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Edit pagePhedon Papamichael
Biography
Phedon Papamichael, ASC (born 10 February 1962) is a Greek cinematographer and film director, known for his collaborations with directors James Mangold, Alexander Payne, and Wim Wenders. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 2000.
Papamichael's first job as a cinematographer was in the 1988 film Dance of the Damned, directed by Katt Shea. He would go on to make several future collaborations with director Shea and producer Roger Corman, making him a member of the so-called "Corman Film School", much like his contemporary Janusz Kamiński.
As a cinematographer, he has shot nearly fifty films, including Phenomenon, America's Sweethearts, Sideways, Walk the Line, The Weather Man, The Monuments Men, and Nebraska, for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
He has worked with directors James Mangold, Alexander Payne, Wim Wenders, Oliver Stone, and George Clooney, and many others, and has also directed films, such as Sketch Artist, Dark Side of Genius, From Within, and Arcadia Lost.
He has worked with Hollywood stars Christian Bale, Will Smith, John Travolta, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Russell Crowe, Cameron Diaz, and others, and maintains a long-term friendship with Joaquin Phoenix and Dustin Hoffman.
He later made his debut as a director in the film Showtime’s Sketch Artist in 1992 and two years later he directed The Dark Side of Genius.
In 2000, he was awarded the Prix Vision of the Avignon Film Festival for his cinematography in 27 Missing Kisses.
