About Guillaume Schiffman
Born 2000. Guillaume Schiffman is a French cinematographer and focus puller.
Guillaume Schiffman is a French cinematographer who is known for the films he has made with director Michel Hazanavicius, including OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies in 2006 and OSS 117: Lost in Rio in 2009.
On 24 January 2012, Schiffman received his first ever Academy Award nomination for his work on the silent film, The Artist. Schiffman won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography in 2012 for The Artist. He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals.
Guillaume Schiffman is the son of the late French screenwriter and film director, Suzanne Schiffman. His father was American.
Filmography
Year Title Notes 1989 Comme d'habitude Short film 1992 Les merisiers 1994 Pas si grand que ça! TV movie 1994 Le sourire 1994 Le tapis brûle Short film 1995 Arrêt d'urgence TV movie 1995 Montana Blues 1996 Bernie 1996 L'@mour est à réinventer TV mini-series 1997 Pardaillan TV movie 1998 La loïe Fuller Short film 1998 Class Trip 1999 Chasseurs d'écume TV mini-series 1999 Kennedy et moi 2000 La tartine Short film 2001 Les enquêtes d'Éloïse Rome TV series 2001 Young Blades 2001 Des anges Short film 2002 La bande du drugstore 2003 Brocéliande 2003 Ambre a disparu TV movie 2003 Quelqu'un vous aime... Short film 2004 Anatomy of Hell 2004 The Great Role 2004 The Red Notebook Short film 2004 93, rue Lauriston TV movie 2005 Chok-Dee 2005 Belzec Documentary 2006 OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography 2006 Les ambitieux 2007 Regarde-moi 2007 Lady Bar TV movie 2007 Un certain regard Short film 2008 A Simple Heart 2009 OSS 117: Lost in Rio 2009 Une dernière cigarette Short film 2010 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography 2010 The Counsel 2010 Toi, moi, les autres 2011 Chez Gino 2011 The Artist BAFTA Award for Best CinematographyCésar Award for Best CinematographyIndependent Spirit Award for Best CinematographyNominated—Academy Award for Best CinematographyNominated—European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2011 La collection - Écrire pour... 5 fois Nathalie Baye TV series 2012 The Players 2012 Populaire Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography 2013 On My Way 2013 Turning Tide 2014 Une histoire banale 2014 The Search 2015 Standing Tall 2015 Jailbirds 2016 Amis publics 2016 150 Milligrams 2018 Return of the Hero 2019 The Translators 2019 The Best Is Yet to Come 2025 Once Upon My Mother (Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan)
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Who is Guillaume Schiffman?
French cinematographer
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Guillaume Schiffman was born in 2000 in France.
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Guillaume Schiffman is a cinematographer and focus puller.
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Guillaume Schiffman is French.
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