A Guide to Handheld Camera Operating with Sean Bobbitt, BSC, from the ARRI Workshop at this year's Camerimage Film Festival. This is a must see presentation for all cameraman. Enjoy!
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) presented the 37th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards in feature film, documentary and television categories. The ceremony was held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
Below is a complete list of this year’s nominees and winners by category
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM NOMINEES (Category sponsored by Keslow Camera)
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for Empire of Light (Searchlight Pictures)
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for The Batman (Warner Bros.)
Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC for Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Netflix)
Claudio Miranda, ASC for Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
⭐Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS for Elvis (Warner Bros.)
Last year’s ASC feature film winner was Greig Fraser for Dune. He went on to win the Oscar® for Best Achievement in Cinematography.
⭐BOARD OF GOVERNORS AWARD was presented to Viola Davis by Gina Prince-Bythewood
SPOTLIGHT AWARD (Category sponsored by Panavision)
⭐Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, DFF for War Sailor (DCM Film)
Kate McCullough, ISC for The Quiet Girl (Super)
Andrew Wheeler for God’s Country (IFC Films)
EPISODE OF A ONE-HOUR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION SERIES (Category sponsored by Panavision)
John Conroy, ASC, ISC for Westworld – “Années Folles” (HBO/HBO MAX)
Catherine Goldschmidt for House of the Dragon – “The Lord of the Tides” (HBO/HBO MAX)
Alejandro Martinez for House of the Dragon – “The Green Council” (HBO/HBO MAX)
⭐M. David Mullen, ASC for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?” (Prime Video)
Alex Nepomniaschy, ASC for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Everything is Bellmore” (Prime Video)
Nikolaus Summerer for 1899 – “The Calling” (Netflix)
PILOT, LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION (Category sponsored by ARRI)
Todd Banhazl, ASC for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty – “The Swan” (HBO/HBO Max)
Jeremy Benning, CSC for Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities – “The Outside” (Netflix)
Anastas Michos, ASC, GSC for Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities – “The Autopsy” (Netflix)
C. Kim Miles, ASC, CSC, MySC for Lost Ollie – “Bali Hai” (Netflix)
⭐Sean Porter for The Old Man – “I” (FX)
EPISODE OF A HALF-HOUR SERIES (Category sponsored by Picture Shop)
Adam Bricker for Hacks – “The Click” (HBO/HBO MAX)
⭐Carl Herse for Barry – “Starting Now” (HBO/HBO MAX)
Stephen Murphy BSC, ISC for Atlanta – “New Jazz” (FX)
Ula Pontikos, BSC for Russian Doll – “Matryoshka” (Netflix)
Christian Sprenger, ASC for Atlanta – “Andrew Wyeth. Alfred's World.” (FX)
EPISODE OF A ONE-HOUR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION SERIES (Category sponsored by William F. White)
Marshall Adams, ASC for Better Call Saul – “Saul Gone” (AMC)
Jesse M. Feldman for Interview With the Vampire – “Is My Very Nature That of the Devil” (AMC)
Christian “Tico” Herrera, CCR for Snowfall – “Departures” (FX)
⭐Jules O'Loughlin, ASC, ACS for The Old Man – “IV” (FX)
Jaime Reynoso, AMC for Snowpiercer – “Bound by One Track” (TNT)
DOCUMENTARY AWARD (Category sponsored by Creamsource)
⭐Ben Bernhard and Riju Das for All That Breathes (HBO/HBO Max)
Adam Bricker for Chef’s Table: Pizza – “Franco Pepe” (Netflix)
Wolfgang Held, ASC for This Stolen Country of Mine
Also, The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) honored the extraordinary careers of five of its members.
⭐Oscar®-nominee Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, BSC was recognized with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award by Octavia Spencer.
⭐Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC was presented with the International Award by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu
⭐Fred Murphy, ASC received the ASC Career Achievement in Television Award from Jake Gyllenhaal.
⭐Charlie Lieberman, ASC received the Presidents Award from John Simmons ASC
⭐Sam Nicholson, ASC was presented the Curtis Clark ASC Technical Achievement Award by Stephen Lighthill ASC
⭐ EEAAO WINS BEST FEATURE, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE, BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, BEST SCREENPLAY, BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE AND BEST EDITING.
