Óscar Faura

Óscar Faura
Born	(1975-03-28) 28 March 1975 (age 50) Barcelona, Spain
Alma mater	Barcelona Film School
Years active	1999–present
Website	oscarfaura.com

Óscar Faura is a Spanish cinematographer. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

Faura graduated from ESCAC Film School and has been a cinematographer since 1999, working for both film and advertisement industry.

He shot the international hit The Orphanage (2007), a nominee for the European Film Award and garnered further acclaim for The Impossible (2012), starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. Other successful films under his credits include Mindscape (2013). ^{[5] [6] [7]}

In November 2013, he finished shooting the historical drama film The Imitation Game (2014), starring Benedict Cumberbatch and released in the US by The Weinstein Company.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2007	The Orphanage	J. A. Bayona
2009	Spanish Movie	Javier Ruiz Caldera
2010	Julia's Eyes	Guillem Morales
2012	The Body	Oriol Paulo
	The Impossible	J. A. Bayona
2013	Mindscape	Jorge Dorado
2014	The Imitation Game	Morten Tyldum
2016	A Monster Calls	J. A. Bayona
2018	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2021	Fever Dream	Claudia Llosa
2024	Young Woman and the Sea	Joachim Rønning
2026	Moana	Thomas Kail	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Director	Note
2022	The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power	J. A. Bayona	Episodes "A Shadow of the Past" and "Adrift"

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Award/Nomination
2007	The Orphanage	Barcelona Film Award for Best Cinematography Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated- Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Cinematography
2010	Julia's Eyes	Nominated- Gaudí Award for Best Cinematography
2012	The Impossible	Gaudí Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Goya Award for Best Cinematography
2014	The Imitation Game	Nominated- ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
2016	A Monster Calls	Goya Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Gaudí Award for Best Cinematography
2018	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	Award- Gaudí Award for Best Cinematography

References

1. "Óscar Faura (Cinematographer) Blu-ray Movie Screenshots". Cinemasquid.com. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
2. "Oscar Faura | Movies and Biography – Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
3. Oscar Faura – News, Interviews, Biography, Filmography, Videos & Trailers, Music, Awards, Cast, Credits @ARTISTdirect
4. Unpredictable weather didn’t throw Faura off his game for ‘Impossible’ | Variety
5. oscar faura | fuzzy tree
6. Review: The Impossible (2012) |
7. Oscar Faura – About This Person – Movies & TV – NYTimes.com

External links

• Óscar Faura at IMDb