Caroline Champetier
Caroline Champetier | |
|---|---|
 Caroline Champetier (2023) | |
| Born | 16 July 1954 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Children | Alice de Lencquesaing |
Caroline Champetier (born 16 July 1954) is a French cinematographer. She has contributed to more than one hundred films since 1979. She won the César Award for Best Cinematography for her work on Of Gods and Men in 2011.[1]
She was the president of the French Society of Cinematographers (AFC) between 2009 and 2012.[2] In 2023, she was awarded Berlinale Camera award for lifetime achievement at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
She won the César Award for Best Cinematography in 2011 for the film Of Gods and Men directed by Xavier Beauvois.[4]
She considers herself the "patron saint" (marraine) of the film magazine La Septième Obsession, to which she regularly gives extensive interviews on filmmaking,[5] including in May 2018[6] and November 2019.[7]
She was awarded the Berlinale Camera on 23 February 2023 at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival for her special contribution to cinema.[8]
She has a daughter with Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Alice de Lencquesaing, who is an actress.[9]
Selected filmography
As cinematographer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Le Pont du Nord | |
| 1982 | Toute une nuit | |
| 1984 | Klassenverhältnisse | |
| 1988 | La bande des quatre | |
| 1993 | Hélas pour moi | |
| Les Enfants jouent à la Russie | ||
| 1995 | A Single Girl | |
| 1996 | Ponette | |
| 1999 | Lush | |
| 2001 | H Story | |
| That Love | ||
| 2005 | The Young Lieutenant | |
| 2006 | The Untouchable | also actress |
| 2010 | Of Gods and Men | César Award for Best Cinematography Lumière Award for Best Cinematography Nominated—European Film Award for Best Cinematographer |
| 2011 | Sport de filles | |
| 2012 | Holy Motors | Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2014 | La Rançon de la gloire | |
| 2015 | The Art Dealer | |
| 2016 | Agnus Dei | Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography |
| Looking for Her | ||
| 2021 | Annette | |
| 2022 | The Damned Don’t Cry | |
| 2023 | Widow Clicquot | |
| 2024 | It's Not Me |
As director/screenwriter
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Le Sommeil d'Adrien | Writer Short film |
| 2012 | Berthe Morisot | Director TV movie |
References
- ↑ Libiot, Eric (26 February 2011). "César 2011: Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il a gagné... ou presque". L'Express. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ↑ "Caroline Champetier, nouvelle présidente de l'AFC". AFC. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (January 30, 2023). "Berlin Film Fest Adds Donna Summer Doc, Disney Tribute, Honor for 'Holy Motors' Cinematographer Caroline Champetier". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Rencontre avec Caroline Champetier" (in French). France Culture. 20 January 2019.
- ↑ Aïdan, Thomas; Sulpis, Jérémy (October–November 2015). "Bigger than life - entretien avec Caroline Champetier". La Septième Obsession (in French) (1).
- ↑ Aïdan, Thomas (May–June 2018). "L'image comme puissance d'attraction - entretien avec Caroline Champetier". La Septième Obsession (in French) (16).
- ↑ Aïdan, Thomas (November–December 2018). "Plaidoyer pour émerveiller - entretien avec Caroline Champetier". La Septième Obsession (in French) (19).
- ↑ "Berlinale Camera 2023: Tribute to Caroline Champetier". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ↑ "Alice de Lencquesaing". Canal+. Retrieved 22 March 2015.