{"id":7903,"date":"2017-02-23T23:31:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T22:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/camernew.klienci.052b.com\/gratulacje-dla-vittorio-storaro-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T03:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T01:41:27","slug":"gratulacje-dla-vittorio-storaro-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.camerimage.pl\/en\/gratulacje-dla-vittorio-storaro-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CONGRATULATIONS TO VITTORIO STORARO"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is our great pleasure to announce that The George Eastman Museum will honor cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, A.S.C., A.I.C. with the George Eastman Award, the museum\u2019s highest honor in motion pictures. The highly esteemed cinematographer will be recognized for his outstanding contribution to the art of film.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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In accepting the honor, he joins such film legends as\u00a0Charles Chaplin<\/strong>,\u00a0Gary Cooper<\/strong>,\u00a0Joan Crawford<\/strong>,\u00a0Cecil B. DeMille<\/strong>,\u00a0Michael Douglas<\/strong>,\u00a0Greta Garbo<\/strong>,\u00a0Lillian Gish<\/strong>,\u00a0Audrey Hepburn<\/strong>,\u00a0Gregory Peck<\/strong>,\u00a0Martin Scorsese<\/strong>,\u00a0James Stewart<\/strong>,\u00a0Meryl Streep<\/strong>, and most recently\u00a0Michael Keaton<\/strong>. The George Eastman Award was established in 1955 as the first retrospective film award to honor artistic work of enduring value.<\/div>\n
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Congratulations, Mr. Storaro!<\/div>\n
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Vittorio Storaro<\/strong>\u00a0needs no introduction, but for those who need a reminder please see below.<\/div>\n
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Vittorio\u00a0Storaro<\/div>\n
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Italian cinematographer born in 1940, in Rome. He has worked on over 50 films and several television series. A three-time Oscar winner for\u00a0Apocalypse Now<\/em><\/span>,\u00a0Reds<\/em><\/span>, and\u00a0The Last Emperor<\/span><\/em>. A long-time cooperator of\u00a0Bernardo Bertolucci<\/strong>, he has also worked with such filmmakers as\u00a0Francis Ford Coppola<\/strong>,\u00a0Warren Beatty<\/strong>, or\u00a0Carlos Saura<\/strong>. In 2001, he received an Honorary Doctorate from the PWSFTviT in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a.<\/div>\n
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He has been connected with the Camerimage Festival from the very beginning. He has attended the Festival 14 times already. In 1993, he was chair of the Festival jury. A year later, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award. His long-time cooperation with\u00a0Bertolucci<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Saura<\/strong>\u00a0was recognized with the Cinematographer-Director Duo Award in 1997 and 2009, respectively.<\/div>\n
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Vittorio Storaro<\/strong>\u00a0is by far one of the most award-winning artists of our Festival. He can also brag several special awards. In 1998, he received Special Award from the President of the Polish Film Institute for\u00a0Carlos Saura<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Tango<\/em><\/span>. In 2000, he was awarded The Golden Camera for the Greatest Artistic Personality among Cinematographers.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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As the patron and supporter of the Festival, in 2001 he presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to\u00a0Owen Roizman<\/strong>\u00a0together with\u00a0Vilmos Zsigmond<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Billy Williams<\/strong>. In 2007, the 15th edition of the Festival featured\u00a0Vitttorio Stroraro<\/strong>‘s exhibition called \u201cStroraro: Writing with Light\u201d. He has also conducted numerous film workshops and seminars here at the Festival.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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In 2015, together with the director\u00a0Majid Majidi<\/strong>\u00a0he received the Outstanding Cinematic Duo Award, for their collaboration in\u00a0Muhammad: The Messenger of God<\/span><\/em>. \u00a0<\/div>\n
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He was recently the cinematographer for\u00a0Woody Allen<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0Caf\u00e9 Society<\/em><\/span>\u00a0and is currently working on another feature with\u00a0him.<\/div>\n
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