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Lucie Baudinaud, AFC talks about her work on "Nino", by Pauline Loquès
By Eva Sehet for the AFC

19/05/2025 - Modifié le 29/05

Lucie and I have known each other for nearly fifteen years. We studied together and, having become friends, we have always discussed the films we work on. It is in this spirit that we continue our discussions on Nino, Pauline Loquès’ first feature film, presented in competition at Critics’ Week. (EV)
81st edition of the Venice Film Festival Antoine Héberlé, AFC, discusses the shooting of "Aïcha", by Mehdi M. Barsaoui
"The woman who wanted to live her life", by François Reumont for AFC

25/09/2024 - Modifié le 23/12

At once the portrait of a woman, a tale and a political film, Mehdi M. Barsaoui’s Aïcha captures the mood of modern post Ben Ali Tunisia in the context of a multi-faceted thriller. While the journey of young Aya (Fatma Sfar) from her small town in southern Tunisia to the big city remains the main thread of the story, a host of secondary characters, both benevolent and malevolent, shape this coming-of-age tale in picaresque, social terms. Antoine Héberlé, AFC, returns to team up with the Tunisian director after his first film, Un fils, which won acclaim in 2019. 
Aïcha has been selected in the Orizzonti section at Venice. (FR)
Panavision interviews Evgenia Alexandrova, AFC, about "The Balconettes" ("Les Femmes au balcon")

16/12/2024 - Modifié le 22/12

Cinematographer Evgenia Alexandrova, AFC, shares insights into her collaboration and creative process for Noémie Merlant’s feature film, The Balconettes (Les Femmes au balcon).
Rachel Clark looks back at the cinematography of "Edge of Summer", directed by Lucy Cohen
By François Reumont for the AFC

20/11/2024 - Modifié le 22/12

Lucy Cohen’s first film is a summer portrait of a boy and a girl leaving childhood. Filmed in a village on the Cornish coast, with windswept cliffs, this very sensitive film is based on the relationships and unsaid things between adults and their children. British cinematographer Rachel Clark shot the film. It runs for the Golden Frog (Best image for a first film) at Camerimage 2024. (FR)
TLS Launches the Rehousing of the Classic Zeiss Standard Speed Lenses
A Classic Reimagined for Modern Filmmaking

30/05/2025 - Modifié le 29/05

TLS (True Lens Services), the UK’s leading vintage and rehoused cinema lens manufacturer, is proud to announce the addition of the legendary Zeiss Standard Speed lenses to its extensive rehousing collection of high-end cinematography gear.
FilmLight introduces Baselight for macOS

14/03/2025 - Modifié le 14/03

FilmLight introduces Baselight S and Baselight M, the affordable and accessible software-only subscription versions of its powerful Baselight grading solution running on the Apple macOS platform.
Manaki Brothers Festival 2024, 45th edition Interview with Pablo Lozano about "Chronicles of a Wandering Saint", by Tomás Gómez Bustillo
By François Reumont, for the AFC

26/09/2024 - Modifié le 22/12

Chronicles of a Wandering Saint is a first film from Argentina, directed by Tomás Gómez Bustillo and shot by Pablo Lozano. It features a woman of around sixty years old, living in a very rural community who is about to discover a providential lost statue. With her husband, she suddenly shares a plan to set a kind of funny miracle... But everything isn’t going to turn out exactly as she thought.
Recently released in Argentina, with real success (more than six weeks of theatrical release), this fantastic comedy is in official selection for the 300 Camera at Manaki 2024. (FR)
Two Pictures a Day in Peru - 3
Third Week : August 13-19, 2024

03/09/2024 - Modifié le 3/09

Gilles Porte, AFC, is currently filming Lady Nazca in Peru, a film directed by Damien Dorsaz. As in 2014 on 3000 Night, by Mai Nasri, and 2015 on Dans les forêts de Sibérie, by Safy Nebbou, Gilles once again offers us two images per day, taken by him (unless otherwise stated) along with his commentary. A sort of diary of things seen or felt, moments captured on the camera or smartphone.
Here is the journal of the third week.
Rodrigo Prieto, AMC, ASC, talks to us about "Pedro Paramo", which he directed and co-photographed.
By François Reumont for the AFC

