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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)

Certainly one of the standout series of Series Mania 2025, "Querer", co-written and directed by Spanish filmmaker Alauda Ruíz de Azúa, gives voice to women facing domestic violence and paints a stark portrait of contemporary Spanish society and family dynamics. Told over four episodes (filmed in 11 weeks), each serving as a chapter in a long and painful struggle for this mother (portrayed brilliantly by actress Nagore Aramburu), the series is also a visual gem, where every frame and especially every camera movement seems meticulously composed and designed to serve the story. We spoke with Sergi Gallardo, the cinematographer of this series, which won the Grand prize in Lille. (FR)

In March 2023, a strike is in full swing in France, disrupting transport and complicating journeys. Claire Mathon, who lives in Paris, must travel every day to the Bry-sur-Marne studios in the distant suburbs, where she is shooting Pablo Agüero’s film Saint-Ex. She has therefore asked the production company – and this will be her only luxury – for a driver to get her there. During this hour-long journey, she sees the sun rise and, for the first time in her life, enjoys the traffic jams that allow her to delay a little the moment when, every day for 47 days, she will enter the famous 1,000m2 studio B5, from which she will not leave until nightfall.

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

L’AFC vous rappelle que les inscriptions pour la 2^e édition de ses Prix sont ouvertes depuis le 6 septembre. Ces Prix AFC récompenseront l’excellence du travail de la direction de la photographie dans les cinq catégories suivantes...

Nous avons participé aux tournages de six longs métrages qui sortent en salles et trois films en cours de production, dont trois photographiés par des membres de l’AFC ; et nous présentons le nouveau drone RX9, conçu spécialement pour des prises de vues à grande vitesse.

TSF Caméra est fier d’annoncer, en avant-première, l’arrivée imminente d’une toute nouvelle série d’objectifs anamorphiques fabriqués en Allemagne. Cette nouvelle série Coral sera composée, dans un premier temps, de cinq focales homogènes (35 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm, 90 mm et 120 mm) toutes avec une ouverture de T1,9 en mode Full Frame.

FilmLight completes highly-esteemed jury, naming Mandy Walker as jury president and George Miller as guest of honour.