THE GREAT OUTDOORS Hélène Louvart AFC captures The Salt Path with striking naturalism, translating the couple’s devastating loss of home into imagery that feels both raw and timeless. The Salt Path is a quietly powerful film, grounded in a reality faced by thousands: the shock of losing everything. Adapted from Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir, it follows Raynor and … Read more
The Girls on Film Awards 2025 honoured outstanding contributions to women in film at Curzon Bloomsbury, hosted by Anna Smith and Hedda Archbold of the Girls on Film Podcast. Hélène Louvart AFC claimed Best Cinematography for her evocative work on La Chimera, triumphing over a competitive field that included Alice Brooks ASC (Wicked), Maria von … Read more
TOMB RAIDERS Filming amidst the northern Italian countryside’s starkly contrasting seasons, winter and summer, presents certain challenges. Cinematographer Hélène Louvart AFC sheds light on the techniques employed to evoke both the desolate and optimistic tones within the narrative landscape of La Chimera. Alfred Hitchcock was famously known for his strict no-late-admission policy to his films. … Read more
20 years on from his successful documentary Être et avoir, French director Nicolas Philibert has won the Berlin International Film Festival’s top prize for On the Adamant, which examines life in a mental health daycare facility in Paris. The director was surprised to receive the award, presented by jury president Kristen Stewart on Saturday 25 … Read more
The Woman King and The Wonder lead the way in the nominations for the second annual Girls On Film Awards, which take place on 23 February 2023 at The Garden Cinema in Central London. Reflecting the ethos of the Girls On Film podcast, the awards reward excellence in female-focused films. The categories differ slightly from the … Read more
CROSSING STATE LINES Hélène Louvart AFC/Never Rarely Sometimes Always CROSSING STATE LINES Hélène Louvart AFC/Never Rarely Sometimes Always Filmed on Kodak 16mm by French cinematographer Hélène Louvart AFC, writer/director Eliza Hittman’s powerful and intimate drama, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, chronicles the hardships and harassments of a teenage girl and her cousin as they embark on … Read more
Since the Government issued their latest set of guidelines, the Members of A.S.P.E.C. (Association of Studios and Production Equipment Companies) have found themselves under a degree of pressure to re-open their businesses to production. The realisation dawned that, without camera, grip, lighting and ancillary equipment, any return to meaningful work was nigh on impossible. Therefore, … Read more
New training is being fast-tracked to help film and high-end television return safely to production, the skills body ScreenSkills announced last week. The training is being developed in response to the new challenges facing an industry that saw at least £426 million worth of productions postponed or suspended when social distancing measures – followed by … Read more
Feast your eyes on the new edition of British Cinematographer magazine – digitally* via our website, or in print**, from 22nd May 2020 onwards. On the Cover Rob Hardy BSC ON DEVS In our cover story special, Ron Prince catches up with Rob Hardy BSC to discuss his time lensing Devs. The show – which … Read more
Manaki Brothers Film Festival The Manaki Brothers International Cinematographer’s Film Festival was arranged from 14th to 21st of September in Bitola, Macedonia. It was the festival’s 40th anniversary and, established in 1979, it is the world´s oldest and first cinematographer’s film festival. And what a celebration it was. The festival´s anniversary Award For Lifetime Achievement … Read more