American Cinematographer - October 2007 - (Page 106)

Clubhouse News New Member The Society has welcomed Bojan Bazelli into its membership ranks. At age 7, Bojan Bazelli, ASC was introduced to photography and cinematography in his native Yugoslavia when his father took him to a projection room to view a film. The experience stirred a deep curiosity in the youth, as he wondered how a projector could create beautiful images on a distant screen. He earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best cinematography for King of New York in 1990. He also has been recognized for his commercial work, winning a Gold Clio in 1998 and American Independent Commercial Producers Awards in 1996 and 1998. Goldblatt Honored Stephen Goldblatt, ASC will be recognized for outstanding achievement in cinematography at the 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards on Oct. 22. He will receive the Hollywood Cinematographer of the Year Award at the festival’s Hollywood Awards gala. “This annual celebration is an opportunity for our members to express their admiration for the artistic achievements of their peers,” says ASC President Daryn Okada. “It is also a forum where we hope to inspire cinematographers around the world to follow their dreams in their pursuit of creative visual storytelling.” Cinematographers can submit programs that have a U.S. premiere broadcast date between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, 2007. ASC members will choose five nominees in each category. “We believe it’s extremely important for peers to judge artistic achievements in cinematography, because [our work] is generally designed to be transparent to audiences,” says Russ Alsobrook, ASC, chair of the Awards Committee. “Many creative lighting and composition variables augment the actors’ performances and affect the emotional tones of stories.” Entry forms can be downloaded from the ASC Web site, www.theasc.com. For more information, call (323) 969-4333. ASC Members Nominated for BSC Award At the British Society of Cinematographers Summer Lunch, held at Pinewood Studios on July 15, Phil Meheux, BSC was presented the Golden Camera for his work on Casino Royale. Other nominees were José Luis Alcaine, AEC for Volver; Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS for Memoirs of a Geisha; Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC for Children of Men; Guillermo Navarro, ASC for Pan’s Labryinth; and Wally Pfister, ASC for The Prestige. I He studied photography in high school in the Yugoslavian coastal town of Heceg Novi and continued his training at FAMU Film School in Prague. Director Abel Ferrara, impressed with one of Bazelli’s student films, offered the aspiring cinematographer the job of shooting China Girl (1987) in New York City. Bazelli has lived in the United States ever since. Bazelli’s long list of feature credits includes Tapeheads, Patty Hearst, The Rapture, Boxing Helena, Kalifornia, The Ring, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Hairspray. 106 October 2007 ASC Calls for TV Entries The Society has issued a call for entries in the television categories of episodic and movie/miniseries/pilot for the annual ASC Awards competition. The deadline for submissions is Nov. 1 at 12 p.m. The winners will be announced at the 22nd Annual ASC Awards on Jan. 26, 2008. http://www.theasc.com

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