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Akiko Ashizawa JSC

A QUIET RADICAL Her name may not be widely known outside cinephile circles, but her influence runs deep. Akiko Ashizawa JSC has built a career shaped by an unwavering commitment to the emotional truth of an image in some of…

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Riedel founder Thomas Riedel and ARRI’s Christian Richter and David Bermbach on “very natural” acquisition

SHARED VISION Riedel’s acquisition of ARRI marks the beginning of a new chapter for the companies and the industry. Riedel founder and CEO, Thomas Riedel, and ARRI’s Christian Richter and David Bermbach discuss what the deal means for filmmakers and…

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Xenia Patricia

PERFECTING VISUAL LANGUAGE Filmography so far (project title, director, year released) Feature FilmsFilipiñana (Dir. Rafael Manuel, 2026) (Sundance Film Festival 2026: Creative Vision Award)100 Nights of Hero (Dir. Julia Jackman, 2025) (Closing Film at Venice Critics Week and London Film…

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Daisy Zhou

IN THE MOMENT Filmography so far (project title, director, year released)  Bunnylovr (Dir. Katarina Zhu, 2025)  The African Desperate (Dir. Martine Syms, 2022)  When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer and what inspired you to follow this…

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Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC

DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE  If the hallmark of a great cinematographer is images that don’t shout louder than the story, then Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC is a master.    Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC’s extraordinary body of work, built on over two decades at the BBC, includes a huge variety of film and TV including Band of Brothers and The…

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Alain Cross

GUIDED BY THE LIGHT Filmography so far (project title, director, year released)  Feature film- Here Lies (Dir. Duncan Ward, 2016) Best Cinematography winner  Shorts – Mrs & Mr Chips (Dir. Lee Morgan, 2025); The Backway (Dir. Cherno Jagne 2024; Noble Bonds (Dir. Yennis Cheung, 2024); The Shepherd (Dir. Iain Softley, 2023) — second camera, DP John Mathieson BSC; The Last (Dir. Andrew Dobson,…

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Josh Carrington Birch

FRAME OF MIND  Filmography so far (project title, director, year released)     Feature:   Teleport (original title: Coyote) – Dustin Curtis Murphy, 2023   Selected Shorts:   Imprint – Louis Akihito & Jordan Neill   I Am the Prize – Sai Kalwan Tawar, 2024   The…

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