Stéphane Fontaine

Stéphane Fontaine
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1985–present

Stéphane Fontaine is a French cinematographer. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in 1985,^[1] and began his career as first assistant camera on films directed by Arnaud Desplechin, Jim Jarmusch, Leos Carax and Olivier Assayas, among others.^[2] He won the César Award for Best Cinematography in 2006 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet.

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
1996	My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument	As first assistant camera
1999	Rien à dire	Short film
1999	C'était là depuis l'après-midi	Short film
2000	Bronx-Barbès
2001	Homesick	Short film
2001	Les Trois Théâtres	Documentary short
2002	Juste au-dessus des trains
2002	La Vie nouvelle
2003	Playing 'In the Company of Men'
2004	Look at Me
2005	The Beat That My Heart Skipped	César Award for Best Cinematography
2006	Charlie Says
2006	Call Me Elisabeth
2007	Talk to Me
2008	What Just Happened
2009	Spy(ies)
2009	A Prophet	César Award for Best Cinematography Nominated—European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
2010	L'Autre Dumas
2010	The Next Three Days
2011	Goodbye First Love
2012	Rust and Bone	Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography
2013	Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian	Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Cinematography
2014	Samba
2015	Captain Fantastic
2016	Elle
2017	Jackie

Decorations

• Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (2015)^[3]

References

1. "Stéphane Fontaine". IEC.
2. "Stephane Fontaine A.F.C.". Focus Features.
3. http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Ministere/Services-rattaches-a-la-ministre/Section-des-distinctions-honorifiques/Arretes-de-Nominations-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Nomination-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-juillet-2015

External links

• Stéphane Fontaine at the Internet Movie Database