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Cinematographers

403 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abigile SperberPerson · Film memorabiliaAvigail Sperber (born August 24, 1973) is an Israeli cinematographer and film and television director. She is founder and owner of Pardes Film Productions.
Adam WingardPerson · Film memorabiliaAdam Wingard (born December 3, 1982) is an American filmmaker. He has served as a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, actor, and composer on numerous American…
Adolfas MekasAuthor · BooksAdolfas Mekas (30 September 1925 – 31 May 2011) was a Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, writer, director, editor, actor and educator.
Adwaith ShinePhotographer · PhotographyAdwaith Shine is a commercial photographer, film director, and cinematographer, who works in the Malayalam film industry.
Affonso BeatoArtist · Paintings
Agnès VardaPhotographer · PhotographyAgnès Varda (born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French filmmaker, artist, and photographer.
Akin AlabiPerson · Film memorabiliaAkin Alabi, Akin_Alabi.wavborn in Lagos State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian music video director, writer and entrepreneur.
Akosua Adoma OwusuPerson · Film memorabiliaAkosua Adoma Owusu (born January 1, 1984) is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker and producer.
Aldo ScavardaPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Aldo Scavarda
Aleksandr RazumnyPerson · Film memorabiliaAleksandr Yefimovich Razumny (1 May 1891 – 16 November 1972) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Alexander DrankovPhotographer · PhotographyAlexander Osipovich Drankov (1879–1949) was a Russian and Soviet photographer, cameraman, film director, and film producer.
Alexander WittArtist · PaintingsAlexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean-American filmmaker and cinematographer mostly known for his work as a camera operator and second unit director, including regular collaborations…
Alexandre PromioPerson · Film memorabiliaJean Alexandre Louis Promio (9 July 1868 – 24 December 1926) was a French cinematographer and director.
Alfred LindPhotographer · PhotographySøren Estrup Alfred Lind (27 March 1879 – 29 April 1959) was a Danish cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director of the silent era.
Amy GilliamPerson · Film memorabiliaAmy Rainbow Gilliam (born 1978) is a British film producer and filmmaker. She is the daughter of filmmaker Terry Gilliam and make-up artist Maggie Weston.
Andoni CanelaPhotographer · PhotographyAndoni Canela Urizar (born 1969, Tudela, Navarra, Spain) is a Spanish photographer who specializes in nature and environment photography.
André TurpinPerson · Film memorabiliaAndré Turpin (born 1966) is a French Canadian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter.
Andrea BussmannPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrea Bussmann is a Canadian director and writer whose work combines non-fiction, fiction, and experimental forms to explore perception, alterity, nonhuman relations, and displacement.
Andrij ParekhPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrij Parekh (born September 20, 1971) is an American cinematographer and television director.
Andrzej MunkPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrzej Munk (16 October 1921 – 20 September 1961) was a Polish film director, screen writer and documentalist.
Andrzej SekułaPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrzej Sekuła (born 19 December 1954) is a Polish cinematographer and film director.
Andy MilliganPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrew Jackson Milligan Jr. (February 12, 1929 – June 3, 1991) was an American filmmaker, stage director, actor, and playwright.
Ange LecciaArtist · SculptureIllustration — Ange Leccia
Angela WashkoPerson · Film memorabilia2013–2014 Recipient of the Franklin Furnace Archive Fund Grant,
Anka SchmidPerson · Film memorabiliaAnka Schmid (born 8 March 1961) is a film director, screenwriter and video artist. She is considered a German as well as a Swiss artist.
Anthony B. RichmondPerson · Film memorabiliaAnthony Barry Richmond BSC, ASC (born 7 July 1942) is an English cinematographer, film producer, and director.
Arnaldo CatinariPerson · Film memorabiliaArnaldo Catinari (born 9 January 1964) is an Italian cinematographer and film director.
Arnaud DesplechinPerson · Film memorabiliaArnaud Desplechin (born 31 October 1960) is a French filmmaker. His films usually explore contemporary French society, featuring melodramatic settings or heavily inspired by François…
Arthur CrabtreePerson · Film memorabiliaArthur Crabtree (29 October 1900 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England – 15 March 1975 in Worthing, Sussex, England) was a British cinematographer and film director.
Arthur MarvinPerson · Film memorabiliaArthur Weed Marvin (May 26, 1859 – January 18, 1911), was an American cinematographer who worked for the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in which his brother Harry Marvin was one of…
Atom EgoyanPerson · Film memorabiliaAtom Egoyan (Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker.
