Giles Nuttgens
| Giles Nuttgens | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | cinematographer |
| Years active | 1981-present |
Giles Nuttgens (b. 1960), BSC is a British cinematographer. He is best known to fans of independent art house fare for his work on Deepa Mehta's "Elements trilogy", consisting of the films Fire (1996), Earth (1998) and Water (2005), as well as Mehta's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's epic novel Midnight's Children (2012). He received critical acclaim and the 2006 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography (Canadian Academy Award) for his work on Water.[1][2]
Career
Nuttgens began his career with the BBC TV for the Natural History documentary unit in 1984, and rose up through the camera assistant ranks, and by the age of 25 he was one of the youngest film cameramen ever in the BBC.[3] After many years living in Paris, he relocated to Barcelona in late 2003. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
He has also collaborated on more than one occasion with Scott McGehee and David Siegel on The Deep End and Bee Season, and David Mackenzie on Young Adam, Asylum, Hallam Foe and most recently, Hell or High Water.[4] He won the 2001 Sundance Film Festival's Cinematography Award for The Deep End.
Although best known for independent films, he also has worked on major commercial productions such as the Star Wars prequels, and Swimfan.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Electric Moon | |
| 1996 | Fire | |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | |
| 1998 | Earth | |
| 2000 | Battlefield Earth | |
| 2001 | The Deep End | Won Sundance Film Festival Best Cinematography Award |
| 2002 | Swimfan | |
| 2003 | Young Adam | |
| 2004 | If Only | |
| 2005 | Bee Season | |
| 2005 | Water | Won Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography |
| 2007 | The Good Night | |
| 2007 | Hallam Foe | |
| 2008 | Heaven on Earth | |
| 2009 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | |
| 2010 | Saint John of Las Vegas | |
| 2011 | Perfect Sense | |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | |
| 2014 | Young Ones | |
| 2014 | God Help the Girl | |
| 2015 | Grain | |
| 2016 | The Fundamentals of Caring | |
| 2016 | Hell or High Water | |
References
- ↑ Awards IMDB
- ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (April 28, 2006). "Movie Review: Water (2005): NYT Critics' Pick". New York Times.
- ↑ "Giles Nuttgens".
- ↑ "The Art of Collaboration: In Conversation with David Mackenzie and Giles Nuttgens". Edinburh International Film Festival. 24 August 2005.