Hoyte van Hoytema
Encyclopedia
Hoyte van Hoytema is a Dutch cinematographer
who studied at the Polish National Filmschool in Lodz. He has worked primarily in the Scandinavian countries, but also in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom.
has won him critical acclaim and a collection of national and international prizes.
In 2008 Hoyte van Hoytema received the Nordic Vision Award for cinematography in the film Let the Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson
handed out at the Gothenburg Film Festival
. The film continues over the world winning prizes, including the prize for best cinematography at the Fantasia Festival
in Montreal
and the main prize at the Tribeca Film Festival
in New York
.
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
who studied at the Polish National Filmschool in Lodz. He has worked primarily in the Scandinavian countries, but also in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Life and work
Hoyte van Hoytema has shot several features, documentaries and successful TV series. His collaboration with director Mikael MarcimainMikael Marcimain
Mikael Marcimain is a Swedish film and television director. Marcimain has primarily directed advertisements and television dramas, for which he has received several awards. Notable in his filmography are the mini-series The Laser Man and How Soon Is Now?, which were made with cinematographer Hoyte...
has won him critical acclaim and a collection of national and international prizes.
In 2008 Hoyte van Hoytema received the Nordic Vision Award for cinematography in the film Let the Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson
Tomas Alfredson
Tomas Alfredson is a Swedish film director, best known internationally for directing the 2008 vampire film Let the Right One In...
handed out at the Gothenburg Film Festival
Gothenburg Film Festival
Göteborg International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, launched in 1979. The first year the festival showed 17 films on 3 screens, and had 3 000 visitors. Today, the film festival is the biggest in Scandinavia and takes place 10 days every year between January and...
. The film continues over the world winning prizes, including the prize for best cinematography at the Fantasia Festival
Fantasia Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996...
in Montreal
Montreal
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and the main prize at the Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
in New York
New York
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.
Filmography
| Year | English title | Original title | Production country | Director | Notes |
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| 2002 | The First Gypsy in Space | Den förste zigenaren i rymden | Sweden | Agneta Fagerström-Olsson | TV mini-series |
| 2003 | Svidd neger Svidd neger Svidd neger is a Norwegian film released in 2003, directed by Erik Smith Meyer and written by Stein Elvestad. Norwegian band Ulver provided the soundtrack. The plot revolves around two families living in a rural part of Norway. The main character is a young black man who wants to be a Sami.... |
Norway | Erik Smith Meyer | ||
| 2003 | Tarifa Traffic: Death in the Straits of Gibraltar | Germany | Joakim Demmer | Documentary | |
| 2004 | Chlorox, Ammonium and Coffee Chlorox, Ammonium and Coffee Chlorox, Ammonia and Coffee is a 2004 Norwegian comedy film written and directed by Mona J. Hoel, starring Benedikte Lindbeck, Kjersti Holmen and Fares Fares. The film follows multiple storylines, and is about having the courage to take chances in life.... |
Salto, salmiakk og kaffe | Norway | Mona J. Hoel | |
| 2004 | The Return of the Dancing Master | Danslärarens återkomst | Sweden | Stephan Apelgren | TV mini-series |
| 2005 | Pistvakt | Sweden | Stephan Apelgren | ||
| 2005 | The Laser Man Lasermannen (TV series) Lasermannen was a Swedish television series produced by SVT Drama, based on the bestselling book Lasermannen - en berättelse om Sverige by Gellert Tamas, which is based on the Lasermannen events.-Cast:*David Dencik - John Ausonius... |
Lasermannen | Sweden | Mikael Marcimain Mikael Marcimain Mikael Marcimain is a Swedish film and television director. Marcimain has primarily directed advertisements and television dramas, for which he has received several awards. Notable in his filmography are the mini-series The Laser Man and How Soon Is Now?, which were made with cinematographer Hoyte... |
TV mini-series |
| 2006 | A Matter of Life and Death | En fråga om liv och död | Sweden | Håkan Lindhé | TV mini-series |
| 2007 | A Father's Music | Nach der Musik | Germany | Igor Heitzmann | Documentary |
| 2007 | How Soon Is Now? | Upp till kamp | Sweden | Mikael Marcimain Mikael Marcimain Mikael Marcimain is a Swedish film and television director. Marcimain has primarily directed advertisements and television dramas, for which he has received several awards. Notable in his filmography are the mini-series The Laser Man and How Soon Is Now?, which were made with cinematographer Hoyte... |
TV mini-series |
| 2008 | Let the Right One In | Låt den rätte komma in | Sweden | Tomas Alfredson Tomas Alfredson Tomas Alfredson is a Swedish film director, best known internationally for directing the 2008 vampire film Let the Right One In... |
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| 2009 | The Girl | Flickan | Sweden | Fredrik Edfeldt | |
| 2009 | Doktor Glas | Sweden | Various | TV theatre | |
| 2010 | Bad Faith | Ond tro | Sweden | Kristian Petri | |
| 2010 | The Fighter | United States | David O. Russell David O. Russell David Owen Russell is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been praised for the loose, comic energy that characterizes his work, and is notorious for his explosive confrontations with cast members.-Early life:... |
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| 2011 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (film) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 English-language espionage film directed by Tomas Alfredson, from a screenplay written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan based on the 1974 novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré... |
United Kingdom and France | Tomas Alfredson Tomas Alfredson Tomas Alfredson is a Swedish film director, best known internationally for directing the 2008 vampire film Let the Right One In... |
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| 2012 | Call Girl | Sweden | Mikael Marcimain Mikael Marcimain Mikael Marcimain is a Swedish film and television director. Marcimain has primarily directed advertisements and television dramas, for which he has received several awards. Notable in his filmography are the mini-series The Laser Man and How Soon Is Now?, which were made with cinematographer Hoyte... |
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Accolades
- 2008 Kodak Nordic Vision Award, Best Cinematography for Let the Right One In
- 2008 Guldbagge AwardGuldbagge AwardThe Guldbagge Award is an official Swedish film award awarded annually since 1964 by the Swedish Film Institute.-Etymology:Guldbagge is the Swedish name for Cetonia aurata, a beetle also known as rose chafer. The name of the award could also be interpreted as a play on the Swedish word skalbagge,...
for Best Cinematography in Let the Right One In - 2009 Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography in The Girl