Features

A man in a red cap behind a camera

Alejo Maglio / Summer War

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An older man wearing a cap, sunglasses, and a jacket draped over his shoulder stands on a mountain path with a view of green hills, cliffs, and distant sea under a partly cloudy sky.

Oliver Stapleton BSC: The reality check we need

President's Perspective
People posing together on stage

Event Review: SXSW London 2026

Event Previews and Reports
Two people wearing yellow raincoats and gloves are standing outside at night, holding a chain. One person is in a pink cap and looking forward, while the other looks surprised. The scene appears to be on a boat.

Mark Jenkin / Rose of Nevada

Behind the Scenes
A person operating a professional video camera films another person in an indoor setting with wood-panelled walls and empty seats in the background.

Lotta Kilian / Prosecution

Behind the Scenes
A boy in a yellow top smiling into camera

Neal Parsons / The Rainbow Crossing Academy

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A person in a white shirt stands by a chain-link fence under a blue sky with scattered clouds as several birds fly overhead. The person is looking to the right with an arm resting on the fence.

Rufai Ajala / Mad Bills to Pay

Behind the Scenes
A woman in a dark room holds a torch and looks at a device. Warm fairy lights and a red-carpeted staircase are visible in the background.

Xenia Patricia

New Wave
A director and cinematographer on the Backrooms set

Backrooms, fugitives, and genuine magic

Award'oeuvres
A woman looking concerned in front of a city skyline

Julia Swain / Voicemails for Isabelle

Masterclass
People gathered at the Raindance opening gala

Event Review: Raindance Film Festival 2026

Event Previews and Reports
A group of people stand and sit together on a wooden stage for a group photo. They are facing the camera and smiling. A presentation screen with colourful graphics and text is in the background.

A festival with flare: Flare Cinematography Film Festival

Point of View
Two people in a dimly lit environment

Mo Azmi / A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

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A man operates a camera on a dolly track surrounded by lighting equipment and cables outside a brick building. The text “BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPHER ONLINE EXCLUSIVE” appears at the bottom of the image.

Moritz Moessinger / Superbuhei

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Three men sit in a dimly lit sitting room. One plays an acoustic guitar, another rests his hand on his face, and the third looks ahead. Various lamps, artwork, and snacks are visible in the background.

Olan Collardy / Surviving Earth

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A woman wearing a sunhat, sunglasses, and a vest lies on a blanket outdoors, reading a blue book titled CHANGE with a towel and rocky background nearby.

Maya Bankovic CSC / Blue Heron

Behind the Scenes
Steven Poster stood by a large light

The science of the pixel and the soul of emulsion

Letter From America
A man operates a camera on a dolly track surrounded by lighting equipment and cables outside a brick building. The text “BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPHER ONLINE EXCLUSIVE” appears at the bottom of the image.

Moritz Moessinger / Superbuhei

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Large film lights and camera equipment are set up inside a shopping centre near various shop entrances, with two people standing nearby and a ladder in the background.

LED lighting

The Craft
Film crew filming a person in a chair

On navigating an ever-transforming screen industry as a recent film school graduate

Point of View
A film crew records a woman in a light dress standing on a platform in front of a large screen displaying a pink field and blue oval. Crew members hold equipment including a boom mic and a fan.

James Whitaker ASC / Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

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