Andrew Commis named Australian cinematographer of the year for his work on Beautiful Kate

May 4, 2010

Fujifilm Australia was again the major sponsor of the Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards, held this year at the ANZ Pavilion, Victorian Arts Centre.

 This year’s prestigious Milli Award for Australian Cinematographer of the Year was won by Andrew Commis ACS, for his work on Beautiful Kate. Commis also won a Golden Tripod in the Feature Film category for Beautiful Kate on the night and both awards follow on from Commis’ success at the 2009 Inside Film Awards where he won the Best Cinematography award and the Gold Award at the 2009 NSW and ACT ACS Awards.

 Commis said, “I am delighted to have won the Australian Cinematographer of the Year award and the Golden Tripod for Beautiful Kate. I am very proud of the success of Beautiful Kate. By using old prime lenses, shift/tilt lenses and in particular Fujifilm stocks Eterna 64T, 250D and 500T stocks I managed to get exactly the look I was after.”

 Fujifilm Australia’s General Manager Recording Media/Motion Picture Film Marc Van Agten said, “Fujifilm would like to congratulate Andrew Commis on all his success and on the wonderful results he has achieved with Beautiful Kate. Last year Roger Lanser ACS won Australian Cinematographer of the Year for his work on The Magic Flute which he shot on Fujifilm stock. We are delighted that this year the top ACS award has once more gone to such a talented filmmaker and that Fujifilm was again able to be part of the success.”

 Fujifilm Australia was again the major sponsor of the Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards, held this year at the ANZ Pavilion, Victorian Arts Centre.

 This year’s prestigious Milli Award for Australian Cinematographer of the Year was won by Andrew Commis ACS, for his work on Beautiful Kate. Commis also won a Golden Tripod in the Feature Film category for Beautiful Kate on the night and both awards follow on from Commis’ success at the 2009 Inside Film Awards where he won the Best Cinematography award and the Gold Award at the 2009 NSW and ACT ACS Awards.

 Commis said, “I am delighted to have won the Australian Cinematographer of the Year award and the Golden Tripod for Beautiful Kate. I am very proud of the success of Beautiful Kate. By using old prime lenses, shift/tilt lenses and in particular Fujifilm stocks Eterna 64T, 250D and 500T stocks I managed to get exactly the look I was after.”

 Fujifilm Australia’s General Manager Recording Media/Motion Picture Film Marc Van Agten said, “Fujifilm would like to congratulate Andrew Commis on all his success and on the wonderful results he has achieved with Beautiful Kate. Last year Roger Lanser ACS won Australian Cinematographer of the Year for his work on The Magic Flute which he shot on Fujifilm stock. We are delighted that this year the top ACS award has once more gone to such a talented filmmaker and that Fujifilm was again able to be part of the success.”

 

The full list of winners are listed below:

 CATEGORY No. 1 - STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY                                     

Gold - David Rusanow (VIC)                                                  

The Fumes "Python for a Pillow"                                             

 

CATEGORY No. 2 - EXPERIMENTAL & SPECIALISED CINEMATOGRAPHY                  

 Golden Tripod - Matthew Horrex (NSW)                                        

Zero                                                                        

 

Distinction - Richard Chataway ACS (SA)                                     

Schmackos Popcorn "Schmatrix"                                               

 

CATEGORY No. 3 - TV STATION BREAKS & PROMOS                                 

 Golden Tripod - Michael Beresford-Jones (NSW)                               

FINA Swimming Promo for ONE HD                                              

 

CATEGORY No. 4 - MUSIC CLIPS                                                

 

Golden Tripod - Tom Gleeson (NSW)                                           

Fearless                                                                    

 

Distinction - Jason Hargreaves (QLD)                                        

Kate Miller Heidke "Caught in the Crowd"                                    

 

CATEGORY No. 5 - NEWS - LOCAL/REGIONAL                                      

Golden Tripod - Jayson Flakus (QLD)                                         

Cane Disease Outbreak                                                       

 

CATEGORY No. 6 - NEIL DAVIS INTERNATIONAL NEWS                              

Golden Tripod - Ben Emery (NSW)                                             

Bangkok Battle                                                              

 

Distinction - Wayne McAllister (NSW)                                        

Long March                                                                  

 

CATEGORY No. 7 - CURRENT AFFAIRS                                            

Golden Tripod - Louie Eroglu ACS (NSW)                                      

Detroit 'Ain't Too Proud to Beg'                                            

 

Distinction - Wayne McAllister (NSW)                                        

Cats in the Clouds                                                          

 

CATEGORY No. 8 - TV MAGAZINE, LIFESTYLE & REALITY                           

Golden Tripod - Frank Maurici (NSW)                                         

Eskimos                                                                     

 

Distinction - Roger Price (ACT)                                             

Portugal - Cheese Slices                                                    

 

CATEGORY No. 9 - CORPORATE & EDUCATIONAL                                    

Golden Tripod - Peter Davies (NSW)                                          

Choices                                                                     

 

Distinction - Aron Leong (QLD)                                              

Bishop Brothers Engineering                                                 

 

