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'Amelie' tops American Cinematographer poll

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "Amelie" has been named the best-shot film of 1998-2008 according to a recent online poll by American Cinematographer magazine.

Amelie_boffoposter Shot by Bruno Delbonnel, the Oscar-nominated pic stars Audrey Tautou as a young waitress who glides around the streets of Paris, trying to help others along the way.

“This is a real honor for me, especially considering the other movies in this list,” says Delbonnel. “These are some of the finest cinematographers, and I’m not sure I deserve to be among them, but I am very happy to be. They are all explorers.”

For the new poll, more than 17,000 around the world participated, most of whom were subscribers to American Cinematographer.

Here are the top 10 results:


1.   "Amélie:" Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC (2001)

2.   "Children of Men:" Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (2006)

3.   "Saving Private Ryan:" Janusz Kaminski (1998)

4.   "There Will Be Blood:" Robert Elswit, ASC (2007)

5.   "No Country for Old Men:" Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (2007)

6.   "Fight Club:" Jeff Cronenweth, ASC (1999)

7.   "The Dark Knight:" Wally Pfister, ASC (2008)

8.   "Road to Perdition:" Conrad L. Hall, ASC (2002)

9.   "Cidade de Deus (City of God):" César Charlone, ABC (2002)

10. "American Beauty:" Conrad L. Hall, ASC (1999)

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David Lynch to judge new Vimeo awards


Lynch_boffonew Vimeo has announced a new online video awards with director David Lynch on board to judge the site's experimental category.

Vimeo_boffo The innaugural Vimeo Festvival+Awards, held Oct. 8 and 9 in New York City, will honor "the creative minds behind the world's most innovative videos online."

Other judges to include Morgan Spurlock, Roman Coppola, Fred Seibert and more.

(Get the complete list of categories after the jump)

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CANNES: 'Armadillo' wins Critics' Grand Prix

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by John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassey

First-time helmer Janus Metz' documentary "Armadillo," about two Danish soldiers in Afghanistan, won the Critics' Week Grand Prix at Cannes on Thursday.

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