Stéphane Fontaine


Stéphane Fontaine is a French cinematographer. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in 1985, and began his career as first assistant camera on films directed by Arnaud Desplechin, Jim Jarmusch, Leos Carax and Olivier Assayas, among others. He won the César Award for Best Cinematography in 2006 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet.

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
1996My Sex Life... or How I Got into an ArgumentAs first assistant camera
1999Rien à direShort film
1999C'était là depuis l'après-midiShort film
2000Bronx-Barbès
2001HomesickShort film
2001Les Trois ThéâtresDocumentary short
2002Juste au-dessus des trains
2002La Vie nouvelle
2003Playing 'In the Company of Men
2004Look at Me
2005The Beat That My Heart SkippedCésar Award for Best Cinematography
2006Charlie Says
2006Call Me Elisabeth
2007Talk to Me
2008What Just Happened
2009Spy
2009A ProphetCésar Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated—European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
2010L'Autre Dumas
2010The Next Three Days
2011Goodbye First Love
2012Rust and BoneNominated—César Award for Best Cinematography
2013'Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Cinematography
2014Samba
2016Captain Fantastic
2016ElleNominated—César Award for Best Cinematography
2016Jackie
2019The Kill Team''

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