Jon Joffin

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Jon Joffin (born June 13, 1963) is a South African film and television cinematographer, who has worked in both the Canadian and American film and television industries. [1]

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Born in Johannesburg, he moved with his family to Canada in childhood. [1]

Awards

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef(s)
Gemini Awards 2009 Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series Crusoe : "Rum & Gunpowder"Nominated
Genie Awards 2012 Best Cinematography Daydream Nation Nominated [2]
Canadian Screen Awards 2014 Best Photography in a Drama Program or SeriesRing of FireNominated [3]
American Society of Cinematographers 2009 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television The Andromeda Strain Nominated
2011 Alice Nominated
2019 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series Beyond : "Two Zero One"Won [4]
2021 Motherland: Fort Salem : "Up Is Down"Won [5]
2022 Titans : "Souls"Won
Canadian Society of Cinematographers 2019Best Cinematography in a TV Series Beyond : "Two Zero One"Nominated
2021Best Cinematography in TV Drama - Commercial Motherland: Fort Salem Won
2022Best Cinematography in TV Comedy Julie and the Phantoms Won
Leo Awards 2010Best Cinematography in a Feature Length DramaAliceWon [6]
2012Best Cinematography in a Feature Length DramaDaydream NationWon [7]
2016Best Cinematography in a Television MovieLove on the AirNominated
Primetime Emmy Awards 2008 Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie The Andromeda Strain : "Part One"Nominated [8]
2023 Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) Schmigadoon! : "Something Real"Nominated [9]

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References

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  2. Brian D. Johnson, "Quebec and Croneberg lead Genies". Maclean's , January 17, 2012.
  3. Glen Schaefer, "B.C. players mostly on small screen in Canadian Screen Award nominations". The Province , January 13, 2014.
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  5. Kay, Jeremy (April 18, 2021). "'Mank' wins ASC top cinematography prize". Screen Daily . Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
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