Remi Adefarasin | |
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Born | [1] London, England | 2 February 1948
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Spouse | Jaya Adefarasin |
Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC (born 2 February 1948) [1] is an English cinematographer. He is educated in Photography & Filmmaking at Harrow Technical College. He started his career as a camera trainee at BBC-TV's Ealing Studios. His work on Elizabeth (1998) won him awards for Best Cinematography from BAFTA and the British Society of Cinematographers, as well as a "Golden Frog" from Camerimage and an Academy Award nomination. [2] [3] For his work on Elizabeth, he became the first black person to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Adefarasin was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to television and film. [4]
Adefarasin is married and has three sons.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1980 | The British Greats | Margaret Sharp Barry Norman Sue Mallinson | 5 episodes |
1980-1982 | BBC2 Playhouse | Mike Leigh Paul Bamborough | Episodes "Grown-Ups" and "The Guest" |
1982-1984 | Play for Today | Mike Leigh Richard Wilson | Episodes "Home Sweet Home" and "Under The Hammer" |
1983 | Jury | ||
1985-1986 | Big Deal | Jeremy Summers | Episodes "Guv'nor" and "The Chicken and the Egg" |
1986-1992 | ScreenPlay | Angela Pope Peter Smith Diarmuid Lawrence Simon Cellan Jones | 4 episodes |
1987 | Bergerac | Richard Bramall | Episode "Thanks for Everything" |
1988-1994 | Screen Two | 7 episodes | |
1990-1993 | Screen One | Les Blair Richard Loncraine Mike Ockrent | Episodes "News Hounds", "Wide-Eyed and Legless" and "Money for Nothing" |
1993 | Chef! | John Birkin | 4 episodes |
1994 | The Fast Show | Arch Dyson | 6 episodes |
2024 | Mr Loverman | Hong Khaou |
Documentary series
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1978 | Everyman | William Nicholson | Episode "Abide with Me" |
1979 | It's About Time | Chris Haws | TV special |
1982 | The World About Us | Julian Cooper | Episode "Eliza Doolittle Goes to Bombay" |
1984 | Omnibus | Episode "The Bristol Showboat Saga" | |
1985 | Open Space | Ray Hough | Episode "Cameron and Danny Go Flapping" |
1987 | Q.E.D. | John Lynch | Episode "Murder on the Bluebell Line" |
1988 | Horizon | James Burke | Episode "Thinking" |
1992 | Bookmark | James Runcie | Episode "Miss Pym's Day Out" |
TV movies
Year | Title | Director |
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1983 | The Last Day | Richard Stroud |
Stan's Last Game | Gavin Millar | |
The Case of the Frightened Lady | Christopher Menaul | |
1984 | Amy | Nat Crosby |
Four Days in July | Mike Leigh | |
1986 | Shoot for the Sun | Ian Knox |
1987 | Love After Lunch | Edward Bennett |
1989 | Dream Baby | Angela Pope |
1991 | The Lost Language of Cranes | Nigel Finch |
1996 | Emma | Diarmuid Lawrence |
1998 | Human Bomb | Anthony Page |
The Ebb-Tide | Nicholas Denton |
Miniseries
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1984 | All the World's a Stage' | Michael Elliott Bob Lockyer William Slater | Episode "Prologue: Makers of Magic" |
1986 | The December Rose | Renny Rye | |
1988 | Christabel | Adrian Shergold | |
1989 | Summer's Lease | Martyn Friend | |
1991 | Sleeper | Geoffrey Sax | |
1992 | Goodbye Cruel World | Adrian Shergold | |
Black and White in Color | Isaac Julien | ||
1995 | The Buccaneers | Philip Saville | |
1996 | Into the Fire | Jane Howell | |
Cold Lazarus | Renny Rye | With Ashley Rowe | |
2000 | Arabian Nights | Steve Barron | |
2001 | Band of Brothers | Richard Loncraine Tom Hanks David Leland Tony To David Frankel | 5 episodes |
2010 | The Pacific | Tim Van Patten David Nutter Carl Franklin Tony To | 5 episodes |
2023 | Secret Invasion | Ali Selim |
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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1998 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Elizabeth | Nominated |
BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated | ||
Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
2001 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series | Band of Brothers (For episode "The Patrol") | Nominated |
2010 | The Pacific (For episode "Part 5") | Nominated |
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