Francis Chapman
Francis Sweetland Chapman (January 24, 1927 - September 5, 2020) was a Canadian cinematographer and film and television director. He was most noted for the film , for which he and his twin brother Christopher Chapman jointly won the Canadian Film Award for Best Colour Cinematography at the 17th Canadian Film Awards in 1965.[1]
Francis and Christopher were the sons of architect Alfred Hirschfelder Chapman of Chapman and Oxley and concert pianist Doris Dennison Chapman.[2]
As a director, his credits included episodes of United!, Adventures in Rainbow Country, McQueen, The Starlost and Téléfrançais. He was also a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Director at the 21st Canadian Film Awards in 1969, for the McQueen pilot episode "There's a Car Upside Down on My Lawn".[3]
In 1984, Francis and Christopher collaborated on a three-dimensional nature film for the nascent Science North.[4]
References[]
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 69-71.
- ^ "Francis Sweetland Chapman 1927-2020". The Globe and Mail, September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Film Awards to be given Oct. 4". The Globe and Mail, September 4, 1969.
- ^ Pam Hobbs, "Face to face with nature at Science North". The Globe and Mail, August 11, 1984.
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