Stéphane Fontaine Explained

Stéphane Fontaine
Occupation:Cinematographer
Years Active:1985–present

Stéphane Fontaine is a French cinematographer. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in 1985,[1] and began his career as first assistant camera on films directed by Arnaud Desplechin, Jim Jarmusch, Leos Carax and Olivier Assayas, among others.[2] He won the César Award for Best Cinematography in 2006 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet.

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirector
1998À VeniseEmmanuel Bourdieu
1999Rien à direVincent Perez
C'était là depuis l'après-midiStéphane Metge
2001Le mal du pays
2002Juste au-dessus des trainsJean-François Fontanel

Feature film

YearTitleDirector
1996My Sex Life... or How I Got into an ArgumentArnaud Desplechin
2000Bronx-BarbèsÉliane de Latour
2002La Vie nouvellePhilippe Grandrieux
2003Playing 'In the Company of Men'Arnaud Desplechin
2004Look at MeAgnès Jaoui
2005The Beat That My Heart SkippedJacques Audiard
2006Charlie SaysNicole Garcia
Call Me ElisabethJean-Pierre Améris
2007Talk to MeKasi Lemmons
2008What Just HappenedBarry Levinson
2009Espion(s)Nicolas Saada
A ProphetJacques Audiard
2010L'Autre DumasSafy Nebbou
The Next Three DaysPaul Haggis
2011Goodbye First LoveMia Hansen-Løve
2012Rust and BoneJacques Audiard
2013Arnaud Desplechin
2014SambaÉric Toledano
Olivier Nakache
2016Captain FantasticMatt Ross
EllePaul Verhoeven
JackiePablo Larraín
2019The Kill TeamDan Krauss
My ZoeJulie Delpy
2020AmmoniteFrancis Lee
2022Paris MemoriesAlice Winocour
2024ConclaveEdward Berger

Documentary works

Short film

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2010Patrice Chéreau, le corps au travailStéphane MetgeTV movie
2021Exterminate All the BrutesRaoul PeckMiniseries;
With Kolja Brandt

Awards and nominations

César Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2005The Beat That My Heart SkippedBest Cinematography
2009A Prophet
2012Rust and Bone
2016Elle

European Film Award

Lumières Award

Decorations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stéphane Fontaine . IEC.
  2. Web site: Stephane Fontaine A.F.C. . Focus Features.
  3. Web site: Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2015 - Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication . www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225023/http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Ministere/Services-rattaches-a-la-ministre/Section-des-distinctions-honorifiques/Arretes-de-Nominations-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Nomination-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-juillet-2015/ . 2015-09-23.