News & Articles
Joewi Verhoeven
Amsterdam - Gerlinda Heywegen
06.02.2025
In between careers. Yeah, that could well apply to DoP Joewi Verhoeven. He had come quite far in China when he decided to move to the United States. In 2024 he wins the John Bailey ASC Student Graduate Award, best cinematography for 'TAHA'
PODCAST
Maarten Langelo
05.02.2025
As of now you can listen to conversations with DP's and members of the NSC in a Podcast. The Breakdown is created by Maarten Langelo, the first talk was with Martijn Broekhuizen NSC; #1 The Breakdown: Martijn van Broekhuizen talks about Narcosis.
You can find all conversations at | ARTICLES |
2025 Robby Müller Award goes to LOL CRAWLEY BSC
NSC/IFFR
21.11.2024
We’re proud to announce the recipient of our sixth annual Roby Müller Award: British cinematographer Lol Crawley, most recently known for Brady Corbet’s epic post-war drama The Brutalist (2024). The award honours the behind-the-lens artistry of image makers who, in the spirit of the late Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller, have created a striking visual language throughout their work. During IFFR 2025, Crawley will give an IFFR Talk on his work, accompanied by a screening of The Brutalist, which marks the Dutch premiere of the film.
The jury for this year’s Robby Müller Award noted: “Lol Crawley’s camera is dedicated to the story and characters in a way that is both humble and ardent. It forms a close, dynamic relationship with them. His sensual cinematography embraces the environment as unpredictable and fluid and aims to align with its flow rather than confine it to a predefined frame.”
Joewi Verhoeven wins John Bailey ASC Student Graduate Award
Hollywood
13.10.2024
On Sunday, Oct. 13, the ASC Student Heritage Awards were announced and presented at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood, with three young cinematographers recognized for their outstanding camerawork. The Awards also celebrate the lasting memory of three legendary ASC members whose work has inspired many.
Gouden Kalf Best Cinematography 2024
NFF - Amsterdam
30.09.2024
A very big congratulations to Lennert Hillege NSC, who won his 4th Gouden Kalf for Best Cinematography for his work on Occupied City (dir. Steve McQueen). NSC also wishes to congratulate all other cinematographers who participated in films that have been awarded with a Gouden Kalf 2024.
Jan van Meerten overleden
⭐︎ 6 oktober 1934 - ✝︎ 21 september 2024
27.09.2024
Leidsman in het camera vak, Jan van Meerten is 21 september op 89 jarige leeftijd overleden.
ASC 2024 Student Heritage Award Nominees
Joewi Verhoeven nominated for the John Bailey Award
08.09.2024
Joewi Verhoeven NSC is nominated for the John Bailey Award 2024 by ASC!
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced the nominees in the 2024 Student Heritage Awards competition. The awards are one of several educational programs designed by the organization to support a new generation of talent in the early stages of their cinematography careers.
NFF PROF TALK CAMERA
with FRANK VAN DEN EEDEN and NANOUK LEOPOLD
05.09.2024
In this years Prof Talk in the Professionals Programm from NFF, on September 22th at 20.00 - 22.00 hours, Brigit Hillenius NSC will lead the discussion, focusing on: How do camera work and angles, style and rhythm relate to this recurring collaboration? And where and how do you, as a filmmaker, give shape to this? During the conversation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
CANCELLED NSC LED & COLOUR WORKSHOP with Ben Diaz
12 september 2024 - 10.00 - 12.00 hrs
04.09.2024
Due to the cancellation of his flight, Ben Diaz will not be able to attend the workshop. We keep you informed about a possible other day for the workshop to be organised.
The NSC's technical committee, in collaboration with Controllux and Astera, is organising a LED & COLOUR WORKSHOP about the technical aspects behind LED lighting (slow motion, moving heads, etc.) with BEN DIAZ.
Aziz Al-Dilaimi
Gerlinda Heywegen
12.07.2024
His work is often flamboyant, while he himself is reserved. He speaks softly and carefully. He visualizes everything, long before even a second has been shot, and then, in the preparation, it all has to be condensed into words. And that’s not always easy. In his opinion, it’s a curse and a blessing.
Evelin van Rei
NSC - London
12.06.2024
Evelin van Rei NSC. Dutch-born, and well-known for her intuitive and distinctive approach to image creation; visceral, textured and tenebristic. Recipient of the Angénieux Special Encouragement Award at Cannes in 2022, based in London. Evelin tell us about shooting Passenger (2024)
NSC presents KRAZY HOUSE + Q&A
Amsterdam - Het Ketelhuis
28.05.2024
After the viewing DOP Joris Kerbosch NSC wil attend the Q&A, moderator: Joris Bulstra NSC. Director Steffen Haars might join us as well.
