Sara Mishara Explained

Sara Mishara is an American-Canadian cinematographer.[1] She has been a three-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Cinematography at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her work on the film The Great Darkened Days (La grande noirceur),[2] at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres),[3] and at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for Viking.[4]

She was also a dual nominee in 2019 for Allure,[5] and was previously nominated in the same category at the 28th Genie Awards for Everything Is Fine (Tout est parfait)[6] and at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira).[7]

She won the Prix Iris for Best Cinematography at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards for Drunken Birds,[8] and received four previous Prix Jutra nominations for Best Cinematography for her work on Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil),[9] The Legacy (La Donation),[10] All That You Possess (Tout ce que tu possèdes)[11] and You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole).[12]

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied film at Concordia University and the Prague Film School.[1] She was a cowriter with Ivan Grbovic of the films Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) and Drunken Birds, with the duo receiving a Jutra nomination for Best Screenplay for Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013,[11] and winning for Drunken Birds at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022.[8]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/548615/rendez-vous-quebec-cinema-sara-mishara-lumiere-vivante "Sara Mishara au RVQC: complice de la lumière"
  2. https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/201903/31/01-5220281-cinq-prix-ecrans-canadiens-a-la-grande-noirceur.php "Cinq prix Écrans canadiens à La grande noirceur"
  3. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/night-raiders-scarborough-csa-night-five-1.6414141 "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards"
  4. Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
  5. https://www.cbc.ca/arts/sara-mishara-s-cinematography-is-so-arresting-that-she-s-competing-against-herself-at-the-csas-1.5070925 "Sara Mishara's cinematography is so arresting that she's competing against herself at the CSAs"
  6. https://voir.ca/manon-dumais/2009/04/03/genie-2009-ca-interesse-t-i-quelquun/ "Génie 2009 : ça intéresse-t-i quelqu’un ?"
  7. https://globalnews.ca/news/2462969/2016-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-rookie-blue-vikings-big-brother-canada-nominated/ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated"
  8. François Lévesque, "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, June 5, 2022.
  9. https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4554175-sara-mishara-leclat-de-la-nouvelle-vague.php "Sara Mishara : l'éclat de la nouvelle vague"
  10. https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4549577-jutra-liste-des-finalistes.php "Jutra : liste des finalistes"
  11. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/spotlight-shines-on-quebec-cinema-at-the-jutra-awards-1.1368459 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards"
  12. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/703878/nominations-jutra-2015 "Dolan contre Dolan à la 17e Soirée des Jutra"

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