Fonds F3246 - Gene Gregoret fonds

Gene Gregoret was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. After graduating from high school, he began his career in journalism as a camera operator for CFRN. He then worked as a photographer for the Edmonton Journal and as a reporter and photographer for the Calgary Albertan. Gregoret moved to Paris, France in 1962 to work as a darkroom technician at United Press International, then as a photojournalist with Agence de Presse Delmas. Gregoret returned to Edmonton in 1963 and continued his education at Alberta College, then at the University of Alberta to study anthropology. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology in 1967 and a Master’s degree in Anthropology in 1970. His graduate field work focused on remote Cree communities in northern Alberta, specifically the Chipewyan Lakes and Trout Lake areas. After completing his education, Gregoret was employed by CBC Edmonton as a public affairs producer. In 1972 he founded Viator Films, a production company that created documentaries for the Provincial Museum of Alberta (later the Royal Alberta Museum), the Alberta Department of Education, and Alberta Culture.