British Cinematographer

15/01/2025

BAFTA reveal 2025 Cinematography nominees:

CONCLAVE Stéphane Fontaine AFC
DUNE: PART II Greig Fraser ASC ACS
EMILIA PÉREZ Paul Guilhaume AFC
NOSFERATU Jarin Blaschke
THE BRUTALIST Lol Crawley BSC

Full list:

BAFTA announces the nominations for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards, celebrating the very best in film over the past year. A total of 42 films received nominations.

14/01/2025

Irish Film & TV Awards cinematography nominations announced:

Bird – Robbie Ryan BSC ISC
Fréwaka – Narayan Van Maele
Kneecap – Ryan Kernaghan ISC
Say Nothing – Stephen Murphy BSC ISC
The Penguin – Darran Tiernan ISC

View the full list of awards here:

Nominations are out for the 2025 Irish Film & Television Awards with the Cillian Murphy drama Small Things Like These and the music comedy Kneecap

14/01/2025

The Academy announces updates to its 97th key dates and schedule of events due to the impact of the Los Angeles-area fires.

Find out more here:

The Academy announces updates to its 97th Oscars key dates and schedule of events due to the impact of the Los Angeles-area fires.

13/01/2025

Hours after this Award’oeuvres column was sent in, our correspondent Mark London Williams drove to a screening, attempting to dodge flying palm fronds in the air on a day of record Santa Ana winds. By the time the film had ended, Pacific Palisades was on fire. By that evening, Los Angeles was undergoing its most calamitous modern natural disaster — perhaps already the most costly in California history.

Some twenty four hours later, the ASC Clubhouse itself was briefly imperilled when one of the many subsequent wind-whipped blazes erupted in the Hollywood Hills, some blocks away, though that fire was seemingly contained within a couple of hours. Had it occurred the evening before, with its frenzied winds, it is likely that much of Hollywood  — including the Clubhouse — would be gone.

So while Mark here covers some award season contenders, Women in Media’s holiday toast, and other early calendar events, a palpable knife’s edge has now sliced through whatever facade of “normalcy” was left heading into 2025.

Read Mark’s full column at the link in bio.

10/01/2025

“After participating in a film workshop during my high school years in Spain, I fell in love with the art of cinema. I saved enough money to buy a camera, with which I shot my first short films and music videos. I fondly remember those projects that I directed, photographed, and edited. I immediately realised that what I enjoyed the most about the whole process were the moments spent behind the lens, making the decisions regarding language, lighting, and framing that allowed me to express the emotions I was seeking. Then I discovered the role of the cinematographer, and I instantly knew what I wanted to do.”

Meet our latest New Wave cinematographer, Lorena Pagès (), at the link in bio.

09/01/2025

Everyone at British Cinematographer sends their love to those affected by the devastating wildfires currently ravaging the Los Angeles area.

Our hearts go out to the many people living through this awful time, especially to those who have lost loved ones, homes, belongings and treasured memories.

We hope that our incredible community out in LA find safety and comfort at this tragic time.

07/01/2025

“I think the finishing part is half of the process, it always has been since the beginning of photography. We light and expose the image in terms of how it’s captured, and typically that process is only complete after the correct application of colour processing and grading. So in my mind, it’s an essential part and a necessity for the cinematographer to participate in it.”  

Erik Messerschmidt ASC on the importance of colour grading to cinematography.

Read the full interview via the link in bio.

06/01/2025

“We are committed to driving circular thinking and behaviour so that simply buying new is no longer the default option.”

Rachel Thompson, VP of sustainability at MPB.

Read more at the link in bio.

06/01/2025

“Productions are actively seeking out the least environmentally impactful equipment to produce with. That’s where the Anton/Bauer 9kWh Salt-E Dog comes in.“

Andrew Hutton, head of products, Anton/Bauer. 

Read the full article at the link in bio.

06/01/2025

Emilia Pérez won big at the Golden Globes last night as all the winners are announced.

View a full list here:

Emilia Pérez was the big winner at The Golden Globe Awards 2025 as it took home four awards.

03/01/2025

The BAFTA longlist for cinematography has been revealed 👀

Drew Daniels, Anora
Lol Crawley BSC, The Brutalist
Rob Hardy ASC BSC, Civil War
Phedon Papamichael ASC, A Complete Unknown
Stéphane Fontaine AFC, Conclave
Greig Fraser ASC ACS, Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume AFC, Emilia Pérez
John Mathieson BSC, Gladiator II
Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
Benjamin Kračun BSC, The Substance

Full awards list:

BAFTA announces the longlists of films and talent that have gone through to Round Two of voting for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards.

03/01/2025

“I love that with large format, the field of view allows for a close-up while still capturing the context and world around a character. These were fundamental choices for our story.”   

Carolina Costa AMC on shooting Fancy Dance.

Read the full interview at the link in bio.

29/12/2024

“Film has the ability for us to experience what is seen and hidden at the same time. It can reveal the depth of our own reality and open us to a fuller sense of ourselves. Cinema is little over a century old it will always evolve new visual grammar as filmmakers explore new languages to tell their stories. It doesn’t matter if we do it on 8K, Super 8, or an iPhone. We will always need filmmakers to understand the world that we are trying to live in and tell stories for the ways it connects all of us.” 

Read our interview with visionary cinematographer Ed Lachman ASC at the link in bio.

26/12/2024

“Paul came into my life when I was 20 and became a really early mentor. I’ve known him for almost half my life. He showed me that filmmaking can be art. It’s a form of expression for me.”

DP Andrew Wonder on working with director Paul Schrader on Oh, Canada.

Read the full interview at the link in bio.

📸: Jeong Park

24/12/2024

The British Cinematographer team wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ❤️🎥

Here’s to more cinematography adventures next year…🥂🌟

23/12/2024

Sustainability has been at the core of Green Kit’s business since it launched in 2012. Find out how the company’s inventory has evolved with the industry while sharing a wealth of knowledge to allow clients to achieve their sustainability goals at the link in bio.

23/12/2024

“Hiring, not buying, is an easy first step. Our aim is to positively impact every production and the planet.”

Paul Miller, founder of Get Set Hire.

Read the article in full at the link in bio.

21/12/2024

Newsletter subscribers!

Check your inbox now for an exclusive chance to read our latest Long Read!

For this edition, we dive deep with Lawrence Sher ASC about his work on Joker: Folie à Deux.

For future versions of The Long Read, subscribe to our newsletter at the link in bio.