Serge Giguère (born 1946) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker.André Lavoie, "«Les lettres de ma mère»: la batailleuse". Le Devoir, March 17, 2018. He is most noted as a two-time winner of the Prix Jutra/Iris for Best Documentary Film, winning at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for Driven by Dreams (À force de rêves)Cédric Bélanger, "Le Nord au cœur: Lentement mais sûrement". Le Journal de Montréal, November 29, 2012. and at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015 for Finding Macpherson (Le mystère Macpherson).Manon Toupin, "Un Jutra pour Serge Giguère". La Nouvelle Union, March 16, 2015.
He was previously nominated, but did not win, in the same category at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2000 for The Megaphone Reel (Le Réel du mégaphone), and was a nominee for Best Sound in a Documentary at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019 for My Mother's Letters (Les lettres de ma mère).
In addition to his own films, he has been a cinematographer on work by other filmmakers, including the films 24 heures ou plus, Thunder Drum (Mémoire battante) and Jacques and November (Jacques et novembre).
He was a recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2008."Awards honour visual and media artists". Moose Jaw Times-Herald, March 26, 2008. In 2021, he was the recipient of the Prix Albert-Tessier from the Prix du Québec.Manon Toupin, "Serge Giguère décoré du prestigieux prix Albert-Tessier". La Nouvelle Union, October 28, 2021.
His newest film, Maurice, premiered at the 2025 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.Justine Smith, "Maurice is an intimate look at Quebec's biggest hockey hero". CBC Arts, February 28, 2025.
He was previously married to producer Sylvie Van Brabant, who remains a frequent collaborator as producer of many of Giguère's films despite the end of their marriage. Their daughter, Katerine Giguère, works as a cinematographer."Les lettres de ma mère : le Québec à travers des mots de femme". Ici Radio-Canada Première, March 15, 2018.
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