22/11/2024 - Modifié le 23/12

For his first film as director (and co-operator with Nico Aguilar), Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC adapts for the 3rd time for the screen a so called unadaptable classic of Mexican literature. An evocation of Mexico during the revolutionary period which takes place over several eras with the dual recreation of a village and its ruins after its abandonment.
A strange 130 min Netflix experience which deals with surrealism, dreams and the nostalgia of an era. As in Toruń to present his film to cinematographers from around the world, the filmmaker talks to us about it and his transition to directing. (FR)
Two Pictures a Day in Peru - 1
First Week : July 29 - August 5, 2024

27/08/2024 - Modifié le 27/08

Gilles Porte, AFC, is currently shooting Lady Nazca in Peru, a film directed by Damien Dorsaz. As he did previously in 2014 with Mai Nasri’s 3000 Night and in 2015 with Safe Nebbou’s Dans les forêts de Sibérie, Gilles once again offers us two images a day, photos that he has taken himself (unless mention to the contrary), with a comment. A sort of journal of things seen or felt, instants captured with the camera or smartphone.
Here is the journal from the first week… From July 28 - August 5.
Two Pictures a Day in Peru - 5
Fifth Week : August 27-September 2, 2024

16/09/2024 - Modifié le 15/09

Gilles Porte, AFC, is currently filming Lady Nazca in Peru, a film directed by Damien Dorsaz. As in 2014 on 3000 Night, by Mai Nasri, and 2015 on Dans les forêts de Sibérie, by Safy Nebbou, Gilles once again offers us two images per day, taken by him (unless otherwise stated) along with his commentary. A sort of diary of things seen or felt, moments captured on the camera or smartphone.
Here is the diary of the fifth week.
Berlin Festival 2025 Sébastien Buchmann, AFC, discusses the shooting of "Ari", by Léonor Serraille
"Ari’s Gentleness", by François Reumont for the AFC

07/04/2025 - Modifié le 7/04

After Jeune femme (Caméra d’or at Cannes in 2017) and Petit frère, French filmmaker Léonor Serraille now offers a portrait of a young man, portrayed by Andranic Manet, who plays the lead role. Ari is a character full of contradictions who is navigating between malaise and hope, and who suddenly discovers a role in his life that he hadn’t anticipated. Sébastien Buchmann, AFC, is responsible for the images in this film, produced by Arte as part of a series on youth. (FR)
81st edition of the Venice Film Festival Interviews with Elin Kirschfink, AFC, SBC, and director Carine Tardieu on the film "L’Attachement"
"Nothing is worth as much as life itself", by François Reumont for the AFC

27/09/2024 - Modifié le 22/12

Selected in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival, the fifth film by director Carine Tardieu deals with the theme of family ties, over a two year period following a tragedy. From its first scenes, L’Attachement is characterized by a mother’s loss, yet the film manages to avoid the pathetic thanks to the luminous, innocent performance of the character of Elliot by 6-year-old César Botti. Elin Kirschfink AFC, SBC, was director of photography for this film produced by Fabrice Goldstein and Antoine Rein (KarKaré Productions). (FR)
AFC Interviews at the "Séries Mania" Festival in Lille, 2025 edition Benjamin Louet talks to us about his work on the mini-series "37 Seconds," directed by Laure de Butler
By François Reumont for the AFC

22/04/2025 - Modifié le 25/04

Directed by Laure de Butler ("Syndrome E" for TF1 or "Irrésistible" for Disney), the "37 secondes" series tackles an unsolved mystery dating back to January 15, 2004, the sudden sinking of the trawler "Bugaled Breizh" in international waters south of Lizard Cape. Solidly documented and filmed at the scene of the tragedy, this 6-episode series produced for the Arte Channel has been selected in French competition at this year’s Séries Mania. Benjamin Louet, who shot the images, talks to us about the filming process, where history and fiction coexist intimately. (FR)
Two Pictures a Day in Peru - 6
Sixth Week : September 3-September 11, 2024

17/09/2024 - Modifié le 15/09

Gilles Porte, AFC, is currently filming Lady Nazca in Peru, a film directed by Damien Dorsaz. As in 2014 on 3000 Nights, by Mai Nasri, and 2015 on Dans les forêts de Sibérie, by Safy Nebbou, Gilles once again offers us two images per day, taken by him (unless otherwise stated) along with his commentary. A sort of diary of things seen or felt, moments captured on the camera or smartphone.
Here is the diary of the sixth and final week.
AFC Interviews at the "Séries Mania" Festival in Lille, 2025 edition Adrien Bertolle looks back at the filming of the series "The Deal", directed by Jean-Stéphane Bron
"The unknown of the lake", by François Reumont for the AFC

