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Manuel Alberto Claro graduated as a stills photographer from Milan's Istitutto Europeo di Design in 1994. He worked as an assistant photographer in Milan, New York and Copenhagen before enrolling at the National Film School of Denmark in 1997.
Since 2001 he has shot a number of features among them Reconstruction, which won the Camera d'Or in Cannes 2003 and the Bronze Frog at Camerimage 2004. Dark Horse which premiered in Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2005. Allegro which premiered at Venice Film Festival 2005 and for which he won both the Robert and the Bodil 2006 awards for best cinematography.
CINEMATOGRAHY AWARDS
- Frog of Frogs for Reconstruction, Camerimage 2007
- Bodil for Allegro & Dark Horse, 2006
- Robert for Allegro, 2006
- Bronze Frog for Reconstruction, Camerimage 2004
- Golden Plaque for Reconstruction, Chicago International Filmfestival 2003
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
FEATURES
- 2009 Velsignelsen, Dir. Heidi Maria Faisst
- 2008 Alt er relativt, Dir. Mikala Krogh
- 2008 Kandidaten, Dir. Kasper Barfoed, (www.kandidatenfilmen.dk)
- 2008 Tempelriddernes Skat III, Dir. Giacomo Campeotto, (www.tempelriddernesskat.dk)
- 2007 Tempelriddernes Skat II, Dir. Giacomo Campeotto, (www.tempelriddernesskat.dk)
- 2007 Weapons, Dir. Adam Bhala Lough
- 2005 Allegro, Dir. Christoffer Boe, (www.allegrofilm.dk)
- 2005 Dark Horse, Dir. Dagur Kari, (www.voksnemennesker.dk)
- 2004 Whats Wrong With this Picture, Dir. Lotte Svendsen
- 2004 Silkroad, Dir. Jytte Rex
- 2003 Reconstruction, Dir. Christoffer Boe
- 2003 Scratch, Dir. Anders Gustafsson
- 2002 Zakka West, Dir. Mikael Colville-Andersen
SHORT FICTION & DOCUMENTARY
- 2007 Fremkaldt, Dir.Oliver Zahle
- 2006 Trout, Dir. Johnny Barrington
- 2006 Retshjælpen, Dir. Per K. Kirkegaard
- 2005 Liv, Dir. Heidi Faist
- 2005 Snart Kommer Tiden, Dir. Christian Dyekær
- 2004 Visions of Europe, Dir. Christoffer Boe
- 2002 The Boy Below, Dir. Morten Giese
- 2002 Svend Åge Madsen, Dir. Christian Braad Thomsen
- 2002 Frekvens, Dir. Martin De Thurah
- 2002 Araki, Dir. Anders Morgenthaler
- 2001 MK, Dir. Mikala Krogh
- 2001 Anxiety, Dir. Christoffer Boe
- 1999 Virginity, Dir. Christoffer Boe
- 1998 Obsession, Dir. Christoffer Boe
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