Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer. Growing up in Westerlo outside Antwerp, he studied film at the LUCA School of Arts,[1] before he relocated to the United Kingdom at the age of 21.[2] He made his feature film cinematography debut with Hard Candy (2005) directed by David Slade, with whom Willems would also collaborate with again on 30 Days of Night (2007).[3] Willems would reunite with music video director Francis Lawrence on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), serving as cinematographer on following installments of the franchise for Lawrence as well as the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018),[4] the fantasy adventure Slumberland (2022),[5] and three episodes of the Apple TV+ series See (2019–2022).[6]
For his work on the horror film His House (2020), Willems received a nomination for the British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hard Candy | David Slade | |
| London | Hunter Richards | ||
| 2007 | Rocket Science | Jeffrey Blitz | |
| 30 Days of Night | David Slade | ||
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | P. J. Hogan | |
| 2011 | Limitless | Neil Burger | |
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Francis Lawrence | |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | ||
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | ||
| 2018 | Red Sparrow | ||
| 2020 | His House | Remi Weekes | |
| 2021 | Finch | Miguel Sapochnik | |
| 2022 | Slumberland | Francis Lawrence | |
| 2023 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | ||
| 2024 | Bando Stone & the New World | Donald Glover |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gotham | Francis Lawrence | TV movie |
| Touch | Episode "Pilot" | ||
| Awake | David Slade | Episode "Pilot" | |
| 2017 | American Gods | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | See | Francis Lawrence | 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fancine | Best Cinematography | Hard Candy | Won |
| 2020 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Cinematography | His House | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Jo Willems about Red Sparrow". Belgian Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Jo Willems ASC, SBC". My Management. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Jo Willems, ASC, SBC Curates ASC's Instagram". American Society of Cinematographers. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Blair, Ian. "Dystopian Views". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Jo Willems on creating the dream world of Slumberland". Belgian Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Chow, Riley (28 April 2020). "See cinematographer Jo Willems reveals how he lit the show without lights". Gold Derby. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (9 December 2020). "British Independent Film Awards: Saint Maud, His House, Rocks Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2023.