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Trained at Paris\u2019 \u00c9cole Louis-Lumi\u00e8re<\/em>, Philippe Lavalette photographed experimental films such as l\u2019Ange<\/em> by Patrick Bokanowski in 1982, a visual poem of extreme delicacy, which has become a cult movie nominated at Cannes for the Cam\u00e9ra d\u2019Or. After moving to Qu\u00e9bec, he applied his expertise to\u00a0groundbreaking intimate documentaries such as Les enfants du Refus Global<\/strong> and De m\u00e9moire de chats \u2013 Les ruelles <\/strong>by Manon Barbeau, recognized by the Prix G\u00e9meaux in 2005 for best cinematography. He also photographed Carlos Ferrand\u2019s films The Magic touch\u00a0<\/strong>and Visionaries<\/strong>, the latter cited for Best Cinematography at the Hot Docs in Toronto.<\/p>\n Lavalette always applies his documentary approach to fiction in feature films and telefilms, thus creating an innovative texture, which contributes to unusual images. In that regard, the visual strangeness is clearly appreciated in Les Pots cass\u00e9s<\/strong> by Fran\u00e7ois Bouvier, Hugo and the dragon <\/strong>by Philippe Baylaucq, La Brunante<\/strong> by Fernand Dansereau, and Le Ring (The Fight)<\/strong> by Ana\u00efs Barbeau-Lavalette, a film which has been celebrated at Plus Camerimage in Lodz, Poland, a prestigious festival dedicated to cinematography.<\/p>\n He also took part in drama series such as Alys Robi, Gypsies, B\u00e2tisseurs d\u2019eau, \u00c9tats humains 1 and 2<\/strong>, as well as Warrior Women <\/strong>and True Horror<\/strong>, both for Discovery Channel with ratings over 25 million viewers.<\/p>\n His capacity to work abroad has led him to photograph such films as El Ziara<\/strong> by Nawel Saheb-Ettaba, a Tunis-Algeria coproduction an be the recipient of the Best Cinematography Award at the Haifa Festival for Mabul<\/strong> (the flood)<\/strong> by Guy Nattiv, an Israel-Canada coproduction selected in Berlin. Lavalette then focused on two intimate feature films: La sagouine<\/strong> by Ren\u00e9e Blanchar and dialogue for a single man<\/strong> by JP Gari\u00e9py.
\nThen, interested in scientific films, he became associate cinematographer at France\u2019s CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) where he photographed and directed several scientific projects.<\/p>\n
\nInch\u2019Allah<\/strong>, a feature film directed in Jordan by his daughter Ana\u00efs Barbeau-Lavalette, and produced by Micro_scope \u00a0was nominated for the Canadian Awards for best cinematography and won the World Best Picture Award in Phoenix.
\nIn 2014, Lavalette photographed two feature films, Les loups<\/strong> by Sophie Deraspe, and La Gang des hors-la-loi,<\/strong> 24th \u00abContes pour tous\u00bb by Rock Demers, directed by Jean Beaudry.
\nRecently, Philippe Lavalette filmed Un Jour mon prince<\/strong>, a poetic comedy by Flavia Coste coproduced with Qu\u00e9bec by Christal Films.<\/p>\n
\nCurrently in the process of editing, he signed the direction of photography of Tropicana<\/strong>, a feature film directed by Omer Tobi, an Israel \/ Quebec co-production.<\/p>\n