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Marc Koninckx

Marc Koninckx

Biography

Marc Koninckx is a Belgian cinematographer, member of the A.F.C. (French Society of Cinematographers), member of the S.B.C. (Society of Belgian Cinematographers). Koninckx was born in Brussels. After having studied cinema at the R.I.T.C.S. (Brussels), he graduated in 1983. He began his life's work as an assistant, then quickly emerged as a camera & steadicam operator. He collaborated with Louis Malle on Au revoir les enfants, Lewis Teague on The Jewel of the Nile, Cyril Collard sur Les Nuits Fauves, Bertrand Blier on Merci la vie, Roman Polansky on Frantic, Patrice Chéreau on Queen Margot, Claude Berri on Lucie Aubrac. In 1993, he became 2nd unit director of photography for such films as Stealing Beauty directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, A Far Off Place directed by Mikael Salomon, French Kiss directed by Lawrence Kasdan and The Ninth Gate directed by Roman Polansky Since 1998 Marc Koninckx moved up to 1st unit DOP. In 2008, with the film Johnny Mad Dog, Prize of Hope at Cannes Film Festival, he participated successfully to make photographic aesthetics an element of the filming process. The film «The day god walked away» shot in Rwanda, won the Kutxa Prize for the best first film at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 2009. In 2012, Marc was nominated for the Best Light – Prix Lumière CST for «Rebellion» a film by Matthieu Kasovitz. «Zabana» shot in Algeria was a Foreign Film Nominee for the Academy Awards 2012. Koninckx's work in Tamil film Maryan, released in 2013, earned him critical accolades for capturing contrasting backdrops such as the deserts in Africa and underwater sea in South India. He was nominated for best cinematographer – Vijay Awards. Source: Article "Marc Koninckx" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Known For: Camera
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  • Place of Birth: Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Also Known As: Mark Koninckx, Marc Konninckx, Marc Koninck

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