Adam Arkapaw
Adam Arkapaw | |
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Born | Bowral, Australia |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Website | www |
Adam Arkapaw is an Australian cinematographer. He is best known for his work on the television series
Early life
Arkapaw was born in
Career
In addition to numerous short films, Arkapaw photographed three Australian features over the next several years: Animal Kingdom (2010), Snowtown (2011), and Lore (2012).[4] He received a nomination for the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in 2010 for his work on Animal Kingdom and in 2011 he was named one of Variety magazine's "10 Cinematographers to Watch".[1]
Arkawpaw next worked on
Arkapaw was the cinematographer of the 2015 film Macbeth, directed by Justin Kurzel, with whom Arkapaw previously worked on Snowtown.[2] He also photographed McFarland, USA, an American sports film released in 2015,[6] and the drama film The Light Between Oceans. He collaborated with Kurzel for a third time on the action-adventure film Assassin's Creed, which was released in the United States in December 2016.[7]
Personal life
He is married to American cinematographer
Filmography
Documentary films
Year | Title | Director |
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2007 | We Will Be Remembered For This | David Schmidt |
2010 | Return to Gaza | Michael Weatherhead |
The Ball | Jessica Leski |
Feature films
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2009 | Blind Company | Alkinos Tsilimidos | |
2010 | Animal Kingdom | David Michôd | |
2011 | Snowtown | Justin Kurzel | |
2012 | Lore | Cate Shortland | |
2015 | McFarland, USA | Niki Caro | |
Macbeth | Justin Kurzel | ||
2016 | The Light Between Oceans | Derek Cianfrance | |
Assassin's Creed | Justin Kurzel | ||
2019 | Light of My Life | Casey Affleck | |
The King | David Michôd | ||
2022 | The Chess Game | Will Taylor | With Rob White |
2023 | Magazine Dreams | Elijah Bynum |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2013 | Top of the Lake | Jane Campion Garth Davis |
7 episodes |
2014 | True Detective | Cary Fukunaga |
Season 1
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2015 | Flesh and Bone | David Michôd | Episode "Bulling Through" |
2024 | Masters of the Air | Cary Fukunaga | Miniseries |
Awards
Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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AACTA Awards | 2012 | Best Cinematography | Snowtown | Nominated |
2013 | Lore | Nominated | ||
2014 | Best Cinematography in Television | Top of the Lake | Won | |
2015 | Byron Kennedy Award | Adam Arkapaw | Won | |
2019 | Best Cinematography | The King | Won | |
ASC Awards | 2015 | Spotlight Award | Macbeth | Won |
Australian Film Institute Awards
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2006 | Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft | End of Town | Nominated |
2010 | Best Cinematography | Animal Kingdom | Nominated | |
British Independent Film Awards | 2015 | Best Technical Achievement | Macbeth | Nominated |
Manaki Film Festival | Silver Camera 300 | Won | ||
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
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2013 | Outstanding Cinematography | True Detective | Won |
2014 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
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Won | ||
Stockholm International Film Festival | 2012 | Best Cinematography | Lore | Won |
References
- ^ a b Friend, David (11 February 2011). "Adam Arkapaw: Modus operandi is understated". Variety. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ a b Bailey, John (2 March 2014). "Let the good films roll". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Adam Arkapaw wins second Emmy Award". University of Melbourne. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ a b Bodey, Michael (16 September 2013). "Emmy for Australian cinematographer Adam Arkapaw". The Australian. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Friedlander, Whitney (5 August 2014). "How Cinematographer Adam Arkapaw Captured 'True Detective'". Variety. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Rocchi, James (4 February 2015). "'McFarland, USA' Review: Kevin Costner Goes the Distance in This True-Life Sports Tale". TheWrap. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Kohler, Chris; Muncy, Julie. "Not a Gamer? Here's What the Assassin's Creed Film Trailer Means". Wired. Conde Nast. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Tapley, Kristopher (5 January 2016). "Ryan Coogler on 'Creed,' Filmmaking as Journalism and the Need for Female Voices (Q&A)".
- ^ Autumn Arkapaw [@addp] (6 September 2021). "My boy | Aedan". Archived from the original on 4 December 2022 – via Instagram.
External links
- Adam Arkapaw at IMDb