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Benoît Debie

b. 1968

Belgian cinematographer

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Born 1968. Benoît Debie is a Belgian cinematographer.

Benoît Debie (born 1968) is a Belgian cinematographer, known for his collaborations with Gaspar Noé.

Career Debie attended the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD), a Belgian film school. After graduating, he worked as a camera assistant before taking up cinematography jobs on various television series. He worked in television for ten years while also shooting short films and advertisements. The first feature film he was involved with as a director of photography was Irréversible, a controversial 2002 film directed by Gaspar Noé. Noé contacted him to shoot the film after seeing Debie's previous work, specifically a short film titled A Wonderful Love (1999) directed by Fabrice Du Welz. Debie's next project was Lucile Hadžihalilović's Innocence (2004), followed by The Card Player (2004), an Italian film directed by Dario Argento, and The Ordeal, another collaboration with Fabrice du Welz. In 2006 he photographed the French feature Locked Out. He photographed Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers in 2012—which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography—and Wim Wenders' Every Thing Will Be Fine the following year. In 2013 he was hired by American actor Ryan Gosling (whom Debie had first met in 1998) to shoot Gosling's first film, Lost River, which was filmed in 2013 and premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

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Awards and nominations Lumière Awards Year Category Title Result 2016Best Cinematography The Dancer 2018 Climax The Sisters Brothers

Magritte Awards Year Category Title Result 2016Best Cinematography The Dancer 2018 The Sisters Brothers

Other awards Year Award Category Title Result 2012 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Spring Breakers 2018 César Awards Best Cinematography The Sisters Brothers

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Born
1968, Liège
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Awards
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography; César Award for Best Cinematography; Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography
Also known as
Benoit Debie

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Benoît Debie?

Belgian cinematographer

When was Benoît Debie born?

Benoît Debie was born in 1968 in Liège.

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Benoît Debie is a cinematographer.

What nationality is Benoît Debie?

Benoît Debie is Belgian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Benoît Debie

· Wikidata: Q780280

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