Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography :: The 2012 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
While it is a simple thing to turn on a camera, a rare few can refine lighting and camera movement to create exceptional imagery. This award celebrates the incredible skill that plays such an integral part in the shaping of a film. Previous honorees include Heloisa Passos for MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET) (2008), Peter Zeitlinger for ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD (2009), Brook Aitken for THE COVE (2010) and Lixin Fan for LAST TRAIN HOME (2011).

Position Among the Stars

Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, Outstanding Achievement in Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Editing, Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking

Position Among the Stars forms the third part of…

Nostalgia for the Light

Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, Outstanding Achievement in Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking, Outstanding Achievement in Production

Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán explores the nature of time—and its…

Hell and Back Again

Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, Outstanding Achievement in Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Production, Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film

In 2009, U.S. Marines launched a major helicopter assault…

Dragonslayer

Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, Outstanding Achievement in Editing, Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score, Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film

Josh “Skreech” Sandoval is living his life on the…

Bombay Beach

Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film

Deep in rural California, in a forgotten holiday oasis…

Cinema Eye Honors

The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking recognize and honor exemplary craft and innovation in nonfiction film. Cinema Eye’s mission is to advocate for, recognize and promote the highest commitment to rigor and artistry in the nonfiction field.

2012 Cinema Eye Honors Ceremony

Will be held January 11, 2012 at New York City’s Museum of the Moving Image.