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Deakins’ Cannes Angenieux Award
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC was honored at Cannes 2015 with the Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematography.
A convoy of Cannes cars from the Majestic Hotel to Festival Hall, Red Carpet and stairway of the stars, reception on the Mouton Cadet terrace overlooking the harbor, welcome by Angenieux President Pierre Andurand and presentation of the award — an Angenieux Optimo 45-120. Speeches by directors Agnieszka Holland, Denis Villeneuve, the Cohen Brothers, and actors Frances McDormand, Jake Gyllenhaal–and Roger Deakins. Photo Gallery below.
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Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC Interview about Cannes ExcelLens Cinematography Award
This year is the 80th anniversary of Angénieux. Three years ago, the company became an official partner of the Cannes Film Festival and established the “Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography” Award and Ceremony. It’s named after the founder of the company, Pierre Angénieux, whose designs and inventions in zoom lenses have been used by cinematographers since the first Angénieux 16mm format 17-68 mm f/2.2 1956 was built. The first 35mm Angénieux Zoom was the 35-140 f/3.5 in 1960. Download our Angénieux History 12 MB PDF here. Tonight Roger will be honored by the Cannes Festival, by Angénieux President Pierre Andurand, colleagues, and some of the many directors and actors with whom he’s worked. Here’s an interview with Roger.
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC @ 1 fc
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC will receive the Pierre Angénieux Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematography at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, May 22. Pierre Andurand, President of Angenieux, explained the selection process. A committee makes recommendations based on body of work and artistic achievement, and the selection is made by organizers of the Cannes Festival. Pierre said, “It is wonderful that we are able to recognize the contributions… read more…
Roger Deakins to be honored at Cannes
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC will receive the Pierre Angénieux Award at the Cannes Film Festival this May. Thales Angénieux is a Cannes Film Festival Official Partner, and honors a prominent cienmatographer each year. Prvious recipients have been Philippe Rousselot, ASC, AFC and Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, HSC. Roger Deakins was born in Torquay, Devon, England. He attended art college and the National Film School, and began… read more…