Best Feature “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Director Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Lead Performance Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Supporting Performance Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Breakthrough Performance Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Screenplay “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Editing Paul Rogers “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
⭐ FLORIAN HOFFMEISTER/TÁR WINS BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY🎥
Television Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. Sam Elliott, "1883"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. Jessica Chastain, "George & Tammy"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. Jason Bateman, "Ozark"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series. Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Jeremy Allen White,The Bear"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Jean Smart, "Hacks"
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series "The White Lotus"
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series "Abbott Elementary"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Brendan Fraser, "The Whale"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Michelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Jamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
SOC Camera Operators of the Year in Film and Television are… 🎥🏆👏
The recipient of Camera Operator of the Year in Film is Daniel Bishop, SOC | ASSOC BSC | ACO (All Quiet on the Western Front)
The recipients of Camera Operator of the Year in Television are Dave Chameides, SOC and “B” Camera Operator Cristian Trova, (Ozark, S 4 Ep 14, “A Hard Way to Go”)
A first for the awards, the SOC announced six nominees for Camera Operator of the Year in both the Film and TV categories; and for a second year nominations include teams of operators.
Bishop topped a talented group of nominees in the film category, including Lukasz Bielan (Bullet Train); Mitch Dubin, SOC with "B" Camera / Steadicam Operator Colin Anderson, SOC (The Fabelmans); Jason Ellson, SOC (Elvis); Geoffrey Haley, SOC (The Gray Man); and Ari Robbins, SOC (Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths)
The TV category nominees included multiple collaborative teams: Sam Ellison, SOC with Camera Operator Stanley Fernandez (Severance, S 1 Ep 3, “In Perpetuity”); Sarah Levy, SOC with "B" Camera / Steadicam Operator, Dominic Bartolone, SOC, "C" Camera Operator, Justin Cameron, SOC, and Roller Cam Operator, John Lyke (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, S 1 Ep 5, "Pieces of a Man”); Gary Malouf with “B" Camera Operator, Chris Dame (The Bear, S1 Ep7, "The Review”); Jarrett Morgan, SOC (Atlanta, S 3 Ep 5, “Cancer Attack”); and Paul Sanchez with “B” Camera Operator Hilton Goring (The Old Man, S 1 Ep 1, “I”)
During the awards, Oscar nominated actor ColinFarrell was honored with the Governors Award, and ARRI Inc. and Hudson Spider accepted SOC Technical Achievement Awards. The The Gordon Parks Foundation was also recognized during the awards for Parks’ leadership and pioneering of social justice.
The award recipients were celebrated by industry peers and colleagues at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Best Film
All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Director
Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNERLeading Actress
Cate Blanchett, Tár - WINNER
Leading Actor
Austin Butler, Elvis - WINNEREE Rising Star
Emma Mackey - WINNEROutstanding British Film
The Banshees of Inisherin - WINNERBritish Short Animation
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - WINNERCostume Design
Elvis - WINNERMakeup and Hair
Elvis - WINNERProduction Design
Babylon - WINNERDocumentary
Navalny - WINNERBritish Short Film
An Irish Goodbye - WINNEROriginal Screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin - WINNEROriginal Score
All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Special Visual Effects
Avatar: The Way of Water - WINNERThe Fellowship
Costume designer Sandy Powell - RECIPIENTSound
Avatar: The Way of Water - WINNERAnimated Film
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio - WINNEROutstanding Debut by British Writer, Director or Producer
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun - WINNERCinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Editing
Everything Everywhere All At Once - WINNERCasting
Elvis - WINNERFilm Not in the English Language
All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNERSupporting Actress
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin - WINNERSupporting Actor
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin - WINNERAdapted Screenplay
All Quiet on the Western Front
This year’s award-winning films brought audiences intimately into the stories of Iranian women, trans sex workers, a single mother with a child in foster care, the war in Ukraine, an elementary school in a Mexican border town, the struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, escaping North Korea, the loss of a parent as a young child, a vital black poet, and so much more.
Award recipients make up 15 countries, including the United States, India, Ukraine, Chile, Sweden, Estonia, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Lithuania, France, Australia, Belgium, Germany, China, and Canada. Their work exemplifies the creative excellence across the program and the represent best of independent film.
The awards announcement marks a key point of the 2023 Festival, where 111 feature-length and 64 short films — selected from 15,856 submissions — have been presented in Park City, Salt Lake City, and at the Sundance Resort, while over 75% of the feature films, plus Shorts and Indie Episodics, are available via the Festival’s online platform through Sunday, January 29.
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival awards are:
GRAND JURY PRIZES
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to A.V. Rockwell for A Thousand and One / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: A.V. Rockwell, Producers: Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, Brad Weston) — Convinced it's one last, necessary crime on the path to redemption, unapologetic and free-spirited Inez kidnaps 6-year-old Terry from the foster care system. Holding on to their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability in New York City. Cast: Teyana Taylor, Will Catlett, Josiah Cross, Aven Courtney, Aaron Kingsley Adetola. World Premiere. Available online.
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson for Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project / U.S.A. (Directors and Producers: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson, Producer: Tommy Oliver) — Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary poet Nikki Giovanni as she reflects on her life and legacy. World Premiere. Available online.
