Rogier Stoffers

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Rogier Stoffers, ASC (born 9 November 1961) is a Dutch cinematographer [1] known for his extensive work in both film and television, [2] shooting movies like Quills , John Q. , School of Rock , and Disturbia . He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an ASC Award, and is the recipient of a Golden Frog award from the prestigious Camerimage Film Festival.

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Life and career

Stoffers was born in the municipality of Utrecht in the Netherlands, and studied French, and film and Theatre sciences, at Utrecht University, before being accepted into the Cinematography program at the Netherlands Film Academy. He was brought under the wing of director Mike van Diem, with whom he collaborated on the critically acclaimed crime drama Character, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

After relocating to the United States, he shot the Academy Award-nominated period drama Quills , and the Denzel Washington-starring thriller film John Q. He has since shot numerous well-received mainstream films including Masked and Anonymous , School of Rock , and The Secret Life of Bees, collaborating with directors like Michael Apted, Richard Linklater, Neil LaBute, Ivan Reitman and Eli Roth. His work on the HBO biopic Hemingway & Gellhorn earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1989Alaska Mike van Diem
1997 Character
LiefdesgastenAlbert ter Heerdt
Sancta mortaleIlse SomersShort film
1998De man met de hondAnnette Apon
FL 19,99 Mart Dominicus
1999 Under the Palms Miriam Kruishoop
2000Papa's SongSander Francken
Quills Philip Kaufman
2002 John Q. Nick Cassavetes
Enough Michael Apted
2003 Masked and Anonymous Larry Charles
School of Rock Richard Linklater
2005 Bad News Bears
2007 Disturbia D.J. Caruso
Mongol Sergei Bodrov With Sergei Trofimov
2008 The Secret Life of Bees Gina Prince-Bythewood
Lakeview Terrace Neil LaBute
2009 Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach Danny Leiner
2010 Death at a Funeral Neil LaBute
2011 No Strings Attached Ivan Reitman
2012 The Vow Michael Sucsy
Branded Jamie Bradshaw
Alexander Dulerayn
2013 Some Velvet Morning Neil LaBute
The F Word Michael Dowse
2014 10 Things I Hate About Life Gil Junger Unreleased
2015 Careful What You Wish For Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Dirty Weekend Neil LaBute
The Surprise Mike van Diem
2016 Brimstone Martin Koolhoven
The Disappointments Room D.J. Caruso
2018 Every Day Michael Sucsy
Death Wish Eli Roth
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2019 A Dog's Journey Gail Mancuso
2020 Work It Laura Terruso
2022 Redeeming Love D. J. Caruso
2023 About My Father Laura Terruso
Fear the Night Neil LaBute
2024 Borderlands Eli Roth
TBABeyond Borders Mark Freiburger

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1992–1994Sjans Maarten Treurniet 26 episodes
1993-1995Pleidooi
1996In naam der koninginBram van Erkel
Tijd van leven André van Duren

Miniseries

YearTitleDirector
1999Character Mike van Diem
2014Ten X Ten Neil LaBute

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn Philip Kaufman
Scruples Michael Sucsy

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie Hemingway & Gellhorn Nominated
2016 Golden Calf Best Photography Brimstone Won

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References

  1. "ROGIER STOFFERS ASC – Director of Photography". rogierstoffers.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. Koehler, Robert (8 November 2000). "Rogier Stoffers". Variety. Retrieved 15 August 2017.