César Charlone
César Charlone (born February 20, 1950) is a Uruguayan cinematographer and director.
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César Charlone
- Name
- César Charlone
- Born
- 1950
- Birthplace
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Occupation
- photographer · cinematographer · film director · screenwriter · actor · director
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César Charlone (born February 20, 1950) is a Uruguayan cinematographer and director.
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César Charlone (born 1950) is an actor, cinematographer and director, among other activities and a national of Uruguay. The actor was born in Montevideo. César Charlone is active in film.
Languages used include Portuguese and Spanish. The actor received Golden Frog and Satellite Award for Best Cinematography.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — César Charlone • Born — 1950 • Birthplace — Montevideo, Uruguay • Years Active — 1985–present • Organization — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Life and career
Life and career
He was born in Montevideo, but lives in Brazil. In 2003, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on City of God.
Director
Director
Film • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2007 — The Pope's Toilet — Co-directed with Enrique Fernández • 2011 — Artigas: La Redota • 2014 — Rio, I Love You — Uncredited — Segment "The Muse" • 2023 — Partido — Co-directed with Sebastián Bednarik and Joaquim Castro Television • Year — Title — Notes • 2002-2017 — City of Men — Directed 3 episodes, wrote 2 episodes • 2013 — Destino — Episode "Ileana Quer Casar... Ainda." • 2016 — 3% — 3 episodes
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 2000 — Brava Gente (2000) — Mário Márcio Bandarra Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund — Episode "Palace II" • 2004 — Sucker Free City — Spike Lee — TV movie • 2009 — Independent Lens — Gonzalo Arijon — Episode "Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors" • 2012 — Destino — Alex Gabassi Fábio Mendonça — 3 episodes • 2024 — Sugar — Fernando Meirelles — 5 episodes
Film
Film
• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 1985 — Aqueles Dois — Sergio Amon • 1986 — The Man in the Black Cape — Sérgio Rezende • 1987 — Feliz Ano Velho (filme) — Roberto Gervitz • 1989 — Doida Demais — Sérgio Rezende — With Antonio Luiz Mendes and Antonio Luis Soares • 1996 — How Angels Are Born — Murilo Salles • 2002 — City of God — Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund • 2005 — The Constant Gardener — Fernando Meirelles • 2007 — The Pope's Toilet — Himself Enrique Fernández • 2008 — Blindness — Fernando Meirelles • 2011 — Artigas: La Redota — Himself — With Fabio Burtin • 2017 — American Made — Doug Liman • 2019 — The Two Popes — Fernando Meirelles • 2024 — Mother Mother — K'naan Warsame • 2027 — Here Comes the Flood — Fernando Meirelles Short film • Year — Title — Director — Notes • 2008 — Blackout (curta-metragem) — Daniel Rezende • 2014 — The Muse — Fernando Meirelles — Segment of Rio, I Love You
Documentary film
Documentary film
• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 1985 — Em Nome da Segurança Nacional — Renato Tapajós — With Adrian Cooper, José Roberto Eliezer and Zetas Malzoni • 1995 — Two Billion Hearts — Murilo Salles — With José Roberto Eliezer, Pedro Farkas, Lúcio Kodato and Carlos Pacheco • 2000 — Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Mensageiro Entre Dois Mundos — Lula Buarque de Hollanda • 2007 — Stranded — Gonzalo Arijón • 2010 — Futebol Brasileiro — Miki Kuretani • 2012 — No Place on Earth — Janet Tobias — With Eduard Grau, Sean Kirby and Peter Simonite
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Title — Result • 2002 — Academy Awards — Best Cinematography — City of God • 2005 — BAFTA Awards — Best Cinematography — The Constant Gardener • Satellite Awards — Best Cinematography
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