interviews – The Belgian Society of Cinematographers

Interview of a new SBC member : Wim Vanswijgenhoven

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Leslie Charreau Daveigh Chase, Deben van Dam, Domien Huyghe, Eric Rino, Flor Decleir, Geert van beeck, Hilde van Mieghem, JK Simmons, Jon Mendenhall, Joris Rymen, Justin Steele, Karen Black, Kene Illegems, Laurens de Grande, Leo Vandijl, Maarten Verminck, Marco Vanderveken, Mark Bakker, Matt Berkowitz, Mitchey Meija, Nico Savary, Olivier Ogneux, Ruben Appertans, Sam Louwyck, Stany Crets, Steve Railsback, Steven Seagal, Stijn Vanderveken, Wim Vanswijgenhoven, Yves Crabbe

We enjoy the nomination of Wim Vanswijgenhoven as SBC member to ask him some questions about his work. Maverick by Domien Huyghe Could

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Manu Dacosse about L’amant double

June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Leslie Charreau

Manu Dacosse is not to be introduced anymore. Director of Photography and member of the SBC, he won lots

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Two SBC members’ films awarded at “Un certain Regard”

May 29, 2017May 29, 2017 Leslie Charreau christophe beaucarne, Mathieu Amalric, Michel Franco, yves cape

Two films shot by SBC members were awarded at Un certain Regard 2017 : – Barbara by Mathieu Amalric, cinematographied by

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Cinematographer Christophe Beaucarne, AFC, SBC, discusses his work on “Barbara”, by Mathieu Amalric

May 28, 2017May 29, 2017 Leslie Charreau christophe beaucarne, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Jeanne Balibar, Laurent Passera, Luc Pallet, Mathieu Almaric, Richard Deusy

Barbara, which isn’t a biopic on “La Dame en noir”, releases in theaters for the twentieth anniversary of the singer’s

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Three films, one DOP

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 Leslie Charreau Adèle Exarchopoulos, Adèle Haenel, Adrian Mares, Ana Valeria Becerril, Arnaud des Pallières, catherine deneuve, Catherine Frot, Christian Gibson, Diego Sanchez, Emma Suárez, Emmanuel Van Wambeek, Emmanuel Van Wambeke, Enrique Arrizon, Gemma Arterton, Hernán Mendoza, Jean-Noël Viry, Joanna Larequi, Juan Martínez Huerta, Loic Andrieu, Marc Lambert, Marc Saclier, Martin Provost, Mathieu Cassan, Michel Franco, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Noe Muñoz, Olivier Gourmet, Richard Deusy, Solène Rigot, Sylvain Zambelli, Thomas Blanc, Vega Cuzytek

We enjoyed the release of Orpheline by Arnaud des Pallières, of Sage Femme by Martin Provost, and the selection of Michel Franco’s Les Filles

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Three new SBC members

April 29, 2017 Leslie Charreau

The SBC is proud to announce three new members : Wim Michiels, Wim Vanswijgenhoven and Bart Van Otterdijk Wim

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Ella van den Hove about teaching cinematography

March 31, 2017 Leslie Charreau

As the first conference of IMAGO’s education committee took place this month, we thought it would be interesting to ask

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“Vele Hemels” in production

March 15, 2017 Leslie Charreau

“Vele Hemels” is the adaptation of the first and successful novel “Vele Hemels boven de Zevende” by Griet Op de

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Stijn van der Veken about Our Girl 2

February 19, 2017 Leslie Charreau Andrew Daniel, Angus De La Harpe, AXISVFX, Chris Hughes, Dan Gadd, George Loxton, Homeland, Jan Matthys, Kent Satram, Luke Snellin, Mad Max Fury road, Media Film Service, Michelle Keegan, Molinare, Richard Bevan, Shetland, Stephen Knipe, Toby Smuts, Tony Grounds, Trevor Chaisty

Could you present yourself and your work in a few words ? SvdV : I did my studies at the IAD

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Florent Herry about “Big Big world”

January 15, 2017January 19, 2017 Leslie Charreau Esra Yzci, Florent Herry, Imag, MTN, Ozkan Karakoz, Pascal Novak, Reha Erdem, Senol Toz, Serdat Yuce

After winning the special jury award and the critic award at the 73rd Venice Film Festival, Koca Dünya (Big Big

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Juliette van Dormael about “Mon ange”

December 5, 2016 Leslie Charreau Adrien Lengrand, Harry Cleven, Jeremy Bourgois, Juliette Van Dormael, Marc Hericher, Nicolas Fafchamps, Pierre de Wurstemberger, Tanguy Bienfait, Veerle Zeelmaekers, Willy Le Bleis

Juliette Van Dormael is a young Belgian DOP. She is only twenty five years old and yet she already has