Tickets via NSC for members and for Cineville and others via Het Ketelhuis
The OSCAR goes to HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA!
Best Cinematography - Oppenheimer
11.03.2024
picture: REUTERS
Congratulations to HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA! He wins three most impressive cinematography prizes 2024 for OPPENHEIMER. The films wins seven Oscars, including Best Directing and Best Film for Christopher Nolan. Hoytema has been Nolan's go-to DP since 2014's Interstellar. For his work on Nolan's World War II action thriller, Dunkirk (2017), Hoytema received his first Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography. Oppenheimer marks their fourth collaboration to date, and the cinematographer says that tackling seemingly impossible challenges has become a regular starting point in his and Nolan's process.
You can listen to Hoyte's speech, also promoting to shoot on celluloid again.
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA wins ASC AWARD
FEATURE FILM AWARD 2024
04.03.2024
Photo by Josh Lefkowitz/Moloshok Photography, Inc.
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) held its 38th annual awards Sunday March 3 with Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC earning the feature film award for Oppenheimer. This is Van Hoytema’s first ASC Award. He was previously nominated for Dunkirk (2018) and Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy (2012).
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA wins BAFTA
for OPPENHEIMER
19.02.2024
Oppenheimer wins seven BAFTAs: Best Film; Director for Christopher Nolan; Leading Actor for Cillian Murphy; Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.; Editing for Jennifer Lame; Original Score for Ludwig Göransson and Hoytema wins for best Cinematography, British media present at the ceremony report. It is his first BAFTA for 52-year-old Van Hoytema.
Best Cinematography CLAIRE PIJMAN NSC
New York International Women Film Festival 2024
14.02.2024
In the competition of the International Women Film Festival 2024 in New York , Claire Pijman has won the award for best cinematography for her work on the feature film ECHO THE NOW, dir.: Anet van den Elzen, prod.: SNG Film
OSCAR nomination for HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA
cinematography for OPPENHEIMER
23.01.2024
Hoyte van Hoytema is nominated for an OSCAR for his work as the director of photography for last year's Oppenheimer. It is the Dutch cinematographer's second nomination for an Academy Award. It was another Nolan film, Dunkirk, which led to Van Hoytema's first nomination six years ago. He lost out to Roger A. Deakins that year, who filmed Blade Runner 2049.
Van Hoytema's work will go up against El Conde - Edward Lachman, Killers of the Flower Moon - Rodrigo Prieto, Maestro - Matthew Libatique and Poor Things - Robbie Ryan.
Lola Mooij
Judith Boeschoten en Nina Da Costa
22.01.2024
Lola Mooij graduated from the Dutch Film Academy in 2020. She was very young when she discovered her knack for photography. Being good with people and especially with kids, Lola was able to get very close to her subjects to capture their most natural and unguarded moments
2024 ROBBY MÜLLER CEREMONY & TALK
Andrea Müller - Schirmer / IFFR / NSC
12.01.2024
Saturday the 27th of Januari Grimm Vandekerckhove will receive his 2024 - Robby Müller Award during a Ceremony at the IFFR in Rotterdam.
The ceremony starts at 15.30, following the Talk with Grimm Vandekerckhove, moderated by Guido van Gennep NSC.
NSC members can register at our office@... address or buy a ticket via IFFR.
Screening Ghost Tropic
Soho House Amsterdam
10.01.2024
For NSC members only there will be a screening of Ghost Tropic in the Soho house in Amsterdam - 22 januari 2024
This film is shot by DOP GrimmVandekerckhove and part of the RMA jury's motivation for awarding him this prize.
You can register at our office@... address
2024 ROBBY MÜLLER AWARD goes to GRIMM VANDEKERCKHOVE
Andrea Müller - Schirmer / IFFR / NSC
12.12.2023
We’re proud to announce the recipient of our fifth annual Robby Müller Award: Belgian cinematographer Grimm Vandekerckhove, renowned for his delicate, humanist work with filmmaker Bas Devos, amongst others. The award pays homage to the craft of artists working behind the lens, in the spirit of the late, celebrated cinematographer Robby Müller.
Goert Giltay
Amsterdam - Gerlinda Heywegen
29.11.2023
Goert Giltay, director of photography with a huge track record, likes to leave things up to others when his style is concerned. Every film was a new search. Sometimes his work had to be zen and a few times he got angry. But friendship was the core of his work, with ‘his’ heroes of cinema, the directors.
