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Hillary: a mountainous challenge Landmark NZ TV drama shot with Sony PMW-F55 Faced with capturing on screen the essence of venerated Kiwi climber and adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand ... Read More

ABC BACK STORY Article: YOUNG FILM MAKER FOLLOWING IN PARENTS’ FOOTSTEPS When the 44th Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) National Awards were held in Hobart in May, three ABC News and ... Read More

VINTAGE YEAR AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL FOR ARRI 60% of feature films from all selections shot with ARRI equipment and more than 40% captured with the ARRI ALEXA and ARRI ... Read More

Drew Llewelyn ACS Camerimage Scholarship ~ Opening June 15th 2015 Established with the support of the Llewelyn family, the Queensland Branch and the National Executive: The Drew Llewelyn ACS Camerimage ... Read More

2015 NFSA-ACS John Leake OAM ACS Award Josh Farmelo named Emerging Cinematographer of 2015 Josh Farmelo has been presented with the 2015 NFSA-ACS John Leake OAM ACS Award for an Emerging ... Read More

Government House Reception held last night to celebrate the official Opening of the ACS National Awards for Cinematography Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner, The Governor of Tasmania is ... Read More

For the first time in its proud history the Australian Cinematographers Society has chosen Hobart, Tasmania to host its annual awards. The 44th ACS Awards ceremony will be held in ... Read More

Review of the Temporary Work (Entertainment) visa (Subclass 420) Dear Friends, You may have noticed that IF magazine has been featuring the views of SPA and the large companies in ... Read More

BSC Expo ~ Day 1 It all started with a surprise phone call from President Ron Johanson last week asking : "Can you attend the BSC Expo in London next ... Read More

CINEMATOGRAPHY in progress Conference report 27th & 28th of November - Louvain-la-Neuve & Brussels Table of Contents O.Introduction Camera Technology Digital Workflow Color Grading Visual Effects Monitors Conclusion The conference ... Read More

PANAVISION SUPPORTS DAVID LEWIS ACS TO ATTEND BSC EXPO Trip to explore current trends in new equipment and technology The ACS today announced that key sponsor Panavision will support ACS ... Read More

Geoffrey Simpson ACS, Cast & Crew ~ Remember Charlie Hebdo To our AFC friends and colleagues, On behalf of the National Executive, Board and members of the Australian Cinematographers Society ... Read More

DELUXE AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES DELUXE DAILIESVU™ ON UPCOMING FEATURE TRUTH – ADVANCING SYDNEY AND AUSTRALIA’S FILM AND TELEVISION POST-PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES Cost-effective and fully customisable portal for viewing digital dailies on portable ... Read More

CINEMATOGRAPHY in PROGRESS CONFERENCE 2014 – Belgium Initial Report – December 2014 Andrew Hyde & Ashley Barron Cinematographers, professors and teaches from across Europe and beyond gathered in Belgium on ... Read More

Kidz Flicks ~ from the set of “The Things Parents Get Up To” Turnover, Mark It, Camera Set, Action! Words we have all heard many times in our careers. The ... Read More

Greeting ACS colleagues and friends, November…whew what a month!! The Awards season is officially over for this year, and I congratulate all those who entered and those who received awards ... Read More

2014 ACS Cinematography Awards ~ Queensland CineKids Gold Certificate: Tori Aston ~ Gold Student Cinematography GOLD: Francis Thompson ~ Fell SILVER: Lucas Tomoana ~ Trapped BRONZE: Tennyson Tostee ~ Hydrotherapy ... Read More

2014 ACS Cinematography Awards ~ Victoria and Tasmania CineKids Gold Certificate: Cat Warren ~ Drop the Game Encouragement Award: Lola Hewison ~ Knock 'em Dead Student Cinematography GOLD: Josh Farmelo ... Read More

Nordic-Baltic conference of cinematographers at Hanasaari-Hanaholmen Swedish-Finnish Culture Centre, near Helsinki, in 5-7 December 2014. FINNISH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS INVITATION Finnish Society of Cinematographers F.S.C. will organize a Nordic-Baltic conference ... Read More