Axel BraunPerson · Film memorabiliaAxel Braun (born September 22, 1966) is an Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of pornographic parodies.
Axel GraatkjærPerson · Film memorabiliaAxel Graatkjær (1885–1969) was a Danish cinematographer who worked on silent films during the Golden Age of Danish cinema.
Barry SonnenfeldPhotographer · PhotographyBarry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director.
Bence GyöngyössyPerson · Film memorabilia
Benh ZeitlinPerson · Film memorabiliaBenjamin Harold Zeitlin (born October 14, 1982) is an American filmmaker, best known for directing and co-writing the 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, for which he received two…
Benito ZambranoPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Zambrano in 2024
Bennett MillerPerson · Film memorabiliaBennett Altman Miller (born December 30, 1966) is an American film director who is known for having directed the films Capote (2005), Moneyball (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014).
Benoît DelhommePerson · Film memorabiliaBenoît Delhomme (born 28 August 1961) is a French film cinematographer and film director.
Bert Ira GordonPerson · Film memorabiliaBert Ira Gordon (September 24, 1922 – March 8, 2023) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and visual effects artist.
Biju ViswanathPerson · Film memorabiliaBiju Viswanath is an Indian film director, director of photography, film editor and screenwriter.
Bill ButlerPerson · Music memorabiliaWilmer Cable Butler, ASC (April 7, 1921 – April 5, 2023) was an American cinematographer, known for his contributions to the New Hollywood movement.
Bill HinzmanPerson · Film memorabiliaSamuel William Hinzman (October 24, 1936 – February 5, 2012), often credited as Bill Hinzman or Heinzman, was an American actor and film director.
Bille AugustPhotographer · PhotographyBille August R. (lang; born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television.
Bojan BazelliPerson · Film memorabiliaBojan Bazelli, ASC (born 15 August 1957) is a Montenegrin cinematographer and director of film, commercials, and music videos.
Brian TaylorPerson · Film memorabiliaBrian Taylor is an American filmmaker. He is best known for collaborating with Mark Neveldine in the writing and directing team Neveldine/Taylor.
Bruno NuyttenPerson · Film memorabiliaBruno Nuytten (born 28 August 1945) is a French cinematographer turned director.
Byron HaskinPerson · Film memorabiliaByron Conrad Haskin (April 22, 1899 – April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director, special effects creator and cinematographer.
Caleb DeschanelPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Caleb Deschanel (born September 21, 1944) is an American cinematographer and director of film and television.
Carl FroelichPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Carl Froelich directing Die Regimentstochter (1908)
Carlo AusinoPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlo Ausino (20 July 1938 – 22 November 2020) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Carlos ReichenbachPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlos Oscar Reichenbach Filho (14 June 1945 – 14 June 2012) was a Brazilian filmmaker.
César CharlonePhotographer · PhotographyCésar Charlone (born February 20, 1950) is a Uruguayan cinematographer and director.
Chantal AkermanPhotographer · PhotographyChantal Anne Akerman (lang; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian filmmaker, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York (2011–2015).
Charles BartonPerson · Film memorabilia
Christian DuguayPerson · Film memorabiliaChristian Duguay was a Canadian film director, cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter, camera operator and composer (born 1957).
Christian FreiPerson · Film memorabiliaChristian Frei (born 1959 in Schönenwerd, Switzerland) is a Swiss filmmaker and film producer.
Christoph DreherPerson · Music memorabiliaChristoph Dreher (born 1952) is a German filmmaker, musician and scriptwriter. From 2000 until 2020, he was a professor of audiovisual media.
Christoph GirardetPerson · Film memorabiliaChristoph Girardet is a German filmmaker and artist. He lives and works in Hanover.
Christoph SchlingensiefPerson · Film memorabiliaChristoph Maria Schlingensief (24 October 1960 – 21 August 2010) was a German theatre director, performance artist, and filmmaker.
Christopher BuchholzPerson · Film memorabiliaChristopher Buchholz (born 4 February 1962) is an American, French and German actor, who has appeared in more than fifty films since 1986.
Christopher DoylePhotographer · Photography
Cindy ShermanPhotographer · PhotographyCynthia Morris Sherman (born January 19, 1954) is an American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as…
Ciro CappellariPerson · Film memorabiliaCiro Cappellari is film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter based in Berlin, Germany.
