Jo Willems

Jo Willems
Born	(1970-11-00)November 1970 Belgium
Alma mater	LUCA School of Arts
Years active	1998–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

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

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	First collaboration with 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
	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle †	Michelle Garza Cervera	Post-production

Television

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

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

External links

• Jo Willems at the Internet Movie Database