Best Cinematography GOERT GILTAY NSC
Tallinn Black Nights FilmFestival 2023
20.11.2023
In the official selection of the competition of the 27th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Festival 2023 in Estland, Goert Giltay has won the award for best cinematography for his work on the film Natasja's Dance, director Jos Stelling.
Jury comment: "Visually stunning with a dream-like ambience, the film transports us to a surreal environment. Based on one of the contemporary folk tales, the cinematography doesn’t just show us the beauty but immerses the viewer in a world of the characters."
Energa CAMERIMAGE 2023
Competition Documentary Feature - Reinout Steenhuizen NSC, Ruzbeh Babol
31.10.2023
Energa CAMERIMAGE 2023
Competition Music Video - BOAS van MILLIGEN BIELKE
31.10.2023
Energa CAMERIMAGE 2023
Competition Film and Art school & Documentary shorts
30.10.2023
NSC Café + intro by Andrea Müller -Schirmer
Kino - Rotterdam
30.10.2023
An oppertunity to see the film on big screen again!
Register at office@ ..
NSC Café + Q&A
IDFA festival - Eye Zaal 1
30.10.2023
The beautiful film El Eco will be screened at IDFA follwing a Q&A with the director Tatiana Heuzo.
Register at office@..
NFF Cinematography Award 2023
Emo Weemhoff wins Gouden Kalf
01.10.2023
Congratulations Emo Weemhoff with the 'Gouden Kalf Award' for Best Camera - 'Sweet Dreams' - Dutch FilmFestival 2023
NFF PROF TALK CAMERA 2023
with Josje van Erkel & Mark van Aller
01.09.2023
In this years Prof Talk in the Professionals Programm from NFF, on September 23th at 19.00 - 21.00 hours, moderator Joris Bulstra will be talking with our guests Josje and Mark about genre films and to what extent they shape the visual language.
FILTER WORKSHOP
by Ryan Avery
01.09.2023
Methods and Principals of Optical illusion. Ryan Avery - Vice President for Formatt KT America - will be conducting a workshop on cinema filters for cameras, specially for NSC members.
Join this event September 14th in the Film Academy Amsterdam. You need to register at our office@ address.
SBC Special screening REBEL
with DoP Robrecht Heyvaert SBC
30.08.2023
All NSC members are invited to join our collegues from Belgium to watch this special private screening of REBEL. Wednesday September 6th at 20.30 hrs at the Cinema Avanture in Brussels. Register via doodle (info see our sept 1st NSC newsletter).
Free Read: BC Exclusive: Hoyte van Hoytema ASC NSC FSF on Oppenheimer
Only this Sunday August 20th
20.08.2023
So, you’ve watched the film – now find out how it was made in BC's latest Long Read, free read available for this Sunday August 20th.
Britisch Cinematographer - Exclusive
Britisch Cinematographer - Exclusive
Stroszek & La Soufrière + Q&A with Ed Lachman ASC
Eye ma 17 juli 2023, 20:00 - Cinema 1
15.07.2023
Acclaimed cinematographer Ed Lachman ASC is a special guest to talk about his collaboration with Werner Herzog. Lachman worked with him on Stroszek (1977) and La Soufrière (1977), during which they climbed a volcano on the verge of eruption. Both films will also be screened.
Zomergasten VPRO 2023
Hoyte van Hoytema ASC, FSF, NSC
10.07.2023
On Sunday, July 30th, at 20:15 hours, there will be an evening-filled broadcast of the show "Zomergasten" (Summer guests) - VPRO on NPO2, featuring special guest Hoyte van Hoytema. All of his favorite TV and movie moments will be shown and discussed. Moderator: Theo Maassen.
Euro Cine Expo 2023
by Miga Bär
05.07.2023
Miga Bär attended the Euro Cine Expo in Munich this year and has prepared a report detailing all the technical updates presented at the Expo, which you would like to know.
NSC VIEWING + Q&A
Oppenheimer + Hoyte van Hoytema
26.06.2023
Special screening on 70mm in Eye Filmmuseum Cinema 1 and afterwards the Q&A with dop Hoyte van Hoytema NSC ASC FSF
27 juli 2023 start film at 19.30 uur
the viewing is SOLD OUT
NSC Café
The Blue Caftan
25.06.2023
You can still join us in the NSC Café; 27 juni, 21.15 uur in Eye Cinema 3.
