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🎙️ Hear more from our highly prestigious 2024 jury!

Élodie Ichter is senior colourist at Light Iron. She has worked with renowned filmmakers such as directors Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Chloé Zhao, and Ben Affleck and cinematographers Robert Richardson, ASC, Darius Khondji, AFC, ASC, Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC, and Joshua James Richards.

The FilmLight Colour Awards are open to all colourists using any grading system. The deadline to submit is 7 August 2024 with nominees announced in autumn and the winners unveiled at a ceremony at on Sunday 17 November.

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Case Study: Colour and cinematography on Netflix series, ‘Eric’

“It was very much about the gritty reality of New York then and striking a balance of something that felt of the time but didn’t feel like it was captured at the time.”

Colourist: Toby Tomkins
Director: Lucy Forbes
DoP: Benedict Spence
Facility: Harbor Picture Co

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🎙️ Hear more from our highly prestigious 2024 jury!

Mandy Walker is an award-winning Australian cinematographer and our 2024 jury president – she is known for her work on Elvis (2022), Mulan (2020), Hidden Figures (2016), Tracks (2013), Australia (2008) and more.

The FilmLight Colour Awards are open to all colourists using any grading system. The deadline to submit is 7 August 2024 with nominees announced in autumn and the winners unveiled at a ceremony at on Sunday 17 November.

Submit your project via the website:
https://loom.ly/oUW_B-w

🎙️ Hear more from our highly prestigious 2024 jury!

Tim Masick co-founded Company 3 New York in 2002. He brings his keen eye and technical prowess to a wide variety of commercials for top directors and cinematographers for major global brands. He won the Best Commercial Award at the FilmLight Colour Awards in 2021 (for Dior Spring Summer 2021) and 2023 (for Zara Man SS23).

The FilmLight Colour Awards are open to all colourists using any grading system. The deadline to submit is 7 August 2024 with nominees announced in autumn and the winners unveiled at a ceremony at on Sunday 17 November.

Submit your project via the website:
https://loom.ly/oUW_B-w

🗓️ Due to demand, we’ve added a week’s extension to give you more time to get your entries into this year’s FilmLight Colour Awards.

The final deadline is now Wednesday 7 August 2024 at 23:59 BST.

Submit your project via the website:
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🎙️ Hear more from our highly prestigious 2024 jury!

– George Miller, AO, is known for directing the dystopian Mad Max action-adventure films - including 'Mad Max: Fury Road' (2015), which went on to win six Academy Awards with Miller receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director, and 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' (2024) - as well as many other projects.

The FilmLight Colour Awards are open to all colourists using any grading system. The deadline to submit is 31 July 2024 with nominees announced in autumn and the winners unveiled at a ceremony at Camerimage Festival in November.

Submit your project via the website:
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🎙️Hear more from our highly prestigious 2024 jury!

– Robert Richardson ASC, ACK, is an award-winning cinematographer who has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times, for his work on Hugo (2011), The Aviator (2004) and JFK (1991).

The FilmLight Colour Awards are open to all colourists using any grading system. The deadline to submit is 31 July 2024 with nominees announced in the autumn and the winners unveiled at a ceremony at in November.

For more, or to submit, visit:
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There’s just ONE WEEK left to submit your entries!

Note: The FilmLight Colour Awards are open to all colourists using any grading system.

Submit your project(s) here: https://loom.ly/oUW_B-w

Deadline: 31 July 2024, 11:59pm GMT

Jury Announcement - José Francisco Neto, ABC - Senior Colourist & Founder, DOT

José Francisco Neto, ABC, is a senior colourist and the founder of DOT, a post-production company based in São Paulo. His work spans a wide range of projects, from short films and feature films to major episodic productions like Disney's "Aruna's Magic."

During his 30-year career, he has also served as a Post Production Supervisor and VFX Supervisor on various projects, which contributes to his unique perspective as a colourist. As an active member of the Associação Brasileira de Cinematografia (ABC), he is dedicated to disseminating knowledge and promoting industry development.

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The Baselight free Online Training Course is open to anyone interested in learning Baselight.

The next session:
TODAY
Wednesday 24 July at 4pm UK time
Introduction to Keying

Register here:
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Jury Announcement - Tim Kuhn, Cinematographer, BVK

Tim Kuhn, BVK is an award-winning German DoP. His work includes the influential German TV Series 'Breaking Even' which won the German Cinematography Award, and the Amazon series 'Luden', also honoured by the German Cinematography Award as well as the German Television Award.

Colourists on his projects have twice won FilmLight Colour Awards - for 'Dear Mr. Führer' in 2022 and 'Luden' in 2023.

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Jury Announcement - Greg Fisher, senior colourist, Company 3

A pioneering technologist in the field of image development, Greg Fisher's recent work includes the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed 'Poor Things', and the upcoming 'The Book of Clarence', directed by Jeymes Samuel. Fisher also graded Jordan Peele’s visually innovative 'Nope', shot by celebrated cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, and many more.