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Marc Koninckx about “Rock On 2”

November 27, 2016January 7, 2017 Leslie Charreau Kamlesh Sandrini, Marc Koninckx, Monic Gandhi, Ninad Nayampally, Philippe Rousselot, Rob Lang, Shujaat Saudagar

For the release of Rock On 2 by Shujaat Saudagar, we enjoyed asking a few questions to Marc Koninckx, famous director

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Frank Van Den Eeden about ‘Full Contact’

October 6, 2016 Leslie Charreau Darko Lovric, Filip Beatovic, Hrvoje Vulic, Mario Vargović, Olivier Oigneux, ShoSHo, TunaFilm, Zoran Mikincic

A few weeks ago we did an article about the work of Frank van den Eeden on ‘Home’ by Fien

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Anton Mertens on ‘Beau Séjour’

October 6, 2016February 25, 2017 Leslie Charreau anton mertens, Gaetan De Poorter, Gideon van Essen, Jamie Drossaard, Jan Lemmens, kaat beels, nathalie basteyns, Philippe de Smet, Sara Van Der Elst

Hotel Beau Séjour : Kato, covered in blood, wakes up without any recollection of what happened the night before. Moreover, nobody

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Frank van den Eeden on ‘Home’ by Fien Troch

September 27, 2016January 7, 2017 Leslie Charreau Bart Bleuzé, David Verbeek, fien troch, Filmore, frank van den eeden, full contact, Iris Vrindts, jan verheyen, Martijn Maria Smits, Nathalie Teirlinck, Nicolas Provost, Sacha Polak, Veerle Zeelmaekers

Frank van den Eeden is an interesting cinematographer. He is mostly known for his work with Flemish directors such as Fien

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a tribute to Walther Vanden Ende

September 25, 2016 ANTON MERTENS

Cinematographer Walther Vanden Ende started his career in 1975, shooting films for Belgians leading directors like Gérard Corbiau, Jaco Van Dormael,

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Benoît Debie about The Dancer

June 22, 2016October 16, 2016 Leslie Charreau benoit debie, enter the void, Fabien Pascal, François Damiens, Gaspard Noé, Gaspard Ulliel, Irréversible, Jan Rubens, La Danseuse, Lazare Pedron, Les films du fleuve, Les productions du Trésor, Lily-Rose Melody Depp, Mélanie Thierry, Olivier Merckx, Sirena Film, Soko, Spring Breakers, Stéphanie Di Giusto, Technicolor, the Dancer, Thierry Labille, TSF, Vincent Blasco, William Houston, Wim Wenders

The Dancer by Stéphanie Di Giusto, cinematography by Benoît Debie, SBC/AFC. Synopsis : Loïe Fuller was the toast of the Folies

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Benoît Debie is shooting Submergence by Wim Wenders.

June 13, 2016June 30, 2016 Leslie Charreau benoit debie, Benoît Teunissens, Clemens Becker, Jan Rubens, Lazare Pedron, Submergence, Wim Wenders

Synopsis : In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, an Englishman, James More, is held captive

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Jean-François Hensgens about “After love”

June 10, 2016October 16, 2016 Leslie Charreau Benjamin Hautenauve, Jean-François Hensgens, Jérôme Di Cola, Joachim Lafosse, L'économie du couple, Nicolas Boucaut, Richard Deus

The cinematographer Jean-François Hensgens, AFC, SBC discusses his work on After love by Joachim Lafosse. For his seventh feature film,

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Thomas Buelens on All the cats are grey

May 30, 2016January 7, 2017 Leslie Charreau Arthur Anger, Benjamin Morel, Bouli Lanners, Corentin Kopp, Edwin Van Den Hove, Eye-Lite, Hawks V-Lite, Leica Summilux-C, Mikros Image, Olivier Merckx, Savina Dellicour, Thomas Buelens, Veerle Zeelmaekers

For the nomination of All the cats are grey by Savina Dellicour at the 69th Cannes Film Festival, in the

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Christophe Beaucarne about From the Land of the Moon

May 18, 2016October 16, 2016 Leslie Charreau Alex Brendemühl, Anne Fontaine, Brigitte Roüan, christophe beaucarne, From the Land of the Moon, Jaco Van Doermel, Javie Cámara, Louis Garrel, mal de pierres, marion cotillard, Mathieu Amalric, Nicole Garcia

The cinematographer Christophe Beaucarne, AFC, SBC talks about his work on From the Land of the Moon by Nicole Garcia.

