Óscar Faura

Óscar Faura
Born	1975 (age 40–41) Barcelona, Spain
Alma mater	Barcelona Film School
Occupation	Director of photography
Years active	1999–present
Website	oscarfaura.com

Óscar Faura is a Spanish director of photography.^[1][2][3][4]

Career

Faura graduated from Barcelona Film School and has been a cinematographer since 1999, working for both film and advertisement industry. He shot the international hit The Orphanage (2007), a nominee for the European Film Award and garnered further acclaim for The Impossible (2012), starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. Other successful films under his credits include Mindscape (2013).^[5][6][7] He is a frequent collaborator of director Juan Antonio Bayona.

In November 2013, he finished shooting the historical drama film The Imitation Game (2014), starring Benedict Cumberbatch and released in the US by The Weinstein Company.

Filmography

Year	Film	Work
		Cinematographer	Director of photography: second unit	Camera operator
1999	Endorra	Yes
	Los sin nombre			Yes
	Los cuentos de tío Paco			Yes
2005	Fragile		Yes
	Hombre	Yes
2006	Summer Rain		Yes
2007	The Orphanage	Yes
	Las manos del pianista	Yes
	REC 2			Yes
2008	Transsiberian		Yes
2009	Spanish Movie	Yes
	Agora		Yes
2010	Julia's Eyes	Yes
	Biutiful			Yes
2012	El cuerpo	Yes
	The Impossible	Yes
2013	Mindscape	Yes
2014	The Imitation Game	Yes
2016	A Monster Calls	Yes

Awards

• Barcelona Film Awards
  • Best Cinematography (won)
    • The Orphanage (2007)
• Central Ohio Film Critics Association
  • Best Cinematography (won)
    • The Orphanage (2007)
• Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
  • Best Cinematography (nom)
    • The Impossible (2012)
  • Best Cinematography (nom)
    • The Orphanage (2007)
• European Film Awards
  • Best Cinematographer (nom)
    • The Orphanage (2007)
• Gaudí Awards
  • Best Cinematography (won)
    • The Impossible (2012)
  • Best Cinematography (nom)
    • Los ojos de Julia (2010)
• Goya Awards
  • Best Cinematography (nom)
    • The Impossible (2012)

External links

• Óscar Faura on IMDB.

References

1. "Óscar Faura (Cinematographer) Blu-ray Movie Screenshots". Cinemasquid.com. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
2. "Oscar Faura | Movies and Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
3. Oscar Faura - News, Interviews, Biography, Filmography, Videos & Trailers, Music, Awards, Cast, Credits @ARTISTdirect
4. Unpredictable weather didn’t throw Faura off his game for ‘Impossible’ | Variety
5. oscar faura | fuzzy tree
6. Review: The Impossible (2012) |
7. Oscar Faura - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com