VITTORIO
STORARO (Italy 1940-), ASC, AIC
AMERICAN AND BRITISH AWARDS
(in alphabetical order)
KEY: ASC: American Society of Cinematographers | AIC: Association of Italian Cinematographers | BAFTA: British Academy of Film and Television Arts | BSC: British Society of Cinematographers | BSFC: Boston Society of Film Critics | César: French equivalent to the Academy in the US | ICG: International Cinematographers Guild | IMAGO: European Federation of Cinematographers | LAFCA: Los Angeles Film Critics' Association | NSFCC (aka NSFC): National Society of Film Critics Circle | SDFCS: San Diego Film Critics Society
- Apocalypse Now (USA, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979). Academy Award to Vittorio Storaro for Best Cinematography, also nominated for BAFTA and BSC Awards.Academy Award, also nominated for BAFTA and BSC Awards.
- The Conformist (Italy / France / Great Britain, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970). NSFC Award to Vittorio Storaro for Best Cinematography.
- Dick Tracy (USA, Warren Beatty, 1990). Vittorio Storaro nominated for Academy for Best Cinematography, also ASC, and BSC Awards.
- Dune (USA/Canada/Germany/Italy/Czech Republic, John Harrison, 2000). Vittorio Storaro won Emmy, nominated for ASC Award, Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Mini-Series
- The Last Emperor (France / Italy / UK / China, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1987). Academy, BSC, BSFC, LAFCA, and NYFCC Awards for Best Cinematography to Vittorio Storaro, also nominated for ASC and BAFTA Awards.
- Reds (USA, Warren Beatty, 1981). Academy and LAFSCA Awards for Best Cinematography to Vittorio Storaro, also nominated for BAFTA, Academy, and LAFSCA Awards, also nominated for BAFTA.
- The Sheltering Sky (UK / Italy, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1990). BAFTA and NYFCC Awards for Best Cinematography to Vittorio Storaro.
AWARDS FROM EUROPE AND OTHER WORLD
ASSOCIATIONS
(in alphabetical order)
- Goya in Bordeaux (Italy / Spain, Carlos Saura, 1999). Awards List.
- Flamenco (Spain, Carlos Saura, 1995). Awards List.
- Little Buddha (UK / France, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1993). Awards List.
- Tango (Spain / Argentina, Carlos Saura, 1998). Awards List.
- Taxi (Spain, Carlos Saura, 1996). Awards List.
VARIOUS OTHER STORARO FILMS
(in alphabetical order)
Bulworth (USA, Warren Beatty, 1998) | Exorcist: The Beginning (USA, Reni Harlin, 2004) | Ladyhawke (USA, Richard Donner, 1985) | La Luna (Italy, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1979) | Last Tango in Paris (Italy / France, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1972) | One from the Heart (USA, Francis Ford Coppola, 1982) | Tucker: The Man and His Dream (USA, Francis Ford Coppola, 1988) |
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT VITTORIO STORARO
- Awards: ASC Lifetime Achievement Award to Storaro in 2001. This award is given annually to "a cinematographer whose body of work has made an important and enduring impression on the art of filmmaking." Coolidge Award in 2005.
- Biographies: International Cinematographers Guild | International Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
- Books: Writing with Light: Volume I--The Light (Aperture, 2002) - Available at Amazon.com: "[Writing with Light] is an erudite, stimulating and highly personal take on cinema in particular, and image-making in general, by one of the finest directors of photography working today."--Sight and Sound (UK), Spring 2003
- Film Documentaries: Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (UK / Japan / Italy, David Thompson, 1992). Cinematographer Style (USA, John Fauer, 2006), documentary about many cinematographers, of which Storaro is clearly one of the greatest.
- Interviews: Indiewire Interview with Storaro: Anthony Kaufman's "Shooting the Apocalypse: Vittorio Stoaro's Journey into Light and Darkness." ||1999 interview with John Calhoun in Live Design: "Two to Tango" || Cameraguild Interview with Storaro--by Bob Fisher and Alan Daviau (ASC, E.T., The Color Purple, Empire of the Sun). || June 2007 interview with Jamie Stewart for Filmmaker online
- Websites and Essays: Storaro Index at International Cinematographers Guild. Scroll down the page to find links to several articles about Storaro as well as audio links. Here is an example: "Maestro of Light: Vittorio Storaro, ASC on Writing Poetry with Light" by Bob Fisher || Storaro entry in the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers || Interview with Storaro on Apocalypse Now Redux || Storaro Vittorio.Com: A new Website dedicated to the work of Vittorio Storaro.
"Mr. Storaro wants to be referred to as a Cinematographer and not as a Director of Photography. 'I hate to be called 'Director of Photography'. There is only one director on the set and photography is a single image art form. Cinematography means writing with light in movement. This is what I am, a 'Cinematographer'." (<http://www.beer1.freeler.nl/PaginasDoPh/storaro.htm>--site not available as of 06 August 2006)
Created 20 January 2004. Revised 20 January 2010
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