Nina Kellgren BSC (born 26 August 1948) is a British cinematographer. Her work on Solomon & Gaenor (1999) made her the first British woman cinematographer to shoot an Academy Award-nominated film and the second woman in the International Feature Film category. Kellgren, the second woman to join the British Society of Cinematographers,[1] was honoured with the John Alcott Memorial Award at the 2021 BSC Awards.[2][3][4]
Nina Kellgren | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1948 Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
| Years active | 198?–present |
| Organisation | British Society of Cinematographers |
| Father | Jonas Kellgren |
Early life
editKellgren was born in Manchester to Jonas Kellgren, a British physician of Swedish and Russian descent, and Thelma Reynolds, an American nurse of English descent from Amesbury, Massachusetts. She has three sisters as well as a half-sister from her father's previous marriage. Kellgren holds a Bachelor and a Master of Fine Arts from University College London's Slade School of Fine Art, having completed her studies in 1972. She got her first job as a camera assistant for Diane Tammes.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Looking for Langston | Isaac Julien | |
| I'm British But... | Gurinder Chadha | Television film | |
| 1991 | Young Soul Rebels | Isaac Julien | |
| 1995 | Y Mapiwr | Endaf Emlyn | |
| Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask | Isaac Julien | Docudrama | |
| 1997 | Cold Enough for Snow | Piers Haggard | Television film |
| Beyond Fear | Jenny Wilkes | Television film | |
| 1999 | Solomon & Gaenor | Paul Morrison | |
| 2003 | Wondrous Oblivion | Paul Morrison | |
| The Private Life of Samuel Pepys | Oliver Parker | Television film | |
| 2006 | Deep Water | Jerry Rothwell and Louise Osmond | Documentary |
| 2008 | Derek | Isaac Julien | Documentary |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | RTS Awards | Best Camera | Y Mapiwr | Nominated | |
| 1997 | BAFTA Cymru | Best Cinematography – Drama | Won | ||
| 2001 | Solomon & Gaenor | Won | [6] |
References
edit- ^ Davies, Indi (8 March 2018). "Why visibility and representation matter: Vanessa Whyte on co-founding a platform for female cinematographers". Creative Lives – In Progress. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Nina Kellgren BSC Honoured At The 2021 BSC Awards". IMAGO. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Nina Kellgren". Calling the Shots. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "BSC Members: Nina Kellgren". British Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Valentini, Valentina. "Eyes Wide Open: Nina Kellgren BSC". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "2001 Cymru Camera: Drama". BAFTA. Retrieved 29 June 2022.