Claude GagnonPerson · Film memorabiliaClaude Gagnon (klod ɡaɲɔ̃; born 18 December 1949) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor, who frequently works in both Canada and Japan.
Conchita WurstPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an Austrian singer, actor, media personality and drag queen who is known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst, nicknamed "the queen of Austria".
Connie StevensPerson · Film memorabiliaConnie Stevens was born in Brooklyn to musician parents, Stevens was raised there until the age of 12, when she was sent
Curt O. SchallerDesigner · Modern designCurt Oswald Schaller (born June 22, 1964) is a German cinematographer, Steadicam operator and photographer.
Cynthia WadePerson · Film memorabiliaCynthia Wade is an American television, commercial and film director, producer and cinematographer based in New York City.
Damon HerrimanPerson · Film memorabiliaDamon Herriman (born 31 March 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Dewey Crowe on the FX neo-western crime series Justified (2010–15), Romeo on the Starz drama…
Daniel GilliesPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Joshua Gillies (born March 14, 1976) is a New Zealand actor, film producer, director and screenwriter.
Danis TanovićPerson · Music memorabiliaDanis Tanović (Данис Тановић; born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter.
Dave GreenPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Green (born 1983) is an American film and music video director. He is well known for directing several music videos and short films, especially working with Miles Fisher.
David DeCoteauPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid DeCoteau (born January 5, 1962) is an American film director and producer.
David O. RussellPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Denys DesjardinsPerson · Film memorabiliaDenys Desjardins (born 1966 in Montreal, Quebec), is a film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor and film historian for more than twenty years.
Desmond DavisPerson · Film memorabiliaDesmond Stanley Tracey Davis (24 May 1926 – 3 July 2021) was a British film and television director, best known for his 1981 film Clash of the Titans.
Dinos KatsouridisPerson · Film memorabiliaDinos Katsouridis (1927 - 28 November 2011) was a Greek Cypriot film director, cinematographer and editor.
Dinu TănasePerson · Film memorabiliaDinu Tănase (born 26 October 1946) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He is the director of the Festivalul Indie al producătorilor de film independenți (IPIFF — Independent…
Don CoscarelliPerson · Film memorabiliaDon Coscarelli Jr. (born February 17, 1954) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Don HertzfeldtPerson · Film memorabiliaDon Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is an American animator, writer, and independent filmmaker.
Dylan VerrechiaPerson · Film memorabiliaDylan Verrechia (born March 9, 1976, in Paris) is a Dane Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, director of photography, and producer, with ankylosing spondylitis…
Dziga VertovPerson · Film memorabiliaDenis Arkadyevich Vertov (born David Abelevich Kaufman; 2 January 1896 [O.S. 21 December 1895] – 12 February 1954), better known as Dziga Vertov, was a Soviet pioneer documentary film and…
Edgar G. UlmerPerson · Film memorabiliaEdgar Georg Ulmer (17 September 1904 – 30 September 1972) was an Austrian film director who worked mainly in Hollywood B movies and other low-budget productions, eventually earning the…
Eduard von BorsodyAuthor · BooksEduard von Borsody (lang; 13 June 1898 – 1 January 1970) was an Austrian cameraman, film editor, film director, and screenplay writer.
Edward LachmanPerson · Film memorabiliaEdward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director, known primarily for his work in independent films.
Elfi MikeschPhotographer · PhotographyElfi Mikesch (born Elfriede Mikesch; 31 May 1940) is an Austrian-German photographer, cinematographer and film director.
Ella Bergmann-MichelPhotographer · PhotographyElla Bergmann-Michel (20 October 1896 – 8 August 1971) was a German abstract artist, photographer and documentary filmmaker.
Elvio PortaPerson · Film memorabiliaElvio Porta (22 May 1945 – 26 December 2016) was an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He won three Silver Ribbons over the course of his career.
Emiko OmoriPerson · Film memorabiliaEmiko Omori (born 1940) is an American cinematographer and film director known for her documentary films.
Émile CohlArtist · Comics and comic artÉmile Eugène Jean Louis Cohl (lang; né Courtet; 4 January 1857 – 20 January 1938) was a French caricaturist of the Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the…
Enzo BarboniPerson · Film memorabiliaEnzo Barboni (7 July 1922 – 23 March 2002), sometimes credited by his pseudonym E.B. Clucher;
Éric ValliPhotographer · PhotographyÉric Valli (born 1952, in Dijon, France) is a French photographer and film director.
