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love

May 23, 2015February 10, 2016 admin benoit debie, Gaspar Noé, love

Belgian cinematographer Benoît Debie, SBC, recently worked with Wim Wenders on Every Thing Will Be Fine and with Ryan Gosling

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chronic

May 23, 2015February 9, 2016 admin chronic, Michel Franco, yves cape

Yves Cape, AFC, SBC, became known as a cinematographer by filming Humanité, directed by Bruno Dumont. He then continued to

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Jo Willems Brings Naturalism and Honesty to Blockbuster Hunger Games Sequels

April 24, 2015January 24, 2016 admin francis lawrence, hunger games, jo willems, the hunger games

The Hunger Games franchise is a worldwide box office phenomenon, with legitimate critical praise to go along with record-breaking receipts.

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les Magritte du cinema 2015

February 14, 2015January 24, 2016 admin L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps, Le goût des myrtilles, Tokyo fiancée

Manu Dacosse won this years best cinematography award for his on work on the film: L’étrange couleur des larmes de ton

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Vie sauvage

November 2, 2014February 9, 2016 admin Cédric Kahn, vie sauvage, yves cape

Vie Sauvage was filmed over a 9-week period by Yves Cape, between the summer of 2013 and the winter of 2014, mostly between Carcassonne and the Cevennes. The film was entirely shot using two shoulder cameras and all-natural lighting.

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Two Days, One Night

June 12, 2014October 16, 2016 admin Dardenne Brothers, deux jours, jean-pierre & luc dardenne, marion cotillard, One Night, Two Days, une nuit

Under the sun of Lièges. Alain Marcoen, SBC and cameraman Benoît Dervaux form the team that is the backbone

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The blue room

May 21, 2014February 9, 2016 admin christophe beaucarne, la chambre bleue, Mathieu Amalric

Christophe Beaucarne has been working for over twenty years with very different directors on films with very different visual worlds.

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Lost River

May 21, 2014January 24, 2016 admin benoit debie, cannes, how to catch a monster, ryan gosling

how to catch a monster A fan of the universe of Gaspard Noë, star Ryan Gosling has availed himself of

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Horses of God

May 18, 2014February 9, 2016 admin Hichame Alaouie, Horses of God, Les Chevaux de Dieu, Nabil Ayouch

Set in a slum on the outskirts of Casablanca, Horses of God (Les Chevaux de Dieu) is a powerful

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The broken circle breakdown

April 23, 2014February 6, 2016 admin Felix van Groeningen, Ruben Impens, The Broken Circle Breakdown

by Jo Vermaercke. For his fourth movie, The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012), director Felix Van Groeningen once more teamed up

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Shooting a hit: Marina

January 4, 2014January 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS lou berghmans, marina, Stijn Coninx

Marina is the long-awaited film by director Stijn Coninx and photographed by Lou Berghmans based on the childhood memories of

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André Goeffers 1934-2013

December 29, 2013January 7, 2014 ANTON MERTENS

It is with sadness that we learned of the death of former SBC president André Goeffers on the eve

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Violette

December 8, 2013February 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS Martin Provost, Violette, yves cape

a film by Martin Provost, photographed by Yves Cape. Violette Leduc, a bastard daughter born in the beginning of the

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films shot by members of the SBC

May 5, 2013May 5, 2013 ANTON MERTENS

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the first man

April 14, 2013February 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS Gianni Amelio, Le Premier Homme, yves cape

by Yves Cape. We follow Jacques Comery as he travels back to Algeria in 1957, a place full of childhood

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the nun

April 13, 2013February 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS Guillaume Nicloux, la religieuse, the nun, yves cape

by Yves Cape. Suzanne Simonin describes her life of suffering in letters. As a young woman she is sent

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Driven by creativity videos

March 6, 2013January 24, 2016 ANTON MERTENS alexa, arri, benoit debie, canon 5d, canon 7d, Christean Berger, Cinematek, Danny Van Deventer, epic, Nicola Mazzanti, sean bobbit, Sean Bobbitt

As filmmakers we are confronted at an ever rapid pace with new cameras , new ways to finish and show

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side by side debate

October 23, 2012January 24, 2016 ANTON MERTENS dick pope, Hans Bruch jr, keanu reeves, Nico Leunen, side by side

For almost one hundred years there was only one way to make a movie — with film. Movies were shot, edited and

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a shocking story

May 27, 2012January 31, 2016 ANTON MERTENS a perdre la raison, afc, Joachim Lafosse

Cinematographer JF Hensgens AFC, SBC talks about his collaboration on Joachim Lafosse’s last movie “A perdre la Raison” Jean

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shades of darkness

May 22, 2012January 24, 2016 ANTON MERTENS John Shank, l'hiver dernier, The last Winter

Upon exiting a screening of John Shank’s “ The last Winter” , we were impressed by the beauty of

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North Sea Texas

May 21, 2012March 6, 2016 ANTON MERTENS alexa, anton mertens, arri, bavo defurne, camerimage, dga, north sea texas, red one

North Sea Texas is a film by Bavo Defurne and shot by Anton Mertens. Pim lives with his ex-beauty queen,

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Aspe shot on Alexa

May 21, 2012May 29, 2012 ANTON MERTENS alexa, arri, aspe, vtm

His background is impressive: documentary, short and feature films, commercials, music videos or television series, Michel van Laer does not

