Francis Ford Coppola will honour Werner Herzog with the laudatio at Venice Film Festival, as well as awarding the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to the German director. The award and speech will be presented today (Wednesday 27 August) in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema (Lido di Venezia), during the opening ceremony … Read more
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia (August 27 – September 6, 2025) has been awarded to the great German director Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Nosferatu the Vampyre). The decision was made by the Board of Directors of La Biennale, upon recommendation of the Artistic Director of the Festival, Alberto Barbera. Werner Herzog, in accepting, said: “I feel deeply honored to receive … Read more
BFI Southbank announced the programme for January 2024, which includes Journeys into the Uknknown: The Best of Werner Herzog, a month-long season celebrating the work of one of the most distinctive filmmakers of all time. The season coincides will the BFI release of Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (Thomas von Steinaecker, 2023), a comprehensive portrait of the iconic … Read more
This year, the special award for the cinematographer-director duo will be received by cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger and director Werner Herzog. Both creators will personally receive the award during the 31st edition of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE, meeting with the festival audience in Toruń and presenting a retrospective review of their films, including both feature and documentary productions. … Read more
ON THE ROAD Joshua James Richards shoots the third feature film from director Chloé Zhao – the intimate story of self-discovery, Nomadland. The United States’ growing population of middle-aged drifters, many being forced out of their homes by the 2008 recession and on to the road, is the subject of director Chloé Zhao’s third feature. … Read more
At The Peak Of Their Craft Across The Pond / Mark London Williams At The Peak Of Their Craft Across The Pond / Mark London Williams By the time you read our next column, the Oscars could well be in the rearview mirror, and it would seem probable that Roger Deakins will be holding another … Read more
The Theatrical Award for best cinematography in a motion picture went to Roger Deakins CBE BSC ASC for 1917 at the 34th American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards. Jarin Blaschke took the Spotlight Award for The Lighthouse and Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma won the inaugural Documentary Award for Honeyland. In the TV categories, … Read more
“Every story has its own language” Ed Lachman ASC “Every story has its own language” Ed Lachman ASC Lead Image: Credit – Mary Cybulski BY: Birgit Heidsiek As a Director of Photography who worked with some of the most prominent German New Wave filmmakers, as well as with the most influential American independents, Ed Lachman … Read more
Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Julian White Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Julian White FACT FILE Age: 50 Born: Amersham, July 1966 Early years: Senegal, West Africa/Stockholm, Sweden/Bombay, India/Seville, Spain Education: Cambridgeshire Comprehensive & Liverpool Art College BA (hons) Lives: Fitzrovia, London Big Break: Venus Hobby/passion: Painting Selected filmography: … Read more
Going into orbit Spotlight / Digital Sputnik Going into orbit Spotlight / Digital Sputnik BY: Adrian Pennington In 2006, young Estonian director Kadri Kõusaar was starting to film her first feature Magnus and turned to the Kallas brothers, then running Tallinn-based kit supplier Duograaf, to source a technical solution. “We wanted to shoot at least … Read more