22/04/2025 - Modifié le 25/04

"The Deal" is a series that recreates a recent historical event by showing the inner workings and behind-the-scenes of an international negotiation on the shores of Lake Geneva. Steeped in the atmosphere of realistic spy series and films (including "The Bureau"), where the plot is conveyed largely through the relationships between characters rather than through action per se, it is also a kind of closed-door drama set in a luxury Swiss hotel. The setting is reminiscent of Edward Berger’s recent film Conclave, in which other international negotiations were taking place within the Vatican. Adrien Bertolle is the director of photography for this six-episode series, directed by Jean-Stéphane Bron, co-produced by Arte & Gaumont, and in international competition at Séries Mania. (FR)
Interview with Steven Breckon about "The Plague", by Charlie Polinger
By François Reumont for the AFC

19/05/2025 - Modifié le 29/05

Set in a water polo camp, Charlie Polinger’s film draws a portrait of 13-year-old boys in the throes of puberty. The director crafted a somewhat deep soundscape around the pool, and asked cinematographer Steven Breckon to shoot this dark and blue tale about difference on 35mm film. The Plague is in competition in the Un Certain Regard section... (FR)
Prix AFC’s nominations announcement 2025

17/12/2024 - Modifié le 22/12

The French Society of Cinematographers is proud to announce the nominees of the second Prix AFC’s edition, split in five categories.
AFC Micro Salon Show 2025 : Save the Dates

25/07/2024 - Modifié le 18/02

Renewing a formula that lends itself to it, one place, two dates, three reasons to... visit the AFC Micro Salon and note the dates of the next edition : Thursday February 6 and Friday February 7, 2025, at the Parc Floral de Paris.
Arnaud Guez looks back on the technical and aesthetic choices for "La Danse des renards" (" Wild Foxes"), by Valéry Carnoy
By François Reumont for the AFC

19/05/2025 - Modifié le 29/05

With La Danse des renards (Wild Foxes), Valéry Carnoy tells the story of friendship between two young boys in a sports training and competition context. This debut film, selected for the Directors’ Fortnight, weaves reality and allegory, as the lives of these young boarders are divided between the training centre and an adjacent forest. Arnaud Guez, a graduate of the INSAS, is lensing this boxing film, in which very few fights are actually shown on screen... (FR)
Interview with Dion Beebe, ACS, ASC, winner of the Pierre Angénieux Tribute 2025
By François Reumont for the AFC

23/05/2025 - Modifié le 29/05

Australian director of photography Dion Beebe has been chosen to receive the 2025 Excellens Pierre Angénieux prize. After working with director Jane Campion in 1999 on Holy Smoke, his career took off in Hollywood when he lensed Chicago with Rob Marshall (the film adaptation of the broadway musical). This was shortly followed by Michael Mann’s Collateral, in 2004 and a number of very big productions such as Rob Marshall’s Memoirs of a Geisha, 2005 or Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow (2014). He talks to us about his profession, what the digital revolution has meant for him, and about Angénieux zooms... of course ! (FR)
"Banger", by Bertrand de Langeron (aka "So Me"), cinematographed by Mathieu Plainfossé, AFC, Family Stories
By Ariane Damain Vergallo, for Leitz Cine

02/04/2025 - Modifié le 2/04

When the big family of cinema meets the small but much younger and more explosive family of electro music, the result is a Banger film that explodes like a firecracker in a night of partying that never ends.
Frank van den Eeden, SBC, NSC, talks about his work on "Small Things Like These", by Tim Mielants
By François Reumont for the AFC

25/11/2024 - Modifié le 23/12

With Small Things Like These, Belgian filmmaker Tim Mielants tells the story of the late 80s, in working-class Ireland, giving a new point of view on the Magdalene Sisters affair (adapted in the past from Peter Mullan in 2002). We follow the life of a peaceful father of six daughters (Irish star Cillian Murphy) whose scars from the past suddenly resurface when the discovery of one of the young girls staying at the convent. Dutch DoP Frank van den Eeden, SBC, NSC, lensed the film, which is in competition for the Golden frog of Camerimage 2024. (FR)