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Biography
Guillaume Schiffman is a French cinematographer who is known for the films he has made with director Michel Hazanavicius, including OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies in 2006 and OSS 117: Lost in Rio in 2009. Schiffman is particularly known for his work on the The Artist with Hazanavicius. Schiffman shot The Artist in color and then monochromed it into black-and-white in the lab.
On 24 January 2012, Schiffman received his first ever Academy Award nomination for his work on the silent film, The Artist. Schiffman won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography in 2012 for The Artist. He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals.
Guillaume Schiffman is the son of the late French screenwriter and film director, Suzanne Schiffman. His father was American.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Comme d'habitude | Short film |
| 1992 | Les merisiers | |
| 1994 | Pas si grand que ça! | TV movie |
| 1994 | Le sourire | |
| 1994 | Le tapis brûle | Short film |
| 1995 | Arrêt d'urgence | TV movie |
| 1995 | Montana Blues | |
| 1996 | Bernie | |
| 1996 | L'@mour est à réinventer | TV mini-series |
| 1997 | Pardaillan | TV movie |
| 1998 | La loïe Fuller | Short film |
| 1998 | Class Trip | |
| 1999 | Chasseurs d'écume | TV mini-series |
| 1999 | Kennedy et moi | |
| 2000 | La tartine | Short film |
| 2001 | Les enquêtes d'Éloïse Rome | TV series |
| 2001 | Young Blades | |
| 2001 | Des anges | Short film |
| 2002 | La bande du drugstore | |
| 2003 | Brocéliande | |
| 2003 | Ambre a disparu | TV movie |
| 2003 | Quelqu'un vous aime... | Short film |
| 2004 | Anatomy of Hell | |
| 2004 | The Great Role | |
| 2004 | The Red Notebook | Short film |
| 2004 | 93, rue Lauriston | TV movie |
| 2005 | Chok-Dee | |
| 2005 | Belzec | Documentary |
| 2006 | OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2006 | Les ambitieux | |
| 2007 | Regarde-moi | |
| 2007 | Lady Bar | TV Movie |
| 2007 | Un certain regard | Short film |
| 2008 | A Simple Heart | |
| 2009 | OSS 117: Lost in Rio | |
| 2009 | Une dernière cigarette | Short film |
| 2010 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2010 | The Counsel | |
| 2010 | Toi, moi, les autres | |
| 2011 | Chez Gino | |
| 2011 | The Artist | BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography César Award for Best Cinematography Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Nominated—Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated—European Film Award for Best Cinematographer |
| 2011 | La collection - Écrire pour... 5 fois Nathalie Baye | TV series |
| 2012 | The Players | |
| 2012 | Populaire | Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2013 | On My Way | |
| 2013 | Turning Tide | |
| 2014 | Une histoire banale | |
| 2014 | The Search | |
| 2015 | Standing Tall | |
| 2015 | Jailbirds | |
| 2016 | Amis publics | |
| 2016 | 150 Milligrams |