Eduard Grau

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Eduard Grau
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Grau at the 2019 Goya Awards
Born1981
Barcelona
NationalitySpanish
Other namesEdu Grau
Organization American Society of Cinematographers

Eduard "Edu" Grau A.S.C. (born 1981) [1] is a Spanish cinematographer.

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He is best known for his work on the films A Single Man (2009), Suffragette (2015), Gringo (2018) and his collaborations with director Joel Edgerton (2015 and 2018).

Grau is a three-times Camerimage Golden Frog nominee, winning Bronze for Buried in 2010. The same year, he was named as one of Variety's "10 Cinematographers to watch". [2] Grau is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2013. [3] In January 2021, he became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. [4]

Life and work

Grau was born in Barcelona.

He graduated from the Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) and the National Film and Television School (Beaconsfield, UK). [5]

Grau shot his first feature, Honor of the Knights by Catalan auteur Albert Serra, at age 23. It was screened in the Director's Fortnight section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival alongside works by David Cronenberg, Gus Van Sant and William Friedkin. [6]

After shooting his follow-up film Kicks with director Lindy Heymann, Grau was hired to be the cinematographer for fashion designer Tom Ford's film A Single Man starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore at age 27. [7] [8] i-D magazine included the film on its list of the "35 most stylish films of all time". [9]

After Grau's fourth feature film, Finisterrae, was praised for its "splendid" and "painterly" imagery, [10] [11] he took on the challenging task to shoot Buried , starring Ryan Reynolds – a 95-minute film entirely set in a coffin underground. [12]

While 2011's The Awakening was met with mixed reviews, critics noted that the film "looks great" and lauded "Eduard Grau’s elegant cinematography". [13] [14]

Grau lensed the music video for Lady Gaga's 2011 song Born This Way, directed by Nick Knight. [15] The video won Gaga Best Female Video and Best Video with a Message at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Grau also worked on campaigns for brands including Adidas, Apple, Gatorade, Nissan and Volkswagen.

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirector
2002Desire on a Fall AfternoonRicard L. Befan
2004LarutanaturalÀlex Pastor
2006Peacemaker
2007Milk TeethTibor Bánóczki
Friends ForeverMarçal Forés
2008Fresh: A Spaghetti and Fried Chicken WesternRobert Hylton
2009FràgilHammudi Al-Rahmoun Font
After TomorrowEmma Sullivan

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2006 Honor of the Knights Albert Serra With Christophe Farnarier
2009Kicks Lindy Heymann
A Single Man Tom Ford
2010 Buried Rodrigo Cortés
FinisterraeSergio Caballero
2011 The Awakening Nick Murphy
2012 Arthur Newman Dante AriolaWith Paula Huidobro
Animals Marçal Forés
2013 A Single Shot David M. Rosenthal
2015 Suite Française Saul Dibb
The Gift Joel Edgerton
Suffragette Sarah Gavron
2016 Trespass Against Us Adam Smith
2018 Gringo Nash Edgerton
Boy Erased Joel Edgerton
Quién te cantará Carlos Vermut
2020 The Way Back Gavin O'Connor
2021 Passing Rebecca Hall
2024 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Mark Molloy
The Room Next Door Pedro Almodóvar

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2008 Kiss of Death Paul Unwin TV movie
2009 Coming Up Jo McInnes
O. Nathapon
Episodes "Pornography" and "Raising Baby Rio"

Documentary works

Short film

YearTitleDirector
2007Scarlet SunriseHimself
Edward Edwards
2008Steel HomesEva Weber

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
20083MW: Rivers of BloodMiniseries
2013Cinéma, de notre tempsGabe KlingerEpisode "Double Play: James Benning et Richard Linklater"
2015 Frontline Angus MacQueenEpisode "Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty"
2022They Call Me Magic Rick Famuyiwa Miniseries

Film

YearTitleDirectorNote
2012 No Place on Earth Janet Tobias With César Charlone, Sean Kirby and Peter Simonite

Awards and nominations

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

YearTitleCategoryResult
2022 PassingBest CinematographyNominated

Black Reel Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2022 Passing Outstanding Cinematography Nominated

Camerimage

YearTitleCategoryResult
2004Larutanatural Golden Tadpole Nominated
2009A Single Man Golden Frog Nominated
2010BuriedNominated
Bronze Frog Won
2015SuffragetteGolden FrogNominated

Cinema Writers Circle Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2011BuriedBest CinematographyNominated
2019Quién te cantaráWon

Gaudí Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2011Buried Best Cinematography Nominated
2019Quién te cantaráNominated

Goya Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2011 Buried Best Cinematography Nominated
2019 Quién te cantaráNominated

Independent Spirit Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2022 Passing Best Cinematography Won

St. Louis Film Critics Association

YearTitleCategoryResult
2009 A Single Man Best Cinematography Nominated

Other awards

YearTitleAward/Nomination
2005LarutanaturalBest Student Cinematography (Palm Springs International ShortFest)
Bitter KasYelmo Cineplex Award (Barcelona Curt Ficcions)
2006Best Foreign Short Film (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
2007Scarlet SunriseJury Award for Best Documentary (Munich International Festival of Film Schools)
2008Friends ForeverBest Student Cinematography (Palm Springs International ShortFest)
Student Television Award for Postgraduate Drama (Royal Television Society)
2021PassingNominated– Indiewire Critics' Poll for Best Cinematography
2022Nominated– Chlotrudis Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated– CinEuphoria Award for Best Cinematography - International Competition
Nominated– International Online Cinema Award (INOCA) for Best Cinematography

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