The Canadian Society of Cinematographers feted Canuck directors of photography at the 2001 CSC Awards March 31 at the Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto. Montreal-based Pierre Gill won in the category of theatrical feature for his work on the flashy action thriller The Art of War, shot in his hometown.

For TV series, Brian Pearson took home the prize for the ‘Cold Comfort’ episode of the Fox sci-fi drama Dark Angel (cocreated and exec produced by James Cameron), which is filmed in North Vancouver. In that same neck of the woods, Robert McLachlan, a multiple-nominee, won for TV drama for The Lone Gunmen, the Fox spin-off of The X-Files.

Other winners include:

Camera Assistant Award of Merit: Chris Hansen

Industrial: Matthew R. Phillips, Nortel Networks Solutions

Documentary: Michael Balfry, SOLA

Student: Geoff Bland, Dangerous Heroes, York University; Iain Robinson, The Hiccup, Ryerson Polytechnic University; and Juliana Bologna, Waiting for Jennifer, Vancouver Film School

Music video: Christopher Soos, Smashing Pumpkins, Stand Inside Your Love

Roy Tash Award for Spot News: Yhorham Pirotsky, ‘Tow Truck,’ Global Television

Stan Clinton Award for News Essay: Stephane Brisson, ‘Clock Watcher,’ CTV

Dramatic short: Andre Pienaar, This Might be Good

Fritz Spiess Commercial: Douglas Koch, Saturday Night at the Movies, TVOntario ‘Projectionist’

Bill Hilson Award (for outstanding service contributing to the development of the motion picture industry in Canada): Ed Higginson

Fuji Award (for outstanding service to the Canadian Society of Cinematographers): Joseph Sunday

Kodak New Century Award (for outstanding contribution to the art of cinematography): John Bartley *