Manaki 2024: A review of the 45th anniversary event

Between the 21st and 27th of September, the 45th edition of the International Cinematographer’s Film Festival Manaki Brothers was held in Bitola, North Macedonia, offering  a full week of lectures, workshops and endless film screenings. And what can be said about the Manaki festival that hasn’t already been said? It may easily be the nicest … Read more

70 Years of the Operators Awards

CELEBRATING TALENT: 70 YEARS OF THE OPERATORS AWARDS As the Operators Awards celebrates its 70th anniversary, we look back at its formative years and examine the important part the awards still play in recognising outstanding achievement and the camera operator’s vital role in the filmmaking process.  In 1953, four years after its formation, the British Society of Cinematographers decided to celebrate technical expertise and creativity in cinematography in the form of annual … Read more