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Jury Announcement - Tim Masick, Senior Colourist, Company 3

Tim Masick co-founded Company 3 New York in 2002. He graded many iconic music videos released during the golden age of hip-hop for acts such as Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes. He's also brought his keen eye and technical prowess to a wide variety of commercials for top directors and cinematographers for major global brands, including luxury, fashion and beauty campaigns and projects.

Masick won the Best Commercial Award at the FilmLight Colour Awards in 2021 (Dior Spring Summer 2021) and 2023 (Zara Man SS23). He has also won or been nominated for numerous AICP, HPA and FilmLight awards for colour and has worked on multiple Emmy, Cannes Lions, and Clio Award-winning commercials and campaigns.

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Jury Announcement - Birgit Gudjonsdottir, cinematographer

Cinematographer Birgit Gudjonsdottir has been filming commercials, documentaries, and fiction films since the late 1980s. She has worked on international productions such as "Goodbye Lenin," "The Bourne Supremacy," "Aeon Flux," "Beyond the Sea," and "The Three Musketeers." The first feature film she shot, "Jargo," premiered at the Berlinale in 2004.

Birgit has also been a lecturer at Germany's most prestigious film schools. She has received numerous awards, including Best Director of Photography for "Our Grand Despair" in 2011, the Cinematography Award from the Women's International Film and Television Showcase (WIFTS) in 2013, the Honorary Award 'Starker Einsatz' at the German Actor Awards in 2013, and the Honorary Award from the German Cinematography Award in 2018.

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Jury President Announcement - Mandy Walker, AM, ASC, ACS, Australian cinematographer

Mandy Walker is known for work on Elvis (2022), Mulan (2020), Hidden Figures (2016), Tracks (2013), Australia (2008) and more.

“I am honoured to be presiding over this jury in the company of such revered film makers from all around the world. It’s very exciting to have the opportunity to showcase the talent and scope of artists working in the field of colour grading.”

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Jury 'Guest of Honour' Announcement - George Miller, Australian film director, screenwriter and producer

Miller is known for directing the dystopian action-adventure films Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), which went on to win six Academy Awards with Miller receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Other projects include The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Babe (1995), Happy Feet (2006) and more.

“Just as slow-drying oil-based paint allowed renaissance art practice to become more iterative, so have the digital tools of the colourist expanded the plasticity of each frame of moving image,” comments Miller.

See the complete jury:
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News: George Miller and Mandy Walker at the helm of 2024 FilmLight Colour Awards jury!

We are delighted to unveil that award-winning Australian filmmaker George Miller will be the FilmLight Colour Awards 2024 guest of honour, while Oscar-nominated cinematographer Mandy Walker will be 2024 jury president.

“Just as slow-drying oil-based paint allowed renaissance art practice to become more iterative, so have the digital tools of the colourist expanded the plasticity of each frame of moving image,” comments George Miller.

We have also welcomed a roster of talented colourists and cinematographers to complete this year’s highly prestigious jury.

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Jury Announcement - Catherine Goldschmidt, BSC – cinematographer

Catherine Goldschmidt, BSC is an Emmy and ASC award nominated cinematographer. With a background in shooting award-winning independent features and documentaries, Catherine was named a “Rising Star of Cinematography” by American Cinematographer Magazine for her work in episodic. Her TV credits include lead DP on the 12th Season of 'Doctor Who', the Emmy-nominated show 'Dummy' and the critically acclaimed BBC/Amazon original mini-series 'Chloe'.

She also shot a block on the last season of 'A Discovery of Witches' for Sky/AMC, as well as on HBO’s hit prequel series to 'Game of Thrones' – 'House of the Dragon', for which she was nominated for both the 2023 Emmy Award and the ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography in a One Hour Television Drama.

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Jury Announcement - Jason Zukowski – senior colourist at Fort York VFX.

Jason Zukowski is a senior colourist working at Fort York VFX in Toronto, Canada. He previously worked as a director of photography, editor, and director before finding his professional niche in the world of colour grading. His career has included stops at Notch, Redlab and Studio Feather, where he contributed to award-winning campaigns for brands including Sapporo, Skittles, Huggies, and Land Rover.

Zukowski's passion and dedication to the craft, alongside his brilliant shorthand with directors, editors and creative teams alike, make him a highly sought-after colourist in Toronto's advertising world.

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There are just TWO WEEKS left to submit your projects for the FilmLight Colour Awards (deadline 31 July).

The FilmLight Colour Awards are open to colourists using ANY grading system, with the winners celebrated at EnergaCAMERIMAGE in Poland in November.

