Ulf Brantås

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Ulf Brantås (born March 6, 1957 in Vänersborg , Västergötland , Sweden ) is a Swedish cameraman .

Life

After Ulf Brantås graduated from high school in 1976 with a specialization in business, he worked as an assistant at Falk & Partners Advertising Agency and studied advertising and design at the Beckmans School of Art from 1978 to 1979 . This was followed by an interlude at the advertising agency Hall & Cederquist / Young & Rubicam , before Brantås went freelance as a professional musician with the Swedish band Dave & the Mistakes . He achieved international fame as the opening act for Elvis Costello during his tour between February and April 1981 in the United Kingdom .

He ventured his first steps into the movie business after his music career when he at production assistant Studio 24 / Roy Andersson Film Co. was. When he founded the production company The Record Film Company in 1988, he was also able to work as a cameraman for the first time. His debut work Women on the Roof was awarded the European Film Prize for Best Camera . Brantås was the first to win this category. In addition to some documentaries, short films and TV films, there should also be other feature films such as Raus aus Åmål , Together! and Lilja follow 4-ever . For the latter he was awarded the Guldbagge for best camera in 2003. In 2010, as Director of photography (DP), he was primarily responsible for the lighting and visual atmosphere for the 3-camera production of Single Father (directed by Sam Miller , BBC Scotland ).

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Guldbagge
European film award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ulf Brantås in the online database of the Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved May 4, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Brantås, Ulf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Vanersborg , Västergötland, Sweden