Erica AndersonPhotographer · PhotographyErica Anderson (1914–1976) was an American film director, writer, and cinematographer.
Erich WaschneckPhotographer · PhotographyErich John Waschneck (29 April 188722 September 1970) was a German cameraman, director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Erik BlombergPhotographer · PhotographyErik Blomberg (18 September 1913 – 12 October 1996) was a Finnish cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter and film director.
Ernesto AlonsoPerson · Film memorabiliaErnesto Ramírez Alonso (February 28, 1917 – August 7, 2007) was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "El Señor Telenovela" ("Mr.
Ethan CoenPerson · Film memorabiliaEthan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Joel, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed…
Eugen SchüfftanDesigner · DesignEugen Schüfftan (21 July 1893 – 6 September 1977) was a German cinematographer.
Eugène PyPhotographer · PhotographyEugène Py (19 May 1859 – 26 August 1924), Hispanized as Eugenio Py, was a French-born Argentine cameraman, cinematographer and film director.
Evgeny RumanPerson · Film memorabiliaEvgeny Ruman was born in Minsk, Belarus, he immigrated to Israel with his family in 1990 as part of the 1990s post-
Floria SigismondiPhotographer · PhotographyFloria Sigismondi (born 1973) is an Italian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, music video director, artist, and photographer.
Francis HaarPhotographer · PhotographyFrancis Haar born as Haár Ferenc (July 19, 1908 – December 22, 1997) was a Hungarian socio-photographer.
François ReichenbachPerson · Film memorabiliaFrançois Arnold Reichenbach (3 July 1921 – 2 February 1993) was a French film director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993.
François SagatPerson · Film memorabiliaFrançois Sagat (born June 5, 1979) is a French male LGBTQ+ pornographic film actor, model and director.
Frank E. KleinschmidtPhotographer · PhotographyFrank Emil Kleinschmidt (1871–1949) was a photographer and documentary cinematographer who explored the Arctic and filmed with the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I.
Franz AntelAuthor · BooksFranz Antel (28 June 1913 – 11 August 2007) was an Austrian filmmaker.
Franz OstenPerson · Film memorabiliaFranz Osten (23 December 1876 in Munich – 2 December 1956) was a Bavarian filmmaker who along with Himansu Rai was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies.
Franz PlanerPhotographer · PhotographyFranz Planer, A.S.C. (29 March 1894 – 10 January 1963) was an Austrian-American cinematographer, later naturalized in the United States.
Fred KelemenPerson · Film memorabiliaFred Kelemen (born on 6 January 1964) is a European film and theater director, cinematographer and writer.
Freddie FrancisPerson · Film memorabiliaFrederick William Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director whose filmmaking career spanned over 60 years, from the late 1930s until…
Frédérick PelletierPerson · Film memorabiliaFrédérick Pelletier (born March 24, 1975) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and academic from Quebec.
Fritz Arno WagnerPerson · Film memorabiliaFritz Arno Wagner (5 December 1889 – 18 August 1958) was a German cinematographer. He is considered one of the most acclaimed cinematographers in Germany from the 1920s to the 1950s.
G.R. AldoPerson · Film memorabiliaAldo Rossano Graziati (January 5, 1905 in Scorzè, Italy - November 14, 1953 in Pianiga, Italy) was an Italian cinematographer.
Gabriel FigueroaPerson · Film memorabiliaGabriel Figueroa Mateos (April 24, 1907 – April 27, 1997) was a Mexican cinematographer, regarded as one of the greatest cinematographers of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Gabriel LesterPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Lester at The Night at van Duivenvoorde by Rosa Maria Koolhoven, 2010.
Gabriel VeyrePhotographer · PhotographyGabriel Veyre (February 1, 1871 – January 13, 1936) was a French early film director and photographer known for his work in Mexico, Indochina and Morocco.
Gaspar NoéAuthor · BooksGaspar Julio Noé Murphy (born 27 December 1963), known professionally as Gaspar Noé, is an Argentine filmmaker and screenwriter, who lives and works primarily in France.
Georg BrintrupPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorg Brintrup (born 25 October 1950) is a German-Italian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his non-narrative film essays on poetry and music as well as his biographical…
Georg PahlPhotographer · PhotographyGeorg Pahl (20 October 1900 – 13 May 1963) was a German press photographer and journalist of the 1920s and early 1930s.

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