Alar Kivilo
Alar Kivilo (born February 17, 1953 in Montreal , Quebec ) is a Canadian cameraman .
Life
Alar Kivilo was born in Montreal as the son of Estonian war refugees who emigrated to Canada via Sweden during the Second World War . After Kivilo received his first camera at the age of 17, he decided against the wish of his father, an architect, to start a science degree and moved to Toronto in 1970 , where he studied film at York University from 1971 to 1972 . After graduating, he and a few fellow students founded Alliance Atlantis, their first company specializing in documentary films for television. By shooting commercials, music videos, short films and foreign documentaries, such as in Cuba (1976) and Greenland (1977), he then made his first feature film in 1982 with the television film 984: Prisoner of the Future , a science fiction drama to turn.
After several television films and a few nominations for the Gemini Award , the Canadian film award, Kivilo moved to Los Angeles , where he was able to shoot his first major feature film with Frequency in 2000 .
Kivilo lives with his wife and two daughters in both Los Angeles and Tallinn , Estonia, where he visits his family every year.
Filmography (selection)
- 1973: Ruberg
- 1982: 984: Prisoner of the Future
- 1983: Boys and Girls
- 1983: Fun on Copper Mountain (Copper Mountain)
- 1994: Avalanche - hostage in the snow (Avalanche)
- 1994: My Daily Murder (Heads)
- 1995: Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
- 1995: Love to the Dead (Friends at Last)
- 1995: The Invaders (The Invaders)
- 1996: The sinking of the Cosa Nostra (Gotti)
- 1997: Weapons of Mass Distraction
- 1998: A Simple Plan (A Simple Plan)
- 1999: Black and Blue (Black and Blue)
- 2000: Frequency
- 2001: The Glass House
- 2002: The Tribunal (Hart's War)
- 2004: NYPD 2069
- 2005: Aurora Borealis
- 2005: The Ice Harvest
- 2006: The Lake House (The Lake House)
- 2007: The Rules of Violence (The Lookout)
- 2009: Blind Side - The Big Chance (The Blind Side)
- 2009: Taking Chance
- 2009: Year One - Every beginning is difficult (Year One)
- 2011: Bad Teacher
- 2012: The Lucky One ( The Lucky One )
- 2016: The Choice - Until the Last Day (The Choice)
- 2018: Country of habit (The Land of Steady Habits)
Awards
- 1997: Nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special by The Kiss of Death of the Cosa Nostra
- 1995: Nomination for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series by My Daily Murder
- 1996: Nomination for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series by Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
Web links
- Alar Kivilo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b VASTAB ALAR KIVILO ( Memento from January 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.0 MB) on temuki.ee (Estonian), accessed on December 17, 2011
- ↑ ALAR KIVILO, ASC, CSC SHOOTS "BAD TEACHER" on panavision.com from July 12, 2011 (English), accessed on December 17, 2011
- ↑ Alar Kivilo on Cinematographers.nl (English), accessed on December 17, 2011
- ↑ Aurora Borealis ( Memento of April 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) at www.auroraborealis-themovie.com (English), accessed on December 17, 2011
- ↑ Märt Milter: PERSOON: Alar Kivilo - meie mees Hollywoodis on epl.ee of March 24, 2001 (Estonian), accessed on December 17, 2011
- ↑ Alar Kivilo - Ruberg at mtlmes.ca (English), accessed on December 17, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kivilo, Alar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th February 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Quebec , Canada |