Jamie D. Ramsay

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Jamie D. Ramsay
Born20 September
Other names
  • Jamie Ramsay
  • Jamie D Ramsay
Alma mater AFDA
Years active2006–present
OrganisationSouth African Society of Cinematographers
Website www.jamiedramsay.com

Jamie D. RamsaySASC (born 20 September) is a South African cinematographer. He earned two British Independent Film Award nominations for his work on the films Moffie (2019) and All of Us Strangers (2023), and won Camerimage Bronze Frog for his work on Living (2022). He appeared on the 2021 Variety list of 10 Cinematographers to Watch. [1]

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Early life

Ramsay has dyslexia. He had an interest in the visual arts from a young age and took up photography when his grandfather gave him a camera, which developed into a passion for cinematography. He graduated from AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy in 2005. [2] [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorRef.
2008Lullaby Darrell Roodt
Triomf Marlene van Niekerk
2009 Shirley Adams Oliver Hermanus [4]
2011 Beauty [5]
2019 Moffie [6]
2021 Mothering Sunday Eva Husson [7]
She Will Charlotte Colbert [8]
2022 Living Oliver Hermanus [9]
See How They Run Tom George
2023 All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh [10]
2024 William Tell Nick Hamm
Goodrich Hallie Meyers-Shyer
TBA Pressure Anthony Maras Filming

Short film

YearTitleDirector
2009Father Christmas Doesn't Come Here Bheki Sibiya
2016CommandoRobin Goode
2019BeastSye Allen

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2020 Noughts + Crosses Julian Holmes3 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019 British Independent Film Awards Best Cinematography MoffieNominated [11]
2022 Camerimage Bronze FrogLivingWon
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Best CinematographyNominated

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