Register at our office@ address.
In the Picture
Lennert Hillege NSC
22.06.2023
An interview with Lennert Hillege NSC published in AFC - French Society of Cinematographers. Lennert speaks about the challenges of shooting "Occupied City", by Steve McQueen
By François Reumont
HBO CAS 2023
special screening for NSC
21.06.2023
June 14th, the HBO Camera Assessment Series 2023 was specialy screened for the NSC at the Filmacademy. Suny Behar joined us online for the Q&A afterwards.
In the Picture
Ties Versteegh NSC
21.06.2023
Angenieux' latest blog (21.06) is all about the story behind the lens choices Ties Versteegh NSC made for his film "Expedition Cupido' (in post production)
New York Indie Film Festival
Best Cinematograpy 2023
14.06.2023
DoP Mark van Aller NSC has won the prize for Best Cinematography at the prestigious New York Independent Film Festival.
Making Movies at Full Steam!
Lennert Hillege NSC
08.06.2023
A conversation about making films that give you wings and also about working in an entirely associative way, which somehow ended up in a passionate plea to cherish filmmakers more.
By Gerlinda Heywegen
In the Picture
Tibor Dingelstad NSC
02.06.2023
An interview with Tibor Dingelstad NSC published in The British Cinematographer. Tibor shares how he crafted a visual language influenced by the street photography and naturalism for British-Dutch drama Silver Haze
By Helen Parkinson
ROBBY MÜLLER AND PARIS ,TEXAS
Article from Barbara Scharres - The American Cinematographer, februari 1985
20.03.2023
The ASC website recently published this article again in the American Cinematographer Magazine. The photos in the article are by Agnes Godard AFC.
NSC welcomes NEW MEMBERS 2023
Amsterdam, board NSC
01.03.2023
The NSC welcomes 6 new full members, and 31 associated members. A very warm welcome to all of them.
Workshop Virtual Production
RSS - Amsterdam
19.02.2023
1-day Workshop Virtual Production
'Very intrersting and joyfull workshop!'
More comments and pictures soon
RMA 2023
29.01.2023
On the occasion of the 2023 IFFR and in collaboration with the NSC, Hélène Louvart is awarded with the fourth Robby Müller Award.
Image:
Robby Müller
Still life, La Palma, March–April 1985
Polaroid 600 Inkjet-print fine art on cardboard
CLOSE
genomineerd voor Oscar
26.01.2023
Belgische film ‘Close’ van Lukas Dhont genomineerd voor Oscar, gedraaid door DoP Frank van den Eeden NSC SBC.
ROBBY MULLER AWARD 2023
Ceremony & IFFR Talk
25.01.2023
Sunday 29 januari 2023 the French cinematographer Hélène Louvart will receive the 4th annual Robby Müller Award. The award honours an outstanding ‘image maker’ in the spirit of Robby Müller. The ceremony followed by the IFFR Talk is from
16.00 - 18.00 uur at De Doelen, Rotterdam.
CAMERAS & DRINKS
by Ties Versteegh
19.01.2023
Thursday 19th Januari, the NSC ran a new informal event hosted by Camalot and Vocas in which the Arri Alexa 35 and the Sony Venice 2 were showcased to their members at Pont 13 - Amsterdam.
PINA
by Nina da Costa
13.01.2023
A stunning film, a glorious homage to modern dance and one of its premier authors and the best justification of 3D technology to date.
COVID 19
versie 10.0
11.01.2023
Met ingang van 10 januari 2023 is het COVID-19 protocol voor de AV-sector geactualiseerd; versie 10.0 In het protocol zijn wijzigingen ten opzichte van de vorige versie gemarkeerd met een oranje streep. Dit betreft onder meer de extra voorzorgsmaatregelen voor reizigers van en naar China en het advies om waar mogelijk CO2-meters te gebruiken om de luchtkwaliteit in verblijfsruimten te monitoren. 
No plans on retiring any time soon
Piotr Kukla
08.01.2023
Fantastic. Piotr Kukla will often use that word in this interview when he is talking about something or someone. Full of love for the directors he has worked with for years, and where storyboarding is sacred. A conversation with Kukla round the corner from where he lives, in a café in The Hague in November 2022.
Never in charge, always a guest
Sander Snoep
02.09.2022
Sander Snoep has been a well-known player in the Dutch documentary scene for years and would never have expected to still be so passionate about his profession.
