Kristof Brandl

Kristof Brandl is a Canadian cinematographer and film director.[1] He is most noted for his work on the film Falcon Lake, for which he received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Cinematography at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.[2]

He has been a two-time finalist for the Prism Prize, in 2016 as director of Monogrenade's music video for "Le Fantôme"[3] and in 2019 as director of Charlotte Cardin's "The Kids".[4] Although he did not win the competitive award in either year, he was named the winner of the juried Arthur Lipsett Award for innovation in music video in 2016.[1] In 2017, he was an MTV Video Music Award nominee for Best Cinematography for his work on Halsey's video for "Now or Never".[5]

His other credits as a cinematographer or director of music videos have included work for Keith Kouna, Jason Bajada, Majid Jordan, Bastille and Jack White. He has been cinematographer on the short films Wanda, American Dream, Aska, Beast and A Brixton Tale,[6] and director of the short films God Forgives, We Don't[7] and Take Me to a Nice Place.

References

  1. ^ a b David Farrell, "Kristof Brandl Recipient Of The Prism Prize's Arthur Lipsett Award". FYI Music News, April 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "(Iris 2023) Viking en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, November 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Sarah Murphy, "Prism Prize Announces Top 20 Finalists for 2016". Exclaim!, February 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "Prism Prize Announces 2019 Top 10 Finalists". Exclaim!, April 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Stephen Thompson, "MTV Plots A Comeback As The VMAs Bring A Moment Of Relevance". NPR, August 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Wendy Ide, "‘A Brixton Tale’: Glasgow Review". Screen Daily, February 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Ivan Kander, "God Forgives, We Don't". Short of the Week, May 17, 2017.

External links

  • Kristof Brandl at IMDb


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