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary goes to Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Charlotte Regan for Scrapper / U.K. (Director and Screenwriter: Charlotte Regan, Producer: Theo Barrowclough) — Georgie is a dreamy 12-year-old girl who lives happily alone in her London flat, filling it with magic. Out of nowhere, her estranged father turns up and forces her to confront reality. Cast: Harris Dickinson, Lola Campbell, Alin Uzun, Ambreen Razia, Olivia Brady, Aylin Tezel. World Premiere. Available online.
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to Maite Alberdi for The Eternal Memory / Chile (Director and Producer: Maite Alberdi, Producers: Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Rocío Jadue) — Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her. World Premiere. Available online.
AUDIENCE AWARDS
The Audience Award: U.S. Documentary, Presented by Acura was awarded to Beyond Utopia / U.S.A. (Director: Madeleine Gavin, Producers: Jana Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen, Sue Mi Terry) — Hidden camera footage augments this perilous high-stakes journey as we embed with families attempting to escape oppression from North Korea, ultimately revealing a world most of us have never seen. World Premiere. Available online.The Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic, Presented by Acura was awarded to The Persian Version / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Maryam Keshavarz, Producers: Anne Carey, Ben Howe, Luca Borghese, Peter Block, Corey Nelson) — When a large Iranian-American family gathers for the patriarch's heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past. Toggling between the United States and Iran over decades, mother and daughter discover they are more alike than they know. Cast: Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bella Warda, Bijan Daneshmand, Shervin Alenabi. World Premiere. Available online.
The Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic, Presented by United Airlines was awarded to Shayda / Australia (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Noora Niasari, Producer: Vincent Sheehan) — Shayda, a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardized. Cast: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Osamah Sami, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen, Mojean Aria, Selina Zahednia. World Premiere. Available online.
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Cannes 2022 selection features 25 new productions shot on Kodak film
Mia Hansen-Løve, Nicolas Bedos, Owen Kline, Serge Bozon, Charlotte Le Bon, Nicolas Pariser and Jesse Eisenberg all shoot on Kodak film stock.
Kodak Motion Picture and Entertainment is celebrating twenty-five productions shot on film at Cannes Film Festival this year. Four on-film titles will compete in Un Certain Regard with eleven of the twenty-three titles selected for Directors’ Fortnight also captured on film.
And as testimony to the next generation of filmmakers’ commitment to analog capture, four of the shot on film titles premiering at the festival this year were helmed by first time feature directors.
It’s been a strong year for productions shot on film, with 2022 Oscar recognition of shot on Kodak film titles including Don’t Look Up, Licorice Pizza, West Side Story, The Worst Person In The World, Spencer and No Time To Die.
“On behalf of the entire team at Kodak, congratulations to the motion picture artists whose exceptional work was selected to screen and compete at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival,” said Steve Bellamy, president of Kodak Motion Picture and Entertainment. “Film capture continues to grow exponentially across the feature film, TV, music and commercial segments, as evidenced by the strong showing of film titles across the Cannes festival this year. Kodak would like to extend a huge “thank you” to the artists who evangelise and fight for the medium. There’s simply nothing as magical as the photochemical image and we are honoured to help these auteurs realise their artistic visions on film.” said Bellamy.
The films shot on Kodak film and competing or screening as part of the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 between 17 – 28 May are:
Official Selection
Un Certain Regard
Corsage – Marie Kreutzer (35mm)
Godland – Hlynur Pálmason (35mm)
Sick Of Myself – Kristoffer Borgli (35mm)
Harka – Lotfy Nathan (35mm) 1st feature
Out of Competition
Mascarade – Nicolas Bedos (35mm) Premieres
Don Juan – Serge Bozon (35mm)
Le Pupille (The Pupils) – Alice
Rohrwacher (16mm/35mm)
Cannes Court Métrage
Cannes Court Métrage
Same Old – Lloyd Lee Choi (16mm)
Cherries – Vytautas Katkus (16mm Ektachrome)
Directors’ Fortnight – Feature Films
L’Envol (Scarlet) – Pietro Marcello (35mm)
Les Années Super 8 (The Super 8 Years) – Annie Ernaux & David Ernaux-
Briot (S8) 1st feature
Les Cinq Diables (The Five Devils) –
Léa Mysius (35mm)
Enys Men – Mark Jenkin (16mm)
Falcon Lake – Charlotte Le Bon (16mm) 1st feature
Funny Pages – Owen Kline (16mm) 1st feature
God’s Creatures – Anna Rose Holmer & Saela Davis (35mm)
Un Beau Matin (One Fine Morning) – Mia Hansen-Løve (35mm)
Le Parfum Vert (The Green Perfume) – Nicolas Pariser (35mm)
Directors’ Fortnight – Short Films
Maria Schneider, 1983 – Elisabeth Subrin (16mm)
Jitterbug – Ayo Akingbade (16mm)
Critics Week – Feature Films
Aftersun – Charlotte Wells (35mm)
When You Finish Saving the World – Jesse Eisenberg (16mm)
Critics Week – Short Films
Hideous – Yann Gonzalez (35mm)
ACID – Feature Films
Yamabuki – Juichiro Yamasaki (16mm)
Magdala – Damien Manivel (16mm)
Courtesy of Cinematography World
The 76th Cannes Film Festival starts on May 16 and ends on May 27, 2023.
