Jo Willems

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Jo Willems
Born(1970-11-00)November 1970
Alma mater LUCA 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]

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Early life

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

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
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
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Michelle Garza Cervera

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2012Gotham Francis Lawrence TV movie
Touch Episode "Pilot"
Awake David Slade Episode "Pilot"
2017 American Gods 3 episodes
2019 See Francis Lawrence3 episodes [5]
2025 Black Mirror David SladeEpisode "Plaything"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
2007 Fancine Best CinematographyHard CandyWon
2020 British Independent Film Awards Best Cinematography His HouseNominated [6]

References

  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.