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weekend by the sea

March 19, 2012January 24, 2016 ANTON MERTENS alexa, arri, ilse somers, weekend aan zee

Four friends (in their late twenties) go on a reunion weekend to the sea, to the house where they spent

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creating different looks for limitless

June 27, 2011July 31, 2012 ANTON MERTENS alexa, arri, de niro, dga, red one

Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro star in Limitless, a paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unpublished writer whose life is

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filming a Moroccan fairy tale for La Source Des Femmes

May 31, 2011February 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS cannes, glynn speeckaert, La Source Des femmes, Radu Mihaileanu

After having worked up his way as a lighting technician, Glynn Speeckaert divided his career as a DOP on feature

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A man, a girl and nature in Hors Satan

May 31, 2011February 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS Bruno Dumont, hors satan, yves cape

Yves Cape studied at the INSAS film school in Brussels. After having started out as an assistant he made his

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The Boy, a bike and the Dardenne brothers

May 31, 2011February 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS alain marcoen, cannes, Cécile de France, Dardenne Brothers, jean-pierre & luc dardenne, Le gamin au vélo, the kid with a bike

Alain Marcoen studied at the IAD Brussels, But not being very attracted to the pressures a camera assistant has to

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LPH Capelle on mixing digital formats for Un Soupçon D’innocence

June 22, 2010February 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS canon 1d, canon 5d, canon 7d, france2, Louis Philippe Capelle, red one, Un soupçon d’innocence

by Louis Philippe Capelle. “Un soupçon d’innocence “ Olivier Peray is a director with whom I had shot two other

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Oceans, an epic adventure for Luc Drion

May 1, 2010May 19, 2012 ANTON MERTENS arri, disney, hdcam, oceans, panavision, sea

Five years in the making, Oceans is a film that mixes documentary and fiction to bring the wonders of maritime life to the big screen. Luc Drion talks about his work on this epic undertaking.

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Phillipe Guilbert goes out to sea for Harragas

April 20, 2010May 19, 2012 ANTON MERTENS algeria, harragas, merzak allouache, p2, panasonic

Harragas tells the story of a group of men and women who desperately want to leave Algeria by crossing the mediterranean sea in a barge. Directed by Merzak Allouache and shot by Phillipe Guilbert.

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Virginie Saint Martin shoots An Angel by the sea

February 17, 2010January 24, 2016 ANTON MERTENS dragone, frederic dumont, hdcam, morocco

Twelve year old Louis is living in a remote village in southern Morocco with his parents and brother. One day, his manic-depressive father confides a terrible secret to him: «Tonight I’ll kill myself». From that moment, Louis is no longer a child. Day and night, he watches over his father like a guardian angel….a fallen ange

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J-F Hensgens explores shooting scope on a budget

February 4, 2010May 19, 2012 ANTON MERTENS anamorphic, pascal elbé, tete de turc, warner

Jean-Francois Hensgens TETE DE TURC « SCAPEGOAT » a film by Pascal Elbé shot by Jean-Francois Hensgens. At the end of

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A round trip for Frank Van Den Eeden

January 20, 2010January 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS arri, brownian movement, frank van den eeden, india, nanouk leopold, silver bear

by Frank Van Den Eeden Nanouk Leopold’s ‘Brownian Movement’ focusses on Sandra Hüller (Silver Bear 2006 for Requiem) and Dutch-Serbian

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Glynn Speeckaert on 22 May

January 10, 2010January 24, 2016 ANTON MERTENS 22 may, 22may, glynn speeckaert, koen mortier

by Glynn Speeckaert 22 may is a day in the life of Sam, a colorless, dull man who gets involved

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Yves Cape lenses Persécution and White Material

January 10, 2010May 19, 2012 ANTON MERTENS claire denis, patrice chéreau, persécution, white material, yves cape

Interview with Yves Cape, AFC, SBC Shooting Patrice Chéreau’s Persécution and Claire Denis’ White Material Excerpted from La Lettre

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24 hours of anger in Malasyia

January 10, 2010February 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS Lucas Jodogne, malasyia, T T Dhavamanni, Twenty-four hours of Anger

Lucas Jodogne is shooting in Malaysia and Singapore for the flm “Twenty-four hours of Anger” directed by T T Dhavamanni

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Philippe Guilbert shoots Catherine Deneuve in Mères et Filles

January 10, 2010February 10, 2016 ANTON MERTENS julie lopez-curval, méres et filles, Philippe Guilbert

by Philippe Guilbert Just a quick word to announce the release of Mères et Filles, a film by Julie Lopez-Curval

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Northern light according to Glynn Speeckaert

January 10, 2010May 19, 2012 ANTON MERTENS a l'origine, afc, glynn speeckaert, xavier giannoli

A l’Origine by Xavier Giannoli, shot by Glynn Speeckaert.Glynn Speeckaert is a graduate of the HRITS film school in Belgium. After having done military service as an electrician, he divides his career as a DOP between fiction and numerous international publicity campaigns. Speeckaert recently moved to the US. His filmography includes English, Flemish and German films, such as Secret Society by Imogen Kimmel, Ex Drummer by Koen Mortier or The Visitation by Robby Henson. Xavier Giannoli invited him to join him on the production of A l’origine to replace Yorrick Le Saux, who was unavailable at the time.

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