Crystel Fournier
Crystel Fournier is a French cinematographer. She is best known for being the frequent collaborator of director Céline Sciamma.[1]
Biography
Originally from Mont-de-Marsan,[2] Crystel Fournier studied at ESAV in Toulouse from 1990 to 1994 and graduated from La Fémis in 1998[3]
She has lit around ten feature films, including Laurent Salgues Rêves de poussière (2006), Delphine Gleize's L'Homme qui rêvait d'un enfant (2006) and Carnage (2002 film) (2001), La Jungle (2006) by Mathieu Delaporte, Sauf le respect que je vous dois (2005) by Fabienne Godet, Orlando Vargas (2005) by Juan Pittaluga, Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil (2004) by Laetitia Masson, Saltimbank (2003) by Jean Claude Biette, and Clément (2001) by Emmanuelle Bercot.[4]
She is a member of the French Society of Cinematographers.
Career
Fournier began work as a cinematographer in 1998. She began working with director Céline Sciamma on her 2007 debut film Water Lilies. They continued their collaborations of the films Tomboy and Girlhood.[5] In 2016, Fournier was invited to join the cinematography branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[6]
Selected filmography
- Drift (2023)
- Great Freedom (2021)
- Wildfire (2020)
- Miss Marx (2020)
- Nico, 1988 (2017)
- Paris Can Wait (2016)
- The Boss's Daughter (2015)
- These Are the Rules (2014)
- Girlhood (2014)
- Smart Ass (2014)
- A Place on Earth (2013)
- Aujourd'hui (2012)
- Tomboy (2011)
- Living on Love Alone (2010)
- Un soir au club (2009)
- Water Lilies (2007)
- Rêves de poussière (2006)
- Burnt Out (2005)
- Carnage (2002)
- Clément (2001)
References
- ^ Dawson, Andrew; Holmes, Sean (2012-08-02). Working in the Global Film and Television Industries: Creativity, Systems, Space, Patronage. A&C Black. ISBN 9781780930190.
- ^ "Crystel Fournier met en beauté sa bande de filles". ladepeche.fr.
- ^ "Crystel Fournier, AFC, discusses her choices on "Great Freedom" by Sebastian Meise". Afcinema (in French).
- ^ Dossier de presse du film Naissance des pieuvres
- ^ Palmer, Tim; Michael, Charlie (2013). Directory of World Cinema: France. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781841505633.
- ^ Tapley, Kristopher (15 August 2017). "Motion Picture Academy President John Bailey: The Variety Interview". Retrieved 29 September 2017.