In 2024, there are six categories: theatrical feature; television series/episodic; commercial; music video; Spotlight, which recognises colourists who have worked on a lower budget feature film or television movie; and, new for 2024, Emerging Talent, which celebrates the work of young colourists (age 18-35) in commercial and music video creation.

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Jury Announcement - Avik Mukhopadhyay, cinematographer

Born in 1966, Avik graduated in Chemistry from Kolkata University, receiving a Diploma in Cinematography from FTII in 1993. Since then, he has worked with eminent directors including Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Rituparna Ghosh, Shaad Ali, Shoojit Sarkar, Sujay Ghosh, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, and Madhuja Mukherjee.

He has received four National Film Awards for Best Cinematography, as well as twice winning the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer.

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Jury Announcement - Marina Starke, senior colourist

Marina Starke is a Berlin-based colourist whose nuanced work spans international feature films, episodic series, commercials, and music videos. A five-time FilmLight Colour Awards nominee and the 2023 Music Video winner, her work has been recognised at Camerimage, Tribeca, and Berlinale. Notable projects include the Emmy-winning "The Empress" and "Zeit Verbrechen: Deine Brüder," winner of the 2024 German Cinematography Award.

Marina has crafted commercials for global brands like Mercedes, Nike, Sony, and Coach, earning AICP's Best Color Grading in Music Video in 2023. Self-taught in analog photography and Photoshop from the age of 14, her passion for film and color continued through media engineering studies and published research into the visual appearance of skin in motion pictures. With her intuitive artistic approach and keen eye for detail, she enjoys finessing every frame and finding its unique qualities.

Based in Berlin, she works from her own grading suite while collaborating with leading post-production facilities on feature projects for Apple TV+, Netflix, and others.

Read more here:
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The Baselight free Online Training Course is open to anyone interested in learning Baselight.

Join us for a Special Edition session with Senior Colourist, Raúl Lavado Verdú:
Wednesday 27 July at 11am CST
Baselight 6 & Chromogen

Note the change of time zone, and that this session will take place in Spanish!

Register here to make sure that we can send you the link to join live:
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Jury Announcement - Michael Liu, CNSC, Cinematographer

Michael Liu is a distinguished Chinese cinematographer with a career spanning two decades. He has developed a reputation for his innovative visual storytelling and his ability to blend traditional Chinese aesthetics with modern cinematic techniques.

Liu's portfolio includes a diverse array of films, from modern romantic comedies to grand sci-fi epics, earning him critical acclaim and many awards and nominations. Notable work includes the biggest Chinese Si-Fi film series The Wandering Earth and his collaborations with Chinese director Jia Ling on movies such as YOLO and Hi, Mom.

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Jury Announcement - Kaitlyn Battistelli, senior colorist and partner, Ethos Studio

Kaitlyn Battistelli is senior colorist and partner at Ethos Studio in Los Angeles. She is known for her fun and vibrantly hued films across a diverse range of platforms.

Kaitlyn’s work has earned her numerous awards and acclaim – she was named a Shots Rising Star in 2018, and claimed the Commercial Gold win at AICP in 2022 for New Balance x Casablanca. This past year she won a Bronze Ciclope for the colouring on the music video “Rainbow” by Jesse Rutherford. You can see her grade for the feature film “Dìdi,” which won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival before being picked up by Focus Features, in theaters this summer.

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Jury Announcement - Hou Yong, Cinematographer & Director

Hou Yong is a professor at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, doctoral supervisor, first-class cinematographer, and the president of the Chinese Society of Cinematographers. His cinematography works include ‘The Horse Thief’, ‘The Blue Kite’, ‘The O***m War’ and ‘The Road Home’. His film directing works include ‘Jasmine Women’, ‘The One Man Olympics’ and ‘Hope Road’, while his TV directing works include series such as ‘The Great Revival’, ‘Eastern Battlefield’, ‘The Rebel Princess’ and others.

His works have won multiple awards, and Hou Yong has personally won Best Cinematography at the Golden Rooster Awards four times.

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Jury Announcement - Jax Harney, Founder and Senior Colourist, X-LDN

With over two decades working in advertising , Jax honed her skills at some of the industry's leading post-production houses before setting up her own facility in 2020. Her portfolio includes an impressive mix of luxury brands across a diverse range of projects, from high-profile commercials to critically acclaimed television series and feature films.
Her innovative approach and keen eye for colour has earned her a reputation as one of London's highly sought after talents.

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Thank you to everyone who came to Colour Camp in Munich last week. We enjoyed hanging out with you all, and can't wait to see what you do next!

Jury Announcement - Dirk Meier, Freelance Colourist, Consultant & Lecturer

Dirk Meier is a freelance colourist and lecturer in Germany. In 2023 he won the ‘Episodic’ award at the FilmLight Colour Awards for his work on season one of The Pimp: No F***ing Fairytale (OT: Luden).

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