Bernard Gosselin

Gosselin won a Canadian Film Award in 1968 for his black-and-white cinematography on Perrault's Le Règne du jour (1966). He died on March 20, 2006 in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec

He was a cinematographer and director, known for Le martien de Noël (1971), César et son canot d'écorce (1971) and Le canot à Renald à Thomas (1980).

After photographing many Quebec films in the 1960s, he directed his first feature film in 1971: the odd science-fiction movie for children Le martien de Noël; it was his only fiction film outside of his documentary output. He worked as cinematographer on many films by Pierre Perrault, including Pour la suite du monde and Un royaume vous attend. He developed a special interest in the Aboriginal and folk cultures of Quebec, which led to his two best-known important films as a director: César et son canot d'écorce (1971) and Jean Carignan, violoneux (1975). From 1977 to 1980 Gosselin in collaboration with Léo Plamondon photographed and/or directed a series of short films on traditional Quebecois craftspeople for the NFB titled La belle ouvrage.

Gosselin worked as a printer. He joined the National Film Board's title department in 1956 to design titles and credits. The French team was in the process of expanding, and he met with many of the filmmakers and technicians working there. He then worked as an assistant cameraman, location manager and assistant editor before photographing his first film, Gilles Groulx's Golden Gloves, in 1961.

Bernard Gosselin was born on October 5, 1934 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada.