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    Pierre Angénieux Tribute to Agnès Godard

    13 June 202110 Mins Read
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    Official partner of the Cannes Festival since 2013, Angénieux celebrates a major and successful director of photography with the Pierre Angénieux Tribute during an exceptional ceremony opened by Delegate General Thierry Frémaux and presented by French journalist Pierre Zéni. This event represents a unique opportunity to turn the spotlight on these professionals, without whom cinema would not exist.

    Pierre angénieux tribute to agnès godard

    This year Agnès Godard, Claire Denis historic collaborator, will receive the prestigious “Pierre Angénieux Tribute” after Philippe Rousselot (AFC*, ASC*) in 2013, Vilmos Zsigmond (HSC*, ASC) in 2014, Roger A. Deakins (BSC*, ASC) in 2015, Peter Suschitzky (ASC) in 2016, Christopher Doyle (HKSC*) in 2017, Edward Lachman (ASC) in 2018 and Bruno Delbonnel (AFC, ASC) in 2019.

    Agnès Godard will be surrounded by an artistic delegation for the Tribute evening dedicated to her on Friday July 16.

    Optical engineer and eminent French industrial Pierre Angénieux is the inventor of pioneering and revolutionary principles such as retrofocus and legendary lenses since the 1930’s. He was awarded twice by the Academy Awards and brought home two Oscars from Hollywood, in 1964 and 1989. Since then Angénieux teams have themselves received multiple awards including Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy in 2009. Timeless and internationally acclaimed, Angénieux lenses offer top quality and the most up to date  in modern technology and innovation.

    *AFC : Association Française des directeurs de la photographie Cinématographique ; *ASC : American Society of Cinematographers ; *HSC : Hungarian Society of Cinematographers ; *BSC : British Society of Cinematographers ; *HKSC : Hong-Kong Society of Cinematographers
    “For me the magic of cinema is the moment when sensation and feeling flow into one another, the alchemy of a visual experience,  seen and lived, which brings  the images life”.  Agnès Godard
    Agnès Godard is one of the few women directors of photography in cinema: she is one of the most remarquable and talented directors of photography in French cinema. 

    Born on May 28th 1951 in Dur-sur-Auron in the Cher department of France, Agnès Godard said that she “started with no contact within the film industry. Neither by friends nor family » and first headed towards journalism studies – a career she pursued for several years – before shifting towards cinema.

    After studying cinema at the French university Censier in Paris, she went on to study at the IDHEC, one of the most prestigious of French film schools and graduated in 1980. She started as a camera assistant alongside the great master of image Henri Alekan – similarly to 2019 Angénieux recipient Bruno Delbonnel. Alekan turned out to have a great importance on her work throughout her career. Godard then assisted Robby Müller for the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas and quickly became second camera operator followed by director of photography. Besides Wim Wenders, Godard also worked at the time with prestigious directors such as Peter Greenaway or Alain Resnais.

     

    Her reputation is mainly based on  her long-lasting collaboration with French director Claire Denis, with whom she has worked really closely on more than 15 films.

    Her partnership with Claire Denis was awarded many times: Best Feminine Photography for U.S Go Home at Torino Festival (1994), Special Jury Prize at Image de Film de Chalon-sur-Saône for I can’t sleep (1994), César for the Best Photography for the internationally acclaimed Beau Travail (2001) and also the Chlotrodis Award of best photography for Friday Nights (2004).

    She was behind the photography of many renown directors such as Agnès Varda, André Téchiné (Godard was a César nominee for Strayed),  Emmanuelle Crialese or Claude Berri, she was also the cinematographer for most of Catherine Corsini and Ursula Meier’s films (Godard won the ADF Cinematography Award for Home at the 2008 Mar Del Plata Festival de Mar del Plata and the 2009 Lumières Best Cinematography Award) as well as for other directors including Noémie Lvovsky, Emmanuelle Bercot, Brigitte Roüan, Carol Morley, Claudia Sainte-Luce, Teona Strugar Mitevska or Eva Ionesco. She also worked with Érick Zonca on The Dreamlife of Angels for which she received a César in 1999.

    Ursula Meier’s Sister (2012) was the first time Agnès Godard decided to switch to digital cameras and worked on the additional lights, playing with consistency, driven by a desire to reinvent the image, ad infinitum. She now considers that they “have changed texture and color rendering, the poetic charge is different, as a result we have to re-invent images, tame this new technology which is constantly moving forward and enriching itself at a top speed “.

    In October 2014, Godard had her first photo exhibition at the Galerie Cinéma Anne-Dominique Toussaint. My Favorite Dance featured a couple, played by Emmanuelle Bercot and Stéphane Bouquet, through shots with a texture almost as palpable as they are evanescent.

    Agnès Godard on Angénieux zooms  :

    “I started to work shooting mostly with fixed focal. Then, little by little, I included Angénieux zoom lenses in my practices. The Optimos have taken up more and more space. I have just finished a film shot only with Angénieux Full Frame zooms. These lenses have imposed themselves without any hesitation. There is not a single shot where I have not been seduced and impressed by the luxury of their quality.” Agnès Godard

     

    About Angénieux :

    Angénieux is world-renowned for its camera lenses. Awarded four times in Hollywood by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and sciences in 1964, 1989 and 2009, and by the Society of Camera Operators in 2012, as well as in 2014 by the British Society of Cinematographers in London, Angénieux lenses are a benchmark for image professionals. They are used worldwide for cinema, TV dramas, music videos or commercials.
    The history of the brand started in 1935, more than 80 years ago, with the creation of the Pierre Angénieux Company. Since 1993, Angénieux has become a Thales Group brand.

    Cinema enthusiast and genius inventor, Pierre Angénieux laid the foundations of the modern zoom lenses and ensured the continued success of his company which experienced an incredible destiny. Pierre Angénieux was not only interested in cinema: he also turned to photography, television, optronics, medical. Angénieux lenses went all the way to the moon! Chosen by NASA in the 1960’s, they have participated to different missions of the prestigious American organization. They were aboard Apollo 11 and participated to the extraordinary success of the mission, that, 50 years ago, showed the images of man’s first step on the Moon.

    Currently available, the book “Angénieux and Cinema: From Light to Image” retraces through 270 pages widely illustrated, the incredible adventure of the Angénieux brand up to its most current challenges. The book is also available in English. https://www.angenieux.com/

    AGNÈS GODARD
    FILMOGRAPHYFeature films

    2020: La Ligne by Ursula Meier
    with Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stephane Blanchoud, India Hair

    2018 : Golden Youth by Eva Ionesco
    with Galatea Bellugi, Lukas Ionesco, Isabelle Huppert, Melvil Poupaud

    2017 : Let the sunshine in by Claire Denis
    with Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Philippe Katerine

    2015 : When the Day Had No Name by Teona Strugar Mitevska
    with Leon Ristov, Hanis Bagashov, Dragan Mishevski

    2014 : The Amazing Catfish by Claudia Sainte-Luce
    with Ximena Ayala, Lisa Owen, Wendy Gillén

    2014 : Les Ponts de Sarajevo short film “Silence Mujo” by Ursula Meier
    (amongst the directors of 12 other films)

    2013 : Paris Folies by Marc Fitoussi
    with Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Michael Nyqvist

    2013 : The Falling by Carol Morley
    with Maxine Peake, Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh

    2013 : Salvation Army by Abdellah Taïa
    with Saïd Mrini, Karim Ait M’Hand, Amine Ennaji

    2012 : Bastards by Claire Denis
    with Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni, Julie Bataille

    2012 : A Greek Type of Problem by Brigitte Roüan 
    with Nicole Garcia, Éric Caravaca, Patrick Mille

    2011 : Sister by Ursula Meier
    with Léa Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein, Martin Compston

    2010 : Lights out by Fabrice Gobert
    with Ana Girardot, Jules Pelissier, Laurent Capelutto

    2010 : The Long Falling by Martin Provost
    with Yolande Moreau

    2009 :Trésor by Claude Berri
    with Mathilde Seigner, Alain Chabat

    2008 : Leaving by Catherine Corsini
    with Kristin Scott Thomas, Yvan Attal

    2007: 35 shots of rhums by Claire Denis 
    with Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicolas Dogue

    2007: Home by Ursula Meier 
    with Isabelle Huppert, Olivier Gourmet
    ➤ Prix Lumières de la meilleure photographie

    2006 : Hunting and gathering by Claude Berri
    with Audrey Tautou, Guillaume Canet

    2005 : The Golden Door by Emmanuelle Crialese
    with Charlotte Gainsbourg

    2005 : Backstage by Emmanuelle Bercot
    with Emmanuelle Seigner, Isild Le Besco

    2004 : Wild Side by Sébastien Lifshitz
    with Stéphanie Michelini, Yasmine Belmadi, Edouard Nikitine, Josiane Stoléru

    2004 : The Intruder by Claire Denis 
    with Bambou, Grégoire Colin, Béatrice Dalle

    2003: Strayed de André Téchiné 
    with Emmanuelle Béart, Gaspard Ulliel
    ➤ César for Best Photography

    2002 : Friday Night by Claire Denis 
    with Vincent Lindon, Valérie Lemercier
    ➤  Chlotrudis Award or Best Photography

    2002 : Nearest to Heeaven by Tonie Marshal
    with Catherine Deneuve, William Hurt, Patrice Chéreau

    2001 : Trouble Every Day by Claire Denis
    with Tricia Vessey, Béatrice Dalle, Alex Descas

    2000 : La Répétition by Catherine Corsini
    with Emmanuelle Béart, Pascale Bussières, Dani Levy

    1999 : The New Eve by Catherine Corsini
    With Avec Karin Viard, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Catherine Frot

    1999 : Life doesn’t scare me by Noémie Lvovsky
    With Magali Woch, Ingrid Molinier, Julie-Marie Parmentier

    1999 : Beau travail by Claire Denis
    With Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin
    ➤ César for Best Photography
    ➤ National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Photography
    ➤ Chlotrudis Award for Best Photography

    1998 : The Dreamlife of Angels by Eric Zonca
    With Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Grégoire Colin
    ➤ César for Best Photography

    1998 : Hinterland by Jacques Nolot
    With Jacques Nolot, Henri Gardey, Henriette Sempe

    1996 : Nenette and Boni by Claire Denis
    With Alice Houri, Grégoire Colin, Jacques Nolot

    1995 : Sida, paroles de famille by Paule Muxel et Bertrand de Solliers

    1993 : Aids, a Story That Knows No End  by Paule Muxel et Bertrand de Solliers

    1993 : I can’t sleep by Claire Denis
    With Yekaterina Golubeva, Béatrice Dalle, Alex Descas
    ➤ Jury Special Prize at the 1994 Festival de l’Image de Film, Chalon-sur-Saône 1994

    1992 : The Absence by Peter Handke
    With Bruno Ganz, Jeanne Moreau, Alex Descas

    1992 : La Robe à cerceau by Claire Denis
    With Sophie Simon, Vincent Gallo, Sarina Chan

    1992 : Histoires autour de la folie by Paule Muxel & Bertrand de Solliers

    1991 : Jacquot of Nantes by Agnès Varda
    With Avec Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Mounier

    Shorts

    2015 : Voilà l’enchaînement by Claire Denis

    1993 : The Screw by Didier Flamand 
    With Jean Reno, Maite Nahyr
    ➤ Special Mention at the 1993 Festival de l’Image de Film, Chalon-sur-Saône

    1991 : Keep It For Yourself by Claire Denis
    With Sophie Simon, Sarina Chan, Michael James

    TV

    1998 : Little Girls by Noémie Lvovsky
    With Magali Woch, Ingrid Molinier, Julie-Marie Parmentier

    1996 : Youth Without God by Catherine Corsini
    Avec Marc Barbé, Samuel Dupuy, Jacques Bataille

    1994 : U.S. Go Home by Claire Denis 
    With Alice Houri, Jessica Tharaud, Grégoire Colin
    ➤ Meilleure photographie féminine, festival de Turin 1994

    1990 : Jacques Rivette, le veilleur by Claire Denis

    1982 : Room 666 by Wim Wenders 

     

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