'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' - jury RMA
In remembrance of Robby Müller and as a tribute to his legacy, the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC), the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), and Andrea Müller-Schirmer established the Robby Müller Award in 2020. The award is presented annually for exceptional artistic contributions to film. It honours an image maker who has created an authentic, credible and emotionally striking visual language. The aim of the Robby Müller Award is to stimulate originality and artistry in international arthouse cinema and to encourage today’s cinematographers and filmmakers to open their eyes and experiment, to find a more outspoken way of visual narration. Film is an art that has to progress, that has to evolve.
Kino Rotterdam had the incredible opportunity to ask cinematographer Lol Crawley a few questions about his work on The Brutalist and of course about VistaVision.
Britisch cineamtographer Lol Crawley spoke about his experience of shooting Brady Corbet's Oscar-nominated epic 'The Brutalist' at this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam, where he was awarded the Robby Müller Award.
The Brutalist is a captivating epic about a brilliant artist. Nerve-wracking is the way the viewer is drawn into the story in the opening minutes of the film.
During IFFR, Crawley will be the sixth 'image maker' to receive the Robby Müller Award. He joins other cinematographers such as Grimm Vandekerckhove (Here, 2023) and Hélène Louvart (La Chimera, 2023). In the run-up to the festival, Crawley will reflect on his collaboration with Brady Corbet, previous experiences as a cinematographer an the inspiration he drew from Robby Müller's images.
We’re proud to announce the recipient of our sixth annual Robby Müller Award: British cinematographer Lol Crawley, most recently known for Brady Corbet’s epic post-war drama The Brutalist (2024), as well as White Noise (Noah Baumbach, 2022), The Humans (Stephen Karam, 2021) and 45 Years (Andrew Haigh, 2015).
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.
Interview with Grimm Vandekerckhove about Robby Müller's work and winning the award.
Interview with Grimm Vandekerckhove about the Robby Müller Award 2024
How Grimm Vandekerckhove is known for the subtler way in which he captures the inner world of characters, such as that of a cleaning lady on a nighttime journey home in GHOST TROPIC (2019)
'Time is Everything in Cinema' - Grimm Vandekerckhove about winning the Robby Müller Award.
The recipient for the fifth annual Robby Müller Award is 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.
Each year, IFFR acknowledges the craft of an outstanding image maker with the Robby Müller Award, given in collaboration with the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC) and Andrea Müller-Schirmer, the wife of the late Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller.
Robby Müller Award Recipient Hélène Louvart Says Working With Olivia Colman Made Her Job ‘Easier’
Robby Müller Award-winnaar Hélène Louvart. 'Wij proberen dromen concreet te maken'
Robby Müller Award 2023: Hélène Louvart
The Robby Müller Award is a collaboration between IFFR, the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC) and Andrea Müller-Schirmer, Robby Müller’s wife. For our upcoming edition the award goes to French cinematographer Hélène Louvart, whose cinematography is also featured in Limelight title, Un petit frère by director Léonor Serraille.
‘I Approach Things With Heart’: Robby Müller Award Recipient Sayombhu Mukdeeprom on Cinematography
Big Talk Sayombhu Mukdeeprom: 'Ik had twee lenzen: een 35mm en nog een 35mm'
Robby Müller Award 2022 : Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Acclaimed for his collaborations with filmmakers Luca Guadagnino and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, including the latter’s world premiere of Mysterious Object at Noon at IFFR 2000, Thai cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom returns to IFFR 2022 to receive the third annual Robby Müller Award. With the award, the jury celebrates his ongoing contribution to contemporary cinema and visual culture, and explains, “we believe his approach has not only put a significant mark on the global auteur cinema of the 21st Century, but it also echoes the classic ethics and aesthetics of Robby Müller.”
‘First Cow’ Director Kelly Reichardt on the ‘Daily Process of Making Art’
Accepting the Robby Muller award online this week, ahead of a talk at the International Film Festival Rotterdam to celebrate her work, Kelly Reichardt appeared delighted with its form.
Kelly Reichardt will receive the second annual Robby Müller Award. As part of the award, she will also receive a gallery print of one of Robby Müller’s Polaroids.
“Hij had ook talent om te fotograferen,” zegt Andrea Müller-Schirmer (1963), vrouw van de wereldberoemde cameraman Robby Müller die in 2018 op 77-jarige leeftijd overleed. Zij koos de door hem gemaakte polaroidfoto; de eerste winnaar van de Robby Müller Award krijgt als prijs daarvan een print.
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced on Sunday new titles to be screened during the 2020 edition, and will establish a new award after the late great cinematographer Robby Müller.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC) and Andrea Müller-Schirmer, the late cinematographer Robby Müller’s wife, have launched the Robby Müller Award. The award honours an ‘image maker’ (cinematographer, filmmaker or visual artist) who, in the spirit of Robby Müller, has created an authentic, credible and emotionally striking visual language throughout her/his oeuvre. The first award goes to Diego García and will be presented at IFFR 2020.
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.
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![]() Robby Müller - while working on 'To Live And Die In L.A.' (1984 - 1985)
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![]() Robby Müller, while shooting To Live and Die in L.A., Los Angeles, 1984 - 1985
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![]() Robby Müller - Hotel Miramare, Sestri Levante II, June 2, 1977 Polaroid
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![]() Robby Müller, Botanical garden, Berlin, 1980s Polaroid
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![]() Robby Müller - Winter tree, Englischer Garten, Munich, 1980s Polaroid
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![]() Robby Müller - while shooting Down By Law - 1985 Polaroid
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