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Yves Cape on The wounded Angel

May 15, 2016January 7, 2017 Leslie Charreau Emir Baigazin, Richard Deuzy, Sylvain Zambezi, The Wounded Angel, yves cape

The wounded Angel by Emir Baigazin, shot by Yves Capes, AFC, SBC. With Omar Adilov, Timur Aidarbekov Release date :

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Interview of Frédéric Noirhomme

May 2, 2016May 5, 2016 Leslie Charreau Frédéric Noirhomme, Hedi, Kill me please, Préjudice

For his appointment as a new SBC member, we have invited Frédéric Noirhomme for a coffee and have asked him

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Interview of Glynn Speeckaert about Moonwalkers

April 15, 2016May 5, 2016 Leslie Charreau Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, glynn speeckaert, moonwalkers

Glynn Speeckaret is a well-known name in the Belgian and French cinema circles. We have heard a lot about him

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Des nouvelles de la planète Mars

April 3, 2016May 5, 2016 Leslie Charreau Des nouvelles de la planète Mars, Dominik Mol, Jean-François Hensgens

Jean-François Hensgens is a SBC and AFC member. He shot many films such as Joachim Lafosse’s latest films : Entre les mots (MM),

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Interview of Lou Berghmans about “Den Elfde van den Elfde”

March 26, 2016May 5, 2016 Leslie Charreau Alice Reys, Den Elfde van den Elfde, lou berghmans, Tom Van Dyck

Lou Berghmans is a SBC cinematographer. Indeed, he has shot some full-length such as Film 1 (2003) by Willem Wallijn,

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Léonore Lacroix

March 24, 2016April 3, 2016 Leslie Charreau

Léonore Lacroix has a dazzling smile, sparkling eyes, an endless supply of good mood, an huge amount of patience,

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Ruben Impens won Best Cinematography at Vancouver’s Women in Film Festival

March 16, 2016May 5, 2016 Leslie Charreau Café Derby, Lenny Van Wesemael, Ruben Impens

Ruben Impens won the Best Cinematography award for Café Derby directed by Lenny Van Wesemael at the Vancouver International

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Interview of Christophe Nuyens

March 14, 2016May 5, 2016 Leslie Charreau code 37, coppers, cordon, deadline 14/10, Eshref Reybrouck, Kristof Collier, Maarten Moerkerke, Miguel Rinckhout, movi, Olivier Ogneux, Olivier van Tendeloo, the tunnel, Tim Mielants

Christophe Nuyens is a SBC DOP who recently worked on television series like The Tunnel season 2 by Tim Mielants

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Robrecht Heyvaert

March 3, 2016March 6, 2016 Leslie Charreau Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, D'Ardennen, Jeroen Verdonck, Nabil Ben Yadir, Nic Balthazar, Robin Pront, Robrecht Heyvaert, Ruben Appeltans, say something funny, Steven Van Volsem, Tom Mulder, Wim Michiels, Wim Swinnen

Robrecht Heyvaert is 28. He’s a Flemish DOP who has already made numerous short films that have been awarded such

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Interview of Ruben Impens about Belgica

February 19, 2016February 21, 2016 Leslie Charreau belgica, Felix van Groeningen, Filmmore, lites, Nicolas Lagae, Peter Bernaers, Ruben Impens, Silvain Fradier, Stef Aerts, The Broken Circle Breakdown, Tom Vermeir, Yves Crabbe

Ruben Impens is an SBC cinematographer, well-known for his work on all of Felix Van Groeningen’s films, but two in

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Interview of Hicham Alaouie, DOP of Le chant des Hommes

February 12, 2016March 8, 2016 Leslie Charreau Bénédicte Liénard, Eye-Lite, Hichame Alouie, Juan Sepulchre, Le Bureau des Légendes, Le chant des Hommes, Mary Jimenez, Michael Cinquin, Pascal Charlier, Philippe Lussanier

Hichame Alouie is a belgian director of photography and a SBC member, already twice awarded at the Magritte for the

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The white knights

January 25, 2016January 31, 2016 Leslie Charreau Dardenne Brothers, Jean-François Hensgens, Joachim Lafosse, The White Knights

Jean-François Hensgens is a SBC and AFC member. For instance, he has shot movies like Victor by Philippe Martinez (2014),

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Interview of Renaat Lambeets for Problemski Hotel’s release

January 18, 2016January 24, 2016 Leslie Charreau manu riche, Problemski Hotel

Renaat Lambeets, SBC member, cinematographer and well-known steadycamer enjoys both drama and documentary making. He has contribued to films as various as Whatever Lola wants

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All three of us

January 8, 2016January 24, 2016 Leslie Charreau Jean-François Hensgens, kheiron, nous trois ou rien

All three of us by Kheiron, shot by Jean-François Hensgens (AFC/SBC), with Kheiron, Leïla Bekhti, Gérard Darmon. Released date : 30/12/2015 I met Kheiron