50 years after fellow citizen Ingrid Bergman, Swedish director Ruben Östlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d'or, will preside over the Jury of the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes to be held from May 16 to 27.
75th FESTIVAL DE CANNES WINNERS' LIST
Ruben Östlund, President of the Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes.
Feature Films
Palme d'or
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS directed by Ruben ÖSTLUND
Grand Prix (jointly awarded)
CLOSE directed by Lukas DHONT STARS AT NOON directed by Claire DENIS
Award for Best Director
PARK Chan-Wook for HEOJIL KYOLSHIM (DECISION TO LEAVE)
Award for Best Screenplay
Tarik SALEH for WALAD MIN AL JANNA (BOY FROM HEAVEN)
Jury Prize (jointly awarded)
EO directed by Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKI LE OTTO MONTAGNE (THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS) directed by Charlotte VANDERMEERSCH & Felix VAN GROENINGEN
75th anniversary Prize
TORI ET LOKITA (TORI AND LOKITA) directed by Jean-Pierre & Luc DARDENNE
Award for Best Actress
Zar AMIR EBRAHIMI in HOLY SPIDER directed by Ali ABBASI
Award for Best Actor
SONG Kang-ho in BROKER directed by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Short Films
Palme d'or
HAI BIAN SHENG QI YI ZUO XUAN YA (THE WATER MURMURS) directed by JIANYING CHEN
Special Mention
LORI (MELANCHOLY OF MY MOTHER'S LULLABIES) directed by Abinash Bikram SHAH
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Prize
LES PIRES (THE WORST ONES) directed by Lise AKOKA & Romane GUERET
Jury Prize
JOYLAND directed by Saim SADIQ
Best Director Prize
Alexandru BELC for METRONOM
Best Performance Prize (jointly awarded)
Vicky KRIEPS in CORSAGE directed by Marie KREUTZER
Adam BESSA in HARKA directed by Lotfy NATHAN
Best Screenplay Prize
MEDITERRANEAN FEVER directed by Maha HAJ
« Coup de cœur » Prize
RODEO directed by Lola QUIVORON
Caméra d'or
WAR PONY directed by Riley KEOUGH and Gina GAMMELL, presented as part of the UN CERTAIN REGARD Official Selection
Special Mention
PLAN 75 directed by HAYAKAWA Chie
La Cinef
First Prize
IL BARBIERE COMPLOTTISTA (A Conspiracy Man) directed by Valerio FERRARA Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italie.
Second Prize
DI ER (Somewhere) directed by LI Jiahe. Hebei University of Science and Technology School of Film and Television, Chine.
Joint Third Prize
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION directed by Masha NOVIKOVA London Film School, Royaume Uni.
LES HUMAINS SONT CONS QUAND ILS S’EMPILENT (Humans Are Dumber When Crammed up Together) directed by Laurène FERNANDEZ. La CinéFabrique, France.
Higher Technical Commission (CST)
The CST jury has awarded the CST ARTIST-TECHNICIAN AWARD 2022 to the entire sound crew headed up by Andréas Franck, Bent Holm, Jacob Ilgner and Jonas Rudels for the film TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund and the CST Young Film Technician Award to Marion Burger, head set designer for the film UN PETIT FRÈRE (MOTHER AND SON) by Léonor Serraille.
AC MANUAL, 11th EDITION
The revised 11th edition of this essential technical reference is now exclusively available for pre-order from the American Society of Cinematographers.
Containing entirely new chapters and substantial rewrites of entries from the previous edition, this hardback book designed for on-set use is a must-have for cinematographers and other motion-imaging professionals.
Edited by M. David Mullen, ASC and ASC associate member Rob Hummel, contributors to this edition include Society members Bill Bennett, Christopher Chomyn, Richard Crudo, Richard Edlund, John C. Hora, Levie Isaacks, Dennis Muren, James Neihouse, Sam Nicholson, Steven Poster, Christopher Probst, Pete Romano, Roberto Schaefer and David Stump.
Topics covered in this new edition of our “Filmmaker’s Bible” include:
