IN HONOUR OF ART AND ENGINEERING For his outstanding body of work, serial camera inventions and unrelenting fight for better recognition and fair remuneration of cinematographers everywhere, Jost Vacano ASC BVK is a deserved recipient of Camerimage’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Best known for his Oscar-nominated Das Boot, German DP Jost Vacano ASC BVK also enjoyed … Read more
Jost Vacano BVK ASC, the cinematographer of the legendary film Das Boot, finally receives additional compensation from the ARD broadcasters after an eternal legal dispute. In the legal dispute over appropriate remuneration, the cinematographer of the internationally successful film classic Das Boot, Jost Vacano, has reached an agreement with the ARD broadcasters. The eighty-seven-year-old and … Read more
Jost Vacano ASC/BVK, born in 1934 in Osnabrück, is one of the most successful German cinematographers. He learned filmmaking first by going to the cinema, then on the sets of short films by Peter Schamoni. The collaboration with the director resulted in a dynamically developing television career in the 1960s. Working with such directors as … Read more
OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE No great release. Instead, a slow, tentative emerging from the foxhole, like the shell-shocked combatant who senses the bombardment has finally stopped and they can peer out once again to the wider world. It’s been said enough times the last twelve months and one would dearly like it to be true; as … Read more
Filmmaking achievement was celebrated at the third BSC Awards ceremony. Despite being held virtually due to pandemic restrictions, the spotlight shone brightly on outstanding cinematography and camera operating throughout the last year, as well as acknowledging those who have contributed to the society either directly or, in the opinion of the BSC, to the wider … Read more
Intellectual Property President’s Perspective / Barry Ackroyd BSC Intellectual Property President’s Perspective / Barry Ackroyd BSC If you were around in the early ‘80s, and you’re still able to think that far back, you’ll recall what was arguably the best film of 1981 – Das Boot, the amazing, Oscar-nominated, true tale of German U-boat U96 … Read more
One man’s struggle for justice came to a conclusion in Munich recently when cinematographer Jost Vacano BVK ASC achieved a landmark decision, which also has important ramifications for cinematographers everywhere. He was awarded half a million Euros in compensation against the producers and distributor of the series Das Boot (1981), for which he was Oscar-nominated, … Read more
A court in Munich has ruled in favour of Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jost Vacano, now 82 years of age, saying he should be better-compensated for his artistic contribution to the success of Wolfgang Petersen’s classic WWII German U-boat drama Das Boot (1981). The court said that Das Boot producers Bavaria Film and WDR, as well as … Read more
IMAGO is the European Federation of Cinematographers, a collaborative, global umbrella for the world’s cinematographic societies. It was created to bring European cinematographers together to discuss and find solutions to challenges of common interest, to promote cinematography on an international level, and to share and exchange experience and knowledge. IMAGO now has 49 international societies, … Read more
Many IMAGO board members attended the ASC International Cinematographers Summit in Los Angeles at the beginning of June. With around 70 cinematographers from around the world participating, the summit discussed common challenges like the future for cinematographers in the digital age, archiving, ACES, frame rates, laser projection and much more. Representatives from more than 30 … Read more