Sara Mishara

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Sara Mishara is an American-Canadian cinematographer.^[1] She has been a three-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Cinematography at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her work on the film The Great Darkened Days (La grande noirceur),^[2] at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres),^[3] and at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for Viking .^[4]

She was also a dual nominee in 2019 for Allure ,^[5] and was previously nominated in the same category at the 28th Genie Awards for Everything Is Fine (Tout est parfait)^[6] and at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira).^[7]

She won the Prix Iris for Best Cinematography at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards for Drunken Birds,^[8] and received four previous Prix Jutra nominations for Best Cinematography for her work on Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil),^[9] The Legacy (La Donation),^[10] All That You Possess (Tout ce que tu possèdes)^[11] and You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole).^[12]

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied film at Concordia University and the Prague Film School.^[1] She was a cowriter with Ivan Grbovic of the films Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) and Drunken Birds, with the duo receiving a Jutra nomination for Best Screenplay for Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013,^[11] and winning for Drunken Birds at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022.^[8]

Alongside Nicolas Bolduc, Erik Ljung, Tobie Marier Robitaille, Van Royko, Alexia Toman and André Turpin, she won a Gémeaux Award for Best Photography in a Documentary or Public Affairs program in 2024 for Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic : ceci n’est pas un accident).^[13]

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References

1 2 "Sara Mishara au RVQC: complice de la lumière". Le Devoir , February 26, 2019.
↑ "Cinq prix Écrans canadiens à La grande noirceur". La Presse , March 31, 2019.
↑ "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022.
↑ Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
↑ "Sara Mishara's cinematography is so arresting that she's competing against herself at the CSAs". CBC Arts, March 26, 2019.
↑ "Génie 2009 : ça intéresse-t-i quelqu’un ?". Voir , April 3, 2009.
↑ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated". Global News, January 19, 2016.
1 2 François Lévesque, "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir , June 5, 2022.
↑ "Sara Mishara : l'éclat de la nouvelle vague". La Presse , April 5, 2008.
↑ "Jutra : liste des finalistes". La Presse , February 16, 2010.
1 2 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News, March 17, 2013.
↑ "Dolan contre Dolan à la 17e Soirée des Jutra". Ici Radio-Canada, January 26, 2015.
↑ Élise Jetté, "Le Bye Bye 2023 remporte 6 trophées au Gala de l’industrie des prix Gémeaux 2024". Ici Radio-Canada, September 14, 2024.

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[ledevoir-1] 1 2 "Sara Mishara au RVQC: complice de la lumière". Le Devoir , February 26, 2019.

[2] "Cinq prix Écrans canadiens à La grande noirceur". La Presse , March 31, 2019.

[3] "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022.

[4] Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.

[5] "Sara Mishara's cinematography is so arresting that she's competing against herself at the CSAs". CBC Arts, March 26, 2019.

[6] "Génie 2009 : ça intéresse-t-i quelqu’un ?". Voir , April 3, 2009.

[7] "2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated". Global News, January 19, 2016.

[helene-8] 1 2 François Lévesque, "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir , June 5, 2022.

[9] "Sara Mishara : l'éclat de la nouvelle vague". La Presse , April 5, 2008.

[10] "Jutra : liste des finalistes". La Presse , February 16, 2010.

[spotlight-11] 1 2 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News, March 17, 2013.

[12] "Dolan contre Dolan à la 17e Soirée des Jutra". Ici Radio-Canada, January 26, 2015.

[13] Élise Jetté, "Le Bye Bye 2023 remporte 6 trophées au Gala de l’industrie des prix Gémeaux 2024". Ici Radio-Canada, September 14, 2024.

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v t e Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography
Canadian Film Award 1963–1978	Donald Wilder and Guy Borremans (1963) Stan Brede and John Spotton (1964) Francis Chapman, Christopher Chapman and Jean-Claude Labrecque (1965) Jean-Claude Labrecque and Georges Dufaux (1966) Gilles Gascon and Grahame Woods (1967) Georges Dufaux and Bernard Gosselin (1968) Réo Grégoire and Tony Ianzelo (1969) Bernard Chentrier (1970) Michel Brault (1971) Michel Brault (1972) Donald Wilder (1973) no award (1974) Paul Van der Linden (1975) Richard Leiterman (1976) Pierre Mignot (1977) Miklós Lente (1978)
Genie Award 1980–2011	John Coquillon (1980) Michel Brault (1981) Richard Leiterman (1982) Michel Brault (1983) Pierre Mignot (1984) Pierre Mignot (1985) François Protat (1986) Pierre Mignot (1987) Guy Dufaux (1988) Peter Suschitzky (1989) Guy Dufaux (1990) Peter James (1991) Peter Suschitzky (1992) Alain Dostie (1993) Paul Sarossy (1994) Thomas Burstyn (1995) Peter Suschitzky (1996) Paul Sarossy (1997) Alain Dostie (1998) Paul Sarossy (1999) André Turpin (2000) Pierre Gill (2001) Paul Sarossy (2002) Allen Smith (2003) Paul Sarossy (2004) Giles Nuttgens (2005) Pierre Gill (2006) Peter Suschitzky (2007) Gregory Middleton (2008) Pierre Gill (2009) André Turpin (2010) Jean-François Lord (2011)
Canadian Screen Award 2012–present	Nicolas Bolduc (2012) Nicolas Bolduc (2013) André Turpin (2014) Yves Bélanger (2015) André Turpin (2016) Nicolas Bolduc (2017) Sara Mishara (2018) Norm Li (2019) Maya Bankovic (2020) Sara Mishara (2021) Sara Mishara (2022) Jared Raab (2023)
Note: From 1963 to 1969, two separate awards were consistently presented for colour and black-and-white cinematography. This distinction did not continue from 1970 on.