Manu Dacosse, SBC, wins Best Photography award for Alleluia by Fabrice Du Welz (2014). It’s the second time in a row. Last year he won the same award for The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani (2013). Alleluia also wins three other technical prizes :...

During the San Sebastian Film Festival Manu Dacosse was awarded best cinematography for his work on the film by Lucile Hadzihalilovic : Evolution. Ten-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother on a remote island, in a village inhabited solely by women and young boys. At a hospital overlooking the ocean, all the...

Belgian director of photography Manu Dacosse worked on a large number of mainly Belgian and French productions. He is the regular DoP for Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani (Amer, L’étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps), who’ve had almost all their work screened at Imagine. He also worked for French...

Alleluia, the new film by Belgian director Fabrice du Welz, takes part in this year’s Directors’ Fortnight (15-25 May), the independent section of the Cannes Film Festival. The film was shot by Manu Dacosse. Alleluia is du Welz’s fourth film after Calvaire,Vinyan and Colt 45. Although situated once more in the Belgian Ardennes, the story...

Christophe Beaucarne won the award for best cinematography at Les Margritte Du Cinema for his work on Mister Nobody. The film received a total of 6 awards including best picture and best director Jaco Vandormael. Other nominated cinematographers were Manu Dacosse for Amer and Alain Marcoen for La Régate. www.academieandredelvaux.com