Article re-published ~ NZCS November Newsletter IMAGO is 'The European Federation of Cinematographers' but is now the de facto world body. The main purpose of the Federation is to champion ... Read More

2014 ACS Cinematography Awards ~ New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory CineKids Gold Certificate: Momoko Hill-Travis ~ The Phantom Of Newtown Student Cinematography GOLD: Benjamin Cotgrove ~ Sailboats SILVER: ... Read More

Freeze Frame Exhibition was held in Adelaide Airport All Images were shot by SA Branch members and displayer from September through October in the Adelaide Terminl. Prints are for sale ... Read More

2014 ACS Cinematography Awards ~ South Australia and Western Australia Winners CineKids No Entries Student Cinematography GOLD: Jordan Agutter ~ The Crane Wife ~ SA SILVER: Caroline Fisher ~ Source ... Read More

Greetings ACS members, colleagues and friends, Greeting ACS colleagues and friends, Here we are in November - Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival month and, on the ACS calendar, our ACS Awards for ... Read More

2014 ACS Cinematography Awards ~ Northern Territory CineKids GOLD CERTIFICATE: Maxim Hussey ~ Lego Adventure 3: Attack of the Giant Pig! ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD: Maxim Hussey ~ Arm Accident Student Cinematography ... Read More

Greetings ACS members, colleagues and friends, October and November are both incredibly busy months for the Society at all levels, but towards the end of September, two of the most important ... Read More

24th October 2014: Northern Territory Awards Follow this link for tickets to NT Awards Night » 1st November 2014: Western Australian & South Australian Awards Follow this link for tickets ... Read More

Bolstering its Commitment to the Industry with Funding for Services, Talent Development and Promotion GOLD COAST — 14 Oct. 2014 — Deluxe Australia today launched the Deluxe Heartbeat Fund, which encompasses ... Read More

2014 NATIONAL AGM REPORT 15/9/2013 Before we begin I would ask we stand and recognise the loss of one of our industries great cinematographers, mentors and characters. I refer to Peter ... Read More

SciFi Film Festival calling for Entries SciFi Film Festival is dedicated to promoting sci fi film culture and celebrate all things science fiction, with $8,500 in cash prizes. Have you made ... Read More

Dear Cinematographers, Lenses are one of the most important tools to create a look in film and television. In times of 4K/8K and Ultra High definition, lens manufacturers are developing ... Read More

Greetings ACS colleagues and friends, With so much turmoil in the world at this time, we often refer to the "tyranny of distance" when talking about where Australia is situated ... Read More

WE ARE SARAH JONES - NEVER FORGET NEVER AGAIN ... Read More

PRESS RELEASE Sydney Australia, 5 June 2014 – At the recent ACS General Meeting held in Brisbane, the ACS National Executive proudly launched its latest initiative - ACS CineKids. This ... Read More

IMAGO Open Letter to Estonian Government Dear friends, The board of IMAGO with the support of many societies have written an open letter to the Estonian authorities in solidarity with ... Read More

Greetings ACS colleagues, What a fantastic time it’s been of late, with the National Awards in Brisbane, Cine Gear, ACS HQ events, the Miller raffle presentation, ARRI presentation of the ... Read More

CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS Objective: The provision of CANON professional imaging equipment to the ACS cinematography community. To inspire applicants to do more with their imagery using the best possible tools ... Read More

2015 - 16 SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN Objective: The provision of CANON professional imaging equipment to the ACS cinematography community. To inspire them to do more with their imagery using the ... Read More

Tusitala Club ~ "Teller of Tales" An invitation to all members of the film industry to catch up with friends and associates from past and present at the Tusitala Club ... Read More

2014 43rd National ACS Awards for Cinematography Student Cinematography Golden Tripod: Robert Bakken (QLD) for "Rain" Experimental & Specialised Golden Tripod: Lachlan Milne ACS (NSW) for "Woody" Award of Distinction: ... Read More