Alexis Zabé

Alexis Zabé (* in Mexico City ) is a Mexican cameraman .

Life

Alexis Zabé, born in Mexico City , studied there at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos. Before he started making films, Zabé worked in advertising and made music videos, for example for Pharrell Williams and Die Antwoord .

Zabé first acted as cameraman for the short film Un volcán de lava de hielo from 1994. In 2003 the feature film Mexican Kids - Temporada de patos followed , and in 2007 Stellet Licht . For his work on the film The Florida Project by Sean Baker in 2017 he was nominated several times, including by the National Society of Film Critics . He had already made the short film Snowbird with Baker the year before . In January 2018, the film is Tyrel by Sebastián Silva at the Sundance Film Festival are presented.

For the film magazine Variety , Zabé was one of the 10 Cinematographers to Watch in 2017 .

At the end of June 2018, Zabé became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .

Filmography (selection)

1994: Un volcán de lava de hielo (short film)
2003: Mexican Kids - Temporada de patos (Temporada de patos)
2007: Set the light
2008: Lake Tahoe
2012: Post Tenebras Lux
2017: The Florida Project
2018: Tyrel

Awards (selection)

Chlotrudis Award

2018: Nomination for the best camera ( Stellet Licht )

MTV Video Music Awards

2013 : Nomination for Best Camera (Video for Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Sacrilege )

National Society of Film Critics Award

2018: Runner-up in the Best Cinematography category ( The Florida Project )

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award

2017: Nomination for Best Camera (The Florida Project)

Web links

Alexis Zabé in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Official website of Alexis Zabé (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b press booklet 'The Florida Project' In: 14films.de. Retrieved January 7, 2018 (PDF; 910 kB)
↑ Alexis Zabé In: Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
↑ https://thelift.mx/7237/alexis-zabe-and-diego-garcia-head-to-sundance/
↑ 10 Cinematographers to Watch In: Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
^ Gregg Kilday: Academy Invites Record 928 New Members. In: The Hollywood Reporter, June 25, 2018.
↑ Hilary Lewis: 'Lady Bird' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics In: The Hollywood Reporter, January 6, 2018.
↑ 2017 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards In: sffcc.org. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Zabé, Alexis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	mexican cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mexico City , Mexico

[14films-1] press booklet 'The Florida Project' In: 14films.de. Retrieved January 7, 2018 (PDF; 910 kB)

[2] Alexis Zabé In: Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

[3] ttps://thelift.mx/7237/alexis-zabe-and-diego-garcia-head-to-sundance/

[4] 10 Cinematographers to Watch In: Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

[5] Gregg Kilday: Academy Invites Record 928 New Members. In: The Hollywood Reporter, June 25, 2018.

[6] Hilary Lewis: 'Lady Bird' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics In: The Hollywood Reporter, January 6, 2018.

[7] 2017 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards In: sffcc.org. Retrieved December 23, 2017.