Hong Kong Arts Centre Moving Image Programme Presents “CameraWomen: Films by Women Cinematographers”
Women have held vital positions in filmmaking since the beginning of its history. Based on our current knowledge, the first credited female director of photography (Dp) is Italian Rosina Cianelli in 1915, but there are earlier examples in US magazines. Cinematography is traditionally a male profession. It is a technical and physical job, involving endurance and heavy lifting, which have not been thought of as something that women were good at. But as time goes by, many women have broken the stereotype, and secured their place in this line of work by making films across genres. Today, women cinematographers are still a minority, and widespread recognition of their contribution is still overdue. To appreciate their efforts, the Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hkac) presents this programme with their partners to introduce their work, accompanied by after-screening talks with them or their directors.
There have also been more women taking up creative roles in Hong Kong filmmaking.
There have also been more women taking up creative roles in Hong Kong filmmaking.
- 5/21/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
The wonderful, dystopian TV HBO Max series, The Last of Us, was shot by the young Russian cinematographer Ksenia Sereda. Sereda chose the beautiful combination of Arri Alexa Mini and Cooke S4/i, to help her translate the cinematic look of the acclaimed video game, into a successful TV series. Read the interview below.
Dp Ksenia Sereda on the set of The Last Of Us. Source: HBO Painting a dystopian world
It’s not a coincidence that the dystopian look & feel of the HBO Max series, The Last of Us reminds us of other TV series. In fact, cinematography-wise, it looks like the TV series Chernobyl. Indeed, one of the creators of The Last of Us is Craig Mazin, which has also created the mini-series Chernobyl. Furthermore, Ksenia Sereda, which is the main (and youngest) cinematographer of The Last of Us, was the cinematographer of Chornobyl’s Russian counterstrike, which is Chernobyl: Abyss.
Dp Ksenia Sereda on the set of The Last Of Us. Source: HBO Painting a dystopian world
It’s not a coincidence that the dystopian look & feel of the HBO Max series, The Last of Us reminds us of other TV series. In fact, cinematography-wise, it looks like the TV series Chernobyl. Indeed, one of the creators of The Last of Us is Craig Mazin, which has also created the mini-series Chernobyl. Furthermore, Ksenia Sereda, which is the main (and youngest) cinematographer of The Last of Us, was the cinematographer of Chornobyl’s Russian counterstrike, which is Chernobyl: Abyss.
- 3/21/2023
- by Yossy Mendelovich
- YMCinema
There’s a tension in “The Last of Us” that has nothing to do with pushing back ravenous infected hordes or with Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) pulling each other through near-death situations. The HBO series goes out of its way to emphasize the ever-present terror of living in a zombified world and the beauty of its broken landscapes, revealing how both things are always true.
The show’s environment changes dramatically as Ellie and Joel cross the country, keeping the series from falling into the trap of a grim color palette or an endless expanse of jagged concrete. But the show’s cameras also play an integral part in building compositions that show us what the characters fear, what they desperately hope for, and what they’ve lost all at once.
Cinematographer Ksenia Sereda, who set the groundwork for the series as the Dp for Episodes 1 and...
The show’s environment changes dramatically as Ellie and Joel cross the country, keeping the series from falling into the trap of a grim color palette or an endless expanse of jagged concrete. But the show’s cameras also play an integral part in building compositions that show us what the characters fear, what they desperately hope for, and what they’ve lost all at once.
Cinematographer Ksenia Sereda, who set the groundwork for the series as the Dp for Episodes 1 and...
- 3/11/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the 395 artists and executives that have been invited to join this year — about half the number of last year’s class. The 2021 class is comprised of 46% women, 39% underrepresented ethnic/racial communities and 53% international from 49 countries outside the United States. Of the 395 invitees, 89 are former Oscar nominees, including 25 winners.
Eight individuals have been invited to join by multiple branches and must select one branch upon acceptance. They include Leslie Odom Jr, Kaouther Ben Hania, Craig Brewer, Lee Isaac Chung, Emerald Fennell, Shaka King, Alexander Nanau, Florian Zeller.
Other big names among the newly invited include Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek, “Promising Young Woman” original screenplay winner Emerald Fennell and “Minari” stars Steven Yeun, Ye-ri Han and recently crowned supporting actress Yuh-Jung Youn.
In the directing category, new invitees include Janicza Bravo, Nia DaCosta, Cathy Yan, Darius Marder, Michael Almereyda, Lizzie Borden,...
Eight individuals have been invited to join by multiple branches and must select one branch upon acceptance. They include Leslie Odom Jr, Kaouther Ben Hania, Craig Brewer, Lee Isaac Chung, Emerald Fennell, Shaka King, Alexander Nanau, Florian Zeller.
Other big names among the newly invited include Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek, “Promising Young Woman” original screenplay winner Emerald Fennell and “Minari” stars Steven Yeun, Ye-ri Han and recently crowned supporting actress Yuh-Jung Youn.
In the directing category, new invitees include Janicza Bravo, Nia DaCosta, Cathy Yan, Darius Marder, Michael Almereyda, Lizzie Borden,...
- 7/1/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations for 395 artists and executives working in film to join the ranks of a growing membership of more than 9,000 film industry figures. Per AMPAS, “membership selection decisions are based on professional qualifications, with representation, inclusion and equity remaining a priority of Academy Aperture 2025.”
