Cinematographer Edward Lachman ASC, walk the red carpet of the Palais des Festivals at the 71st Festival de Cannes to receive the 2018 Pierre AngĂŠnieux ExcelLens in Cinematography, accompanied by film director and long time collaborator Todd Haynes. He was escorted also by RaphaĂŤl Keller, Director of Innovation Video and Technical industries at the CNC- Centre National du CinĂŠma et de lâImage AnimĂŠe, Severine Serrano, Managing Director, AngĂŠnieux International Sales & Marketing, and Emmanuel Sprauel, Vice-President of AngĂŠnieux and Cinematographer Cecile Zhang.
Lachman was the cinematographer on four movies directed by Tod Haines, Far from Heaven, Iâm not There, Carol and Wonderstruck.
A delegation of the new artistic generation posed in a photo call with cinematographer Ed Lachman. Among the actors were, American actor Michael Pitt, French actors Ălodie Bouchez and actor Nahuel PĂŠrez Biscayart, and French-Spanish actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey.
During his speech, Ed Lachman said: âFor me the challenge of cinematography is revealing or trying to evoke the poetic or psychological authenticity of the image in the story you are telling...Images arenât only around pleasant pictorial aesthetics but also can be the projection of the emotions for the characters in the story. Images are about experiencing something with your camera, it is the immediacy of that experience inside yourself that you are able to translate, and you can share in a documentary or narrative form.â
AngĂŠnieux also distinguished Chinese young cinematographer Cecile Zhang (right) who graduated with honors from the Beijing Film Academy â got the opportunity to use an AngĂŠnieux zoom lens of her choice on her next project. She received this AngĂŠnieux special encouragement from Severine Serranoâs (far right) AngĂŠnieux Managing Director and famous Chinese actor Xu Zheng.
The ceremony reached a particular emotional point with an impressive series of video testimonials from directors, actresses and actors who crossed Edâs creative life (Christopher Doyle, Julianne Moore, Mark WIener, John Malkovich, Volker Schlondorff, Peter Sellars, Ulrich Seidl, Michelle Williams, Werner Herzog, Willem Dafoe, Sofia Coppola, Greta Gerwig, Steven Soderbergh, Meryl Streep, Wim Wenders) and a very nice attention from Daft Punk member and former creative collaborator Thomas Bangalter from Random Access Memories Album release time.
Edward Lachman received an AngĂŠnieux Optimo 28-76 lens specially engraved to his name as a trophy, from Emmanuel Sprauel, Vice-President AngĂŠnieux brand who said: "As the President of the Angenieux brand, be sure all people in Angenieux share the passion to help you bring your vision to life. We all are truly dedicated to make the best products for your eyes and hands so that you can simply forget them because it simply suits you the best", said Sprauel.
Tod Haines and Ed Lachman viewing the video
tribute video prepared for the occasion
The ceremony reached a particular emotional point with an impressive series of video testimonials from directors, actresses and actors who crossed Edâs creative life (Christopher Doyle, Julianne Moore, Mark WIener, John Malkovich, Volker Schlondorff, Peter Sellars, Ulrich Seidl, Michelle Williams, Werner Herzog, Willem Dafoe, Sofia Coppola, Greta Gerwig, Steven Soderbergh, Meryl Streep, Wim Wenders) and a very nice attention from Daft Punk member and former creative collaborator Thomas Bangalter from Random Access Memories Album release time.
About the âPierre AngĂŠnieux ExcelLens in Cinematographyâ
The Pierre AngĂŠnieux ExcelLens in Cinematography award ceremony pays tribute to a director of photography whose work has marked the history of world cinema. After Philippe Rousselot (2013), Vilmos Zsigmond (2014), Roger A. Deakins (2015), Peter Suschitzky (2016), Christopher Doyle (2017), Edward Lachman distinguished cinematographer is the 6th awarded.
The Pierre AngĂŠnieux ExcelLens in Cinematography award ceremony pays tribute to a director of photography whose work has marked the history of world cinema. After Philippe Rousselot (2013), Vilmos Zsigmond (2014), Roger A. Deakins (2015), Peter Suschitzky (2016), Christopher Doyle (2017), Edward Lachman distinguished cinematographer is the 6th awarded.
