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Jo Willems

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Jo Willems
Born(1970-11-00)November 1970
Alma materLUCA School of Arts
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Karen O'Brien
(m. 2000)

Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer, known for his collaboration with directors David Slade[1] and Francis Lawrence.[2]

Early life

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Growing up in Westerlo outside Antwerp, he studied film at the LUCA School of Arts,[3] before he relocated to the United Kingdom at the age of 21.[4]

Filmography

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Feature film

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Year Title Director Notes
2005 Hard Candy David Slade
London Hunter Richards
2007 Rocket Science Jeffrey Blitz
30 Days of Night David Slade
2009 Confessions of a Shopaholic P. J. Hogan
2011 Limitless Neil Burger
2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Francis Lawrence
2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
2018 Red Sparrow
2020 His House Remi Weekes
2021 Finch Miguel Sapochnik
2022 Slumberland Francis Lawrence
2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
2025 The Long Walk Post-production
TBA The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Michelle Garza Cervera

Television

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Year Title Director Notes
2012 Gotham Francis Lawrence TV movie
Touch Episode "Pilot"
Awake David Slade Episode "Pilot"
2017 American Gods 3 episodes
2019 See Francis Lawrence 3 episodes[5]
2025 Black Mirror David Slade Episode "Plaything"

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Result
2007 Fancine Best Cinematography Hard Candy Won
2020 British Independent Film Awards Best Cinematography His House Nominated[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Jo Willems, ASC, SBC Curates ASC's Instagram". American Society of Cinematographers. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ Blair, Ian. "Dystopian Views". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Jo Willems about Red Sparrow". Belgian Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Jo Willems ASC, SBC". My Management. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. ^ Chow, Riley (28 April 2020). "See cinematographer Jo Willems reveals how he lit the show without lights". Gold Derby. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. ^ Ritman, Alex (9 December 2020). "British Independent Film Awards: Saint Maud, His House, Rocks Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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