Statistically, the 2021 class is comprised of 46 percent women, 39 percent underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 53 international members from 49 countries outside of the United States. Among the new class are 89 Oscar nominees and 25 winners, including “Minari” Best Supporting Actress winner Yuh-jung Youn, Best Actor nominee Steven Yeun, multi-nominated director/writer Lee Isaac Chung, and co-star Ye-ri Han, plus “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” Best Actress nominee Andra Day, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” Supporting Actress nominee Maria Bakalova, “Pieces of a Woman” Best Actress nominee Vanessa Kirby, and Supporting Actor nominees Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”) and Paul Raci...
Statistically, the 2021 class is comprised of 46 percent women, 39 percent underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 53 international members from 49 countries outside of the United States. Among the new class are 89 Oscar nominees and 25 winners, including “Minari” Best Supporting Actress winner Yuh-jung Youn, Best Actor nominee Steven Yeun, multi-nominated director/writer Lee Isaac Chung, and co-star Ye-ri Han, plus “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” Best Actress nominee Andra Day, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” Supporting Actress nominee Maria Bakalova, “Pieces of a Woman” Best Actress nominee Vanessa Kirby, and Supporting Actor nominees Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”) and Paul Raci...
- 7/1/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
New jurors join International jury announced earlier this month.
Nine new jurors have been announced for next month’s online Berlin International Film Festival (March 1-5), with three each for the Encounters, Generation and Shorts sections.
The new jurors are in addition to the six-person International Jury that was revealed at the beginning of February, composed of six former Golden Bear winning directors.
The Encounters jury consists of French programmer Florence Almozini, who works as senior programmer at large for New York’s Film at Lincoln Center venue; Cecilia Barrionuevo, artistic director of Argentina’s Mar del Plata International Film...
Nine new jurors have been announced for next month’s online Berlin International Film Festival (March 1-5), with three each for the Encounters, Generation and Shorts sections.
The new jurors are in addition to the six-person International Jury that was revealed at the beginning of February, composed of six former Golden Bear winning directors.
The Encounters jury consists of French programmer Florence Almozini, who works as senior programmer at large for New York’s Film at Lincoln Center venue; Cecilia Barrionuevo, artistic director of Argentina’s Mar del Plata International Film...
- 2/18/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Perhaps the most difficult task faced by any filmmaker attempting to commemorate an atrocity is to manage the vast disparities in scale. To communicate the extent of a war crime like the Srebrenica massacre, which saw 8,372 civilian residents of the Bosnian town, mostly men and boys, murdered by units of the Bosnian Serb Army in July of 1995, the canvas needs to be broad. But often, that scope can mean lower resolution when you zoom in, the individual human impact getting lost in the grain. But this is a perilous balance director Jasmila Žbanić achieves strikingly well in her deeply compelling, harrowing and heartbreaking “Quo Vadis, Aida?,” which reminds us that each of those 8,372 deaths is an individual, exponential multiplication of horror.
The most inspired creative decision in this sensitively fictionalized version of true events comes in the form of the film’s protagonist, Aida, a local Srebrenica resident who...
The most inspired creative decision in this sensitively fictionalized version of true events comes in the form of the film’s protagonist, Aida, a local Srebrenica resident who...
- 9/5/2020
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
The juries for the feature film, short film, documentary film and Efa categories of the 19th Sarajevo Film Festival have been revealed.
As previously announced, Bosnian director Danis Tanovic will be president of the feature film jury. He will be joined by:
Uliks Fehmiu, actor (Serbia)Christine A. Maier, director of photography (Germany)Charles Tesson, artistic director, Cannes’ Critic’s Week (France)Mirela Oprisor, actress (Romania)
The competition programme jury in the short film category is:
Paz Lázaro, programme manager, Berlinale Panorama (Spain, Germany)Mladen Miljanović, artist (B&H)Paul Negoescu, director (Romania)
Selecting the best documentary film in the competition programme will be:
Joslyn Barnes, writer/producer (Us)Jasmin Basic, film historian/curator (Switzerland)Vibeke Bryld, director/writer (Denmark)
The jury that will select the Sarajevo short film nominee for the European Film Awards 2013 includes:
Hagar Ben-Asher, director/screenwriter/actress (Israel)Miguel Dias, director/selector of Curtas Vila do Conde Iff (Portugal)Leona Paraminski, actress (Croatia...
As previously announced, Bosnian director Danis Tanovic will be president of the feature film jury. He will be joined by:
Uliks Fehmiu, actor (Serbia)Christine A. Maier, director of photography (Germany)Charles Tesson, artistic director, Cannes’ Critic’s Week (France)Mirela Oprisor, actress (Romania)
The competition programme jury in the short film category is:
Paz Lázaro, programme manager, Berlinale Panorama (Spain, Germany)Mladen Miljanović, artist (B&H)Paul Negoescu, director (Romania)
Selecting the best documentary film in the competition programme will be:
Joslyn Barnes, writer/producer (Us)Jasmin Basic, film historian/curator (Switzerland)Vibeke Bryld, director/writer (Denmark)
The jury that will select the Sarajevo short film nominee for the European Film Awards 2013 includes:
Hagar Ben-Asher, director/screenwriter/actress (Israel)Miguel Dias, director/selector of Curtas Vila do Conde Iff (Portugal)Leona Paraminski, actress (Croatia...
- 8/5/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.