nominations des Jutra". Le Devoir (in French). 28 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b Boutros, Magdaline (5 April 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  8. ^ a b Caranicas, Peter (20 October 2017). "Camerimage Film Festival Includes 'Mother!,' 'Wonder Wheel' and 'Wonderstruck' in Main Competition". Variety. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ^ a b Ahearn, Victoria. "'The Breadwinner' among early Canadian Screen Awards winners". National Post. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  10. ^ a b Pradier, Samuel (29 May 2018). "Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma: cinq Iris pour 'Les affamés'". Le Journal de Montreal (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  11. ^ a b Normand Provencher, "Lucidité passagère: petites crises entre amis". Le Soleil, March 20, 2010.
  12. ^ Dumais, Manon (April 3, 2009). "Génie 2009 : Ça Intéresse-T-I Quelqu'un ?". Voir.
  13. ^ Julianna Cummins, "David Greene, Robert Scarborough win big at CSC awards". Playback, March 30, 2015.
  14. ^ Lauren Malyk, "Nicolas Bolduc wins at CSC awards". Playback, April 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "2024 CSC Award winners revealed". British Cinematographer, May 7, 2024.
  16. ^ Georg Szalai, "Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Leads France’s Cesar Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, January 29, 2020.
  17. ^ Elsa Keslassy, "Cesar Awards: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins Best Film; Christopher Nolan Feted With Honorary Tribute". Variety, February 23, 2024.
  18. ^ Élise Jetté, "Le Bye Bye 2023 remporte 6 trophées au Gala de l’industrie des prix Gémeaux 2024". Ici Radio-Canada, September 14, 2024.
  19. ^ "La liste complète des nominations aux Jutra 2011". Le Devoir, March 11, 2011.
  20. ^ "Dolan contre Dolan à la 17e Soirée des Jutra". Ici Radio-Canada, January 26, 2015.