Peter James

Peter James (born 7 March 1947) is an Australian cinematographer.

He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), an organization that offers membership to directors of photography only "by invitation, based on an individual’s body of work".

Career James has been either cinematographer or director of photography on more than 50 films.

He has won Australian Cinematographers Society's (ACS) Milli Award four times, Australian Film Institute's Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography three times and was nominated for the award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie at the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the 2003 television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself.

In 1999, James was inducted into the Australian Cinematographers Society Hall of Fame for having "made a substantial contribution to the industry and the Society, as well as having left a legacy of fine work and having been responsible for training and influencing others."

Filmography

Feature film

TV movies Year Title Director 1976 McManus MPB Max Varnel 1981 The Monster's Christmas Yvonne Mackay 2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfBruce Beresford 2006 Orpheus

Documentary film Year Title Director 1974 Who Killed Jenny Langby? Donald Crombie