AFC-related activities

Following its Ordinary General Assembly, held on Saturday March 22, 2025 at La Fémis - during which the AFC statutorily renewed its Board of Directors - the Board met on Tuesday April 29 to elect the association’s new Executive Committee. Jean-Marie Dreujou, AFC, ASC, was re-elected for a further term as President of the AFC.

The AFC Micro Salon will be held for the 25rd time in the Hall de la Pinède du Parc Floral de Paris, on Thursday, 6^th February (10:00-22:00) and Friday, 7^th February (10:00-17:00). Once again, this year’s Micro Salon will be combined with the AFC Postproduction Days. Registration is now open and we request that attendees if possible print their named admission badges before the event.

The French Society of Cinematographers is proud to announce the nominees of the second Prix AFC’s edition, split in five categories.

Since 1993, the date of the first Camerimage, only 3% of films lensed by female cinematographers have been selected. Years go by, but nothing changes. Despite repeated requests from societies, most recently Women in Cinematography, how is it that this percentage has not increased, and that the selection does not reflect the current presence of women cinematographers, to mention only this minority, in world production.

Entries for the 2^nd edition of the AFC Awards 2025 have been open since September 6^th. These awards, organized by the AFC: French Society of Cinematographers, aim to honor excellence in cinematography in the following categories:

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.

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.

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 fourth week.

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.

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 diary of the second week.

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.

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.

DoP Marco Graziaplena was recently admitted to the association as an active member. Renato Berta, AFC, and Laurent Tangy, AFC, share below their introduction as written in support of his application for membership.

Cinematographer Martin Roux has just joined the AFC as an active member. His sponsors, cinematographers Céline Bozon, AFC and Caroline Champetier, AFC, introduce the newcomer to our association in the following paragraphs.

The Annual General Assembly of Imago (IAGA) – the International Federation of Cinematographers – was held in London from 14-15 February 2024, hosted by the BSC. Richard Andry, who represented the AFC alongside Jean-Marie Dreujou, Eric Guichard (Imago’s Controller) and Denis Lenoir (Board member), has written the following detailed and illustrated recap of this event.

Room 1163, Bry-Sur-Marne Hospital: Pierre-William Glenn is holding a small bronze Caméflex in his hands. The image is both sad and beautiful… this moment was recounted to us by Gilles Porte the day after the first-ever AFC Awards ceremony. He went to visit Pierre-William on his sickbed to show him the trophy that would be awarded to the winner of the new AFC Awards, as he was a founding member of the association. This small object in Pierre-William’s tired hands is the embodiment of the association’s founders passing the reins over to us, who are committed to making the AFC both active and lively.

During the Awards ceremony for the first-ever AFC Awards, recognizing excellence in cinematography, which took place on Wednesday 7 February 2024, as part of the 24^th annual Micro Salon, the Awards winners were revealed by four personalities from the cinema.

The 1^st AFC Award ceremony will take place at the Parc Floral de Paris, Wednesday February 7, 2024 from 7 p.m to 8 p.m.