CATEGORY No. 10 - DOCUMENTARIES, CINEMA & TV                                

Golden Tripod - John Biggins (NSW)                                          

Feral Peril                                                                 

 

Distinction - Pieter De Vries ACS (NSW)                                     

Tasmanian Devil                                                             

 

CATEGORY No. 11 - WILDLIFE/NATURE                                           

Golden Tripod - Rory McGuinness ACS (VIC)                                   

Turtle - The Incredible Journey                                             

 

Distinction - Malcolm Ludgate ACS (SA)                                      

Lizard Kings                                                                

 

CATEGORY No. 12 - COMMERCIALS -LOCAL/REGIONAL                               

Golden Tripod - Callan Green (NSW)                                          

Samantha Wills "Every Moment"                                               

 

Distinction - Wayne Aistrope (VIC)                                          

Herald Weekly Times 140 Years                                               

 

CATEGORY No. 13 - COMMERCIALS - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                      

Golden Tripod - Mandy Walker ACS (NSW)                                      

Tourism Australia - "VP Sales"                                              

 

Distinction - Simon Duggan ACS (NSW)                                        

Jameson's Lost Barrel                                                       

 

Distinction - Greig Fraser (VIC)                                            

Tourism Victoria - Daylesford                                               

 

CATEGORY No. 14 - DRAMATISED DOCUMENTARIES                                  

Golden Tripod - Jim Frater (WA)                                             

The Great Escape "The Reckoning"                                            

 

Distinction - John Radel ACS (NSW)                                          

In Our Name                                                                 

 

CATEGORY No. 15 - FICTIONAL DRAMA SHORTS                                    

Golden Tripod - Murray Lui (NSW)                                            

Jacob                                                                       

 

Distinction - Stuart Gosling (VIC)                                          

A Love Story                                                                

 

CATEGORY No. 16 - TELEFEATURES, TV DRAMA & MINI SERIES                      

Golden Tripod - Allan Collins ACS (NT)                                      

3 Acts of Murder                                                            

 

Distinction - Mark Wareham ACS (QLD)                                        

A Model Daughter                                                            

 

CATEGORY No. 17 - FEATURES - CINEMA                                         

Golden Tripod - Andrew Commis ACS (NSW)                                     

Beautiful Kate                                                              

 

Distinction - Ellery Ryan ACS (VIC)                                         

Van Diemen's Land                                                           

 

NEWS DIRECTORS AWARD                                                        

Gold - Craig McKeough (QLD)                                                 

Kybong Fatal                                                                

 

 

A full list of winners is also available on the Australian Cinematographers

Society website:                                                            

http://www.cinematographer.org.au/awards/national/2010/winners      

 

Fujifilm Australia was again the major sponsor of the Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards, held this year at the ANZ Pavilion, Victorian Arts Centre.

 

This year’s prestigious Milli Award for Australian Cinematographer of the Year was won by Andrew Commis ACS, for his work on Beautiful Kate. Commis also won a Golden Tripod in the Feature Film category for Beautiful Kate on the night and both awards follow on from Commis’ success at the 2009 Inside Film Awards where he won the Best Cinematography award and the Gold Award at the 2009 NSW and ACT ACS Awards.

 

Commis said, “I am delighted to have won the Australian Cinematographer of the Year award and the Golden Tripod for Beautiful Kate. I am very proud of the success of Beautiful Kate. By using old prime lenses, shift/tilt lenses and in particular Fujifilm stocks Eterna 64T, 250D and 500T stocks I managed to get exactly the look I was after.”

 

Fujifilm Australia’s General Manager Recording Media/Motion Picture Film Marc Van Agten said, “Fujifilm would like to congratulate Andrew Commis on all his success and on the wonderful results he has achieved with Beautiful Kate. Last year Roger Lanser ACS won Australian Cinematographer of the Year for his work on The Magic Flute which he shot on Fujifilm stock. We are delighted that this year the top ACS award has once more gone to such a talented filmmaker and that Fujifilm was again able to be part of the success.”

 

Fujifilm Australia was again the major sponsor of the Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards, held this year at the ANZ Pavilion, Victorian Arts Centre.

 

This year’s prestigious Milli Award for Australian Cinematographer of the Year was won by Andrew Commis ACS, for his work on Beautiful Kate. Commis also won a Golden Tripod in the Feature Film category for Beautiful Kate on the night and both awards follow on from Commis’ success at the 2009 Inside Film Awards where he won the Best Cinematography award and the Gold Award at the 2009 NSW and ACT ACS Awards.

 

Commis said, “I am delighted to have won the Australian Cinematographer of the Year award and the Golden Tripod for Beautiful Kate. I am very proud of the success of Beautiful Kate. By using old prime lenses, shift/tilt lenses and in particular Fujifilm stocks Eterna 64T, 250D and 500T stocks I managed to get exactly the look I was after.”

 

Fujifilm Australia’s General Manager Recording Media/Motion Picture Film Marc Van Agten said, “Fujifilm would like to congratulate Andrew Commis on all his success and on the wonderful results he has achieved with Beautiful Kate. Last year Roger Lanser ACS won Australian Cinematographer of the Year for his work on The Magic Flute which he shot on Fujifilm stock. We are delighted that this year the top ACS award has once more gone to such a talented filmmaker and that Fujifilm was again able to be part of the success.”

