FilmLight has finalized the jury for the 2024 FilmLight Colour Awards and announced Australian film director, screenwriter and producer George Miller as guest of honor and award winning Australian cinematographer Mandy Walker as 2024 jury president.
George Miller, AO is known for direction the dystopian action-adventure Mad Max films as well as The Witches of Eastwick, Babe, Happy Feet and more. Mandy Walker, AM, ASC, ACS is known for work on Elvis, Mulan, Hidden Figures, Tracks, Australia and more.
FilmLight also welcomes the following international talent to complete this year’s highly prestigious jury:
Kaitlyn Battistelli, senior colorist and partner at ETHOS STUDIO in LA.
Greg Fisher, senior colorist at Company 3, London.
Jose Francisco Neto, senior colorist and founder of DOT in São Paulo.
Catherine Goldschmidt, award-winning cinematographer whose work includes the 12th Season of Doctor Who, the Emmy-nominated show Dummy, the BBC/Amazon series Chloe and HBO’s House of the Dragon.
Birgit Gudjonsdottir, award-winning Icelandic cinematographer with an extensive career in commercials, documentaries and feature films, including Goodbye Lenin! And The Bourne Supremacy.
Jax Harney, founder and senior colorist at X-LDN in London.
Yong Hou, acclaimed Chinese cinematographer, director, professor at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, doctoral supervisor and president of the Chinese Society of Cinematographers.
Tim Kuhn, BVK. award-winning German cinematographer, known for his work on series like Breaking Even (2020) and Amazon series Luden (2023).
Michael Liu, distinguished Chinese cinematographer whose portfolio includes including The Wandering Earth series.
Tim Masick, senior colorist at Company 3, New York.
Avik Mukhopadhayay, esteemed Indian cinematographer known for his work with directors like Mrinal Sen and Aparna Sen.
Marina Starke, Berlin-based senior colorist with a portfolio in feature films, series, commercials, and music videos.
Jason Zukowski, senior colorist at Fort York VFX in Toronto.
They join the previously announced jury members to complete this year’s jury: Ben Gervais – freelance technical producer; Mahak Gupta, senior colorist at Bridge PostWorks; Elodie Ichter, senior colorist at Light Iron; Natasha Leonnet, senior colorist, Picture Shop; Dirk Meier, freelance colorist, lecturer and 2023 FilmLight Colour Awards winner; Erik Messerschmidt, ASC, cinematographer; Yov Moor, senior freelance colorist; Robert Richardson, ASC, ACK, cinematographer; and Damien Vandercruyssen, senior colorist at Harbor.
The FilmLight Colour Awards are open to colorists on any grading platform and close for entry on 31 July. A shortlist will be announced in autumn and the winners unveiled at EnergaCAMERIMAGE in November.
For more information, please visit: www.filmlightcolourawards.com/
