Following Nuestras Madres, Cesar Diaz’s first film, which was awarded the Camera d’Or at the Festival de Cannes 2019, Virginie Surdej reunites with the Guatemalan director for a personal, partly autobiographical film. Set in Mexico City in 1986, the story follows Maria (played by Bérénice Bejo), a Guatemalan revolutionary activist,...

During the 7th edition of the Chefs Op’ en Lumière festival (in Chalon-sur-Saône), we attended a screening of Thibault Emin’s feature film Else, photographed by SBC member Léo Lefèvre. The film takes place within the confines of the characters home, sheltered from an apocalypse raging outside. The epidemic responsible for...

The 7th edition of the Chef Op’ en Lumière festival took place from January 27 to February 2, 2025. It isdedicated to cinematographers, but also more broadly to anyone involved in making images at all stages of creation. This year’s festival featured eight European films in competition. This year’s Jury...

SBC is proud to announce that three of its members, Benoît Dervaux (Tori & Lokita), Frank van den Eeden (Close), and Ruben Impens (The Eight Mountains) share in the prizes, awarded at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. “Close” by Lukas Dhont has been awarded the Grand Prix, The “Eight Mountains”...

Cannes unveils its 2022 Official Selection which includes five films shot by SBC members. ‘Le otto montagne’ by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch has been selected in the Official Competition and was shot by Ruben Impens, who also shot last year’s golden palm winner Titane. ‘Rebel’ by Adil El...

This year’s awards season sees a number of SBC members being nominated around the world for their outstanding cinematography. The ASC awards Ruben Impens is among the nominated of this year’s selection of Spotlight films with the french film Titane. Christophe Nuyens is nominated in the tv section for his...

The extended line-up for EnergaCAMERIMAGE has officially been announced. This year’s competition features the outstanding work of some SBC members. ANIMALS by Frank van den Eeden and director Nabil Ben Yadir has been selected for the Main competition. Where does human tendency to violence against the unfamiliar come from? What...

With Serre-moi fort, his eighth feature film, Mathieu Amalric returns to the Croisette for the third time, where he won best director in 2010 for Tournée. Christophe Beaucarne, AFC, SBC, the faithful DP to many directors, has worked on almost all Amalric’s feature films. He has created a discreet and minimalistic lighting for this melodrama...

With her 2nd film, French director Julia Ducournau had to top the sensation she made at the 2016 Festival with Grave. She did indeed, with Titane, an even more radical work in which the main character’s trajectory borrows as much from the horror genre as from romance. Ruben Impens SBC, who was also the...

Always surprising and prolific, Belgian cinema sends this year to the Critics’ Week a very nice portrait of a young woman played by Adèle Exarchopoulos. Rien à foutre (which was called Carpe Diem when it was filmed so as not to scare people!) is also a dive into the ruthless...

Fiona Braillon began her career in cinematography together with Rachel Lang,  a young Belgian director. After graduating from the IAD (Institute of Broadcasting Arts) in 2010, Fiona Braillon signed in 2016 the cinematography of Rachel Lang’s first feature film, Baden Baden, then, four years later, that of My Legionnaire. This...

Virginie Surdej, SBC, Belgian Cinematographer, won the Magritte for Best Image for Une famille syrienne, by Philippe Van Leeuw, AFC. Amine Messadi, TSC, Tunisian cinematographer, signed the pictures of Sortilège, the feature film by Tunisian Alaeddine Slim, presented at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2019. After working together on Razzia and...

The SMPTE has decided to elevate SBC member Kommer Kleijn to SMPTE Society Fellow status. This honor is conferred on individuals who have, through their proficiency and contributions to the motion-picture, television, or related industries, attained an outstanding rank among engineers or executives in media and entertainment. Kommer notes: As I...

The nominees have been announced for the third IMAGO Awards ceremony. SBC members Anton Mertens and Virginie Surdej are among this years nominees. The list of award nominees are as follows: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR FEATURE FILM Cinematographer: Anton Mertens SBC for The Spy / SpionenCinematographer: Roger Deakins CBE ASC BSC for 1917Cinematographer:...

As some of you have already anticipated, because of the increasing number of exhibitors cancellations due to Covid 19, SBCINE organisators have decided this afternoon to postpone the show to a safer moment later on this year. Most of the important companies have a strict policy regarding the protection of...

SBC Selects: A selection of cinematographic shorts from various Belgian filmschools – 24/10/19 With this interschool screening SBC (The Belgian Society of Cinematographers) aims to highlight the up and coming talent from various educational institutions focused on cinematography in Belgium. An inspirational meetup between graduates and pro’s, a crossover between the French...

As it has become a yearly tradition and a testament to their work several films shot by our members made it into this years Cannes selections. Nustras madres by César DÍaz and shot by Virginie Surdej sbc was the winner of this years Caméra D’or at the Cannes Semaine de...

I must admit when I was asked if I could write an article about the Third International Conference on teaching and researching Cinematography, I wasn’t thrilled. I thought it was going to be a bit boring hearing teachers talk about how they can improve their educational tools to form better...

Kommer Kleijn SBC, member of the board of SBC, was given by IMAGO president Paul-René Roestad the “2019 IMAGO International Honorary Member Award” during the IMAGO International Cinematography Awards Ceremony held in Belgrade, Serbia on March 16th, 2019. The award was among 8 other awards given out by IMAGO, known...

Les César 2019 Benoit Debie received this years cinematography award for his work on the film by Jacques Audiard ” The Sisters Brothers”. In the 44 years of the awards this marks the first time a Belgian DOP received this honour. Benoit praised his wife for letting him travel the...

3rd International Conference on teaching and researching Cinematography BRUSSELS 4, 5 and 6 of April 2019   CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline 4th of January 2019 The organization of the 3th International Conference on teaching and researching Cinematography hosted by RITCS and INSAS, Brussels and in association with the Lusofona University,...

On Saturday evening, September 15th , the Ensors were presented during a festive Gala in the Kursaal in Ostend. What is new is that from this year onwards, besides crowning the best of the Flemish film, Ensors were also awarded for best Flemish television series. For the first time, the...

  As of this year the SBC is a founding member of the new Ensor Academie, along side other trade organisations of the Belgian film community, and supported by the VAF. Its annual De Ensors awards will be presented at this years Ostend Film festival on the 15th of september....

The new co-president of the SBC, Louis Philippe Capelle, received from Tony Costa, president of the The Portuguese Society of Cinematographers, AIP, a surprise award: a commemorative plaque with the special thanks for his long tome dedication to IMAGO. It was the first time in history that the AIP held...