The British Society of Cinematographers, Association of Camera Operators and ScreenSkills have come together to create a brand new mentoring programme. The new initiative has been exclusively designed to provide support to cinematographers & camera …
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IMAGO members elect Kees van Oostrum ASC NSC SBC AIC as new IMAGO President
Current IMAGO President Paul René Roestad FNF intended to step down at the recent IMAGO Annual General Assembly in Brussels in March. Due to the rapidly arriving Covid-19 situation, the election of our new President had to be postponed but has now …
Report from IMAGO’s Technical Committee
COVID-19 has created a huge crisis in our community with terrible consequences for many of us. IMAGO is deeply concerned by the situation which strikes each country with different levels of casualties. One thing that is for sure is that it will certainly …
Cinematographer Igor Luther passes away at the age of 77
It's with great sadness that we share that news that cinematographer Igor Luther has passed away. Our thoughts are with his friends & family at this difficult time. Igor was born in 1942 in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, and worked in Germany, the USA, …
Cine-Global Covid Response Shared Database
BSC President, Mike Eley, recently wrote to us last week here at IMAGO with a letter relating to the idea of collating relevant information for a safe ‘return to production’ using a shared database. You can read his letter now by clicking here. The …
No kissing amongst the rules as Scandinavian productions resume filming.
Scandinavian country´s film unions, television companies and trade organizations have developed safe filming guidelines, resulting in the slow start of the Nordic film productions. Strict regulations still apply. Amongst them, social distancing of crew and …
Lighting Techniques: Cine Reflect Lighting System
The highly awarded and Oscar-nominated Austrian cinematographer, Christian Berger AAC, developed his own lighting system for award-winning films such as The Piano Teacher and The White Ribbon to enhance natural light. He named the technique CRLS – Cine Reflect …
IMAGO Stands In Solidarity With the Croatian Cinematographers Society HFS
When the co-authorship rights of our Croatian colleagues were threatened, IMAGO and cinematographers from around the world stood by their side. The work done is now crowned with success and shows, once again, that when international cinematographers stand …
Listen To Team Deakins Podcasts
Roger Deakins BSC ASC CBE and his wife James Deakins have made a series of exclusive 30-minute podcasts in which they discuss topics like collaboration, location scouting, lighting, composition and the shift from film to digital. Other film industry colleagues …
ACS National Awards For Cinematography Take Place Virtually
The 2020 ACS National Awards for Cinematography took place via Zoom on Sunday evening. Despite the current restrictions, the ACS soldiered on to deliver a flawless ceremony which was streamed live by viewers all around the world. Ray Martin AM was in …
The Australian Cinematographers Society Holds 2020 AGM Via Zoom
The ACS held its 2020 AGM online this weekend via Zoom. This year's meeting took place on Sunday following the successful ACS National Awards for Cinematography, which were also held via the video conferencing platform. The AGM addressed a range of …
CINE LIVE GUIDE: A Global Directory of Cinematography-Based Live Stream Content
We're delighted to introduce Cine Live Guide - a global directory of cinematography-based live stream content. The exclusive directory is an incredible resource of information and expertise designed to educate cinematographers around the world. The …