In a hurry to make that one masterpiece
Paul Özgür
25.02.2022
“When I saw Y tu mama tambien (Alfonso Cuarón, 2001) as a fifteen-year-old kid, I was so moved! It is still my most favorite film. But it isn’t like I thought right then and there that I wanted to do something in film.”
"I Approach Things With Heart"
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
05.02.2022
Variety.com writes about Robby Müller Award 2022
“When he films empty space, it becomes clear that it was actually never empty.”
Finding Synergy
Myrthe Mosterman
15.11.2021
A Gouden Kalf Award (Dutch film award) for her first feature film; that is what happened to DP Myrthe Mosterman in October 2020. She talks about her style and how she prefers to work. It seems inevitable to address ‘being a woman’ within this ‘male profession’.
A jazz musician’s travels
Jean Counet
01.06.2021
There were five films on the shortlist for discussion with DP Jean Counet. Two feature films and three documentaries. Although Counet studied Directing at St Lukas, Brussels, he prefers to be a cameraman. But the conversation via Zoom kicked off with his own work, due to the March 2020 lockdown.
Gangs of London
Martijn van Broekhuizen
23.04.2021
Martijn van Broekhuizen worked with director Rolf van Eijk on My foolish heart, the music filled neo-noir drama from 2018 about the mysterious death of legendary jazz player Chet Baker. At the moment he works on the second season of the series Gangs of London.
Insight and Wonder
Richard van Oosterhout
10.02.2021
Netherlands Society of Cinematographers initiates a series of interviews. NSC chair Richard van Oosterhout starts. He talks about his work, a Dutch New Deal, creativity on set and about breaking with what you already know.
Sidik and The Panther
17.11.2020
SIDIK AND THE PANTHER is a film about a man called Sidik, wandering around in the mountains of Kurdistan looking for a sign of the Persian leopard. An animal that once lived in Kurdistan but fled across borders because of wars and conflicts. Directed by Reber Dosky and shot by Roy van Egmond. Selected for IDFA 2019 and Camerimage 2020, mominated for an IMAGE award.
Sisters
05.05.2020
SISTERS is a short dance film by director Daphne Lucker and cinematographer Casper van Oort. It screened and won prices at festivals all over the world. In November it screened in the student competition at Camerimage and won the IMAGO Student Award 2020.
Under the Skin
27.04.2020
UNDER THE SKIN from director Emma Branderhorst and cinematographer Michel Rosendaal screened at the Berlinale earlier this year. We spoke with Michel about this poetically shot twenty-minute short film.
First ROBBY MÜLLER AWARD goes to Diego García
Goes to Diego García
30.10.2019
The Robby Müller Award honours an ‘image maker’ who, in the spirit of the late Robby Müller, has created an authentic, credible and emotionally striking visual language throughout their oeuvre. The first award goes to Diego García and will be presented at the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
The Crcle of Film
04.10.2019
"Wil de Nederlandse filmcultuur overleven, dan zal de filmketen een filmketting moeten worden! Dan moet het einde van die keten (de filmexploitatie) aan het begin (de filmproductie) geklonken worden. Dan moeten de baten aan het einde de 'boost' voor een nieuw begin zijn."
Regisseurs naar de achterbank
24.08.2019
Doreen Boonekamp zwaait af na tien jaar als directeur van het Nederlands Fonds voor de Film. Waar staat de Nederlandse film na het afscheid van de machtigste Filmfonds-directeur van de afgelopen kwart eeuw?
New deal NSC
01.07.2019
Uit een NSC-enquête die in mei 2018 onder de leden is gehouden, was de belangrijkste conclusie dat het de DP’s frustreert dat ze hun werk niet optimaal kunnen uitvoeren. Daarom dit manifest met suggesties om het werkproces te veranderen.
NSC Investigates Film Making Process in The Netherlands
Film Making Process in The Netherlands
01.05.2019
The Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC) conducted a survey among its members as a response to the Netherlands Film Production Incentive 2014-2017 evaluation. The aim was to find out whether the Film Fund's policy 'more money to less productions' and the Netherlands Film Production Incentive led to the intended changes in working conditions. The survey examines the relation between Film Fund, producers and creators.
The Cinematographer as Co-Author
23.11.2018
While cleaning up his archive film journalist Hans Beerekamp found several editions of the (small-scale published) Dutch film magazine Cineécri. In the third publication from 1965 he found a contribution by the late Robby Müller NSC, BVK (1940-2018). Just graduated from the Dutch Film Academy in 1964 he writes about the collaboration with directors. Given the still actual content we have translated the article for a wide audience.