The full list of winners are listed below:

 

CATEGORY No. 1 - STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY                                     

Gold - David Rusanow (VIC)                                                  

The Fumes "Python for a Pillow"                                             

 

CATEGORY No. 2 - EXPERIMENTAL & SPECIALISED CINEMATOGRAPHY                  

 

Golden Tripod - Matthew Horrex (NSW)                                        

Zero                                                                        

 

Distinction - Richard Chataway ACS (SA)                                     

Schmackos Popcorn "Schmatrix"                                               

 

CATEGORY No. 3 - TV STATION BREAKS & PROMOS                                 

 

Golden Tripod - Michael Beresford-Jones (NSW)                               

FINA Swimming Promo for ONE HD                                              

 

CATEGORY No. 4 - MUSIC CLIPS                                                

 

Golden Tripod - Tom Gleeson (NSW)                                           

Fearless                                                                    

 

Distinction - Jason Hargreaves (QLD)                                        

Kate Miller Heidke "Caught in the Crowd"                                    

 

CATEGORY No. 5 - NEWS - LOCAL/REGIONAL                                      

Golden Tripod - Jayson Flakus (QLD)                                         

Cane Disease Outbreak                                                       

 

CATEGORY No. 6 - NEIL DAVIS INTERNATIONAL NEWS                              

Golden Tripod - Ben Emery (NSW)                                             

Bangkok Battle                                                              

 

Distinction - Wayne McAllister (NSW)                                        

Long March                                                                  

 

CATEGORY No. 7 - CURRENT AFFAIRS                                            

Golden Tripod - Louie Eroglu ACS (NSW)                                      

Detroit 'Ain't Too Proud to Beg'                                            

 

Distinction - Wayne McAllister (NSW)                                        

Cats in the Clouds                                                          

 

CATEGORY No. 8 - TV MAGAZINE, LIFESTYLE & REALITY                           

Golden Tripod - Frank Maurici (NSW)                                         

Eskimos                                                                     

 

Distinction - Roger Price (ACT)                                             

Portugal - Cheese Slices                                                    

 

CATEGORY No. 9 - CORPORATE & EDUCATIONAL                                    

Golden Tripod - Peter Davies (NSW)                                          

Choices                                                                     

 

Distinction - Aron Leong (QLD)                                              

Bishop Brothers Engineering                                                 

 

CATEGORY No. 10 - DOCUMENTARIES, CINEMA & TV                                

Golden Tripod - John Biggins (NSW)                                          

Feral Peril                                                                 

 

Distinction - Pieter De Vries ACS (NSW)                                     

Tasmanian Devil                                                             

 

CATEGORY No. 11 - WILDLIFE/NATURE                                           

Golden Tripod - Rory McGuinness ACS (VIC)                                   

Turtle - The Incredible Journey                                             

 

Distinction - Malcolm Ludgate ACS (SA)                                      

Lizard Kings                                                                

 

CATEGORY No. 12 - COMMERCIALS -LOCAL/REGIONAL                               

Golden Tripod - Callan Green (NSW)                                          

Samantha Wills "Every Moment"                                               

 

Distinction - Wayne Aistrope (VIC)                                          

Herald Weekly Times 140 Years                                               

 

CATEGORY No. 13 - COMMERCIALS - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                      

Golden Tripod - Mandy Walker ACS (NSW)                                      

Tourism Australia - "VP Sales"                                              

 

Distinction - Simon Duggan ACS (NSW)                                        

Jameson's Lost Barrel                                                       

 

Distinction - Greig Fraser (VIC)                                            

Tourism Victoria - Daylesford                                               

 

CATEGORY No. 14 - DRAMATISED DOCUMENTARIES                                  

Golden Tripod - Jim Frater (WA)                                             

The Great Escape "The Reckoning"                                            

 

Distinction - John Radel ACS (NSW)                                          

In Our Name                                                                 

 

CATEGORY No. 15 - FICTIONAL DRAMA SHORTS                                    

Golden Tripod - Murray Lui (NSW)                                            

Jacob                                                                       

 

Distinction - Stuart Gosling (VIC)                                          

A Love Story                                                                

 

CATEGORY No. 16 - TELEFEATURES, TV DRAMA & MINI SERIES                      

Golden Tripod - Allan Collins ACS (NT)                                      

3 Acts of Murder                                                            

 

Distinction - Mark Wareham ACS (QLD)                                        

A Model Daughter                                                            

 

CATEGORY No. 17 - FEATURES - CINEMA                                         

Golden Tripod - Andrew Commis ACS (NSW)                                     

Beautiful Kate                                                              

 

Distinction - Ellery Ryan ACS (VIC)                                         

Van Diemen's Land                                                           

 

NEWS DIRECTORS AWARD                                                        

Gold - Craig McKeough (QLD)                                                 

Kybong Fatal                                                                

 

 

A full list of winners is also available on the Australian Cinematographers

Society website:                                                            

http://www.cinematographer.org.au/awards/national/2010/winners      

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