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ASCENDING STARS FEATURE
Stephen Murphy
Stephen is best known for his work on series four of BBC drama Line of Duty . In the last year he has also shot the first episode of series eight of Vera for ITV, stepped in for additional photography on Yorgos Lanthimos’ film The Favourite , and shot second unit on the DC/SyFy drama Krypton . In 2014 Stephen was invited to join BAFTA as a full member. His favourite gear includes Panavision C and B series anamorphic lenses, the Panavision Millennium film and ARRI ALEXA Mini cameras and any large tungsten fresnel light.
Urszula’s first feature Weekend premiered at SWSX in March 2011 and became an instant hit, scooping the Audience Award. By the end of the year the film had picked up over 20 international awards. It also appeared in many critics’ Best of 2011 lists. Since then Urszula has won the Sundance Cinematography Award in 2014 for her second feature Lilting (Hong Khaou’s directorial debut). Other credits include Second Coming starring Idris Elba and Nadine Marshall, directed by Debbie Tucker Green. As well as features, Urszula has set the look of numerous TV dramas including critically acclaimed Humans and Marcella . In 2015 Urszula was invited to join the British Society of Cinematographers. Urszula also shot Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (featured in March 2018’s Definition ). Urszula Pontikos
With a background in direction and having trained at Ravensbourne and the UK’s National Film and Television School, David honed his cinematography skills with short films, but he soon diversified into documentary, commercials and music promos, shooting second unit for DOPs such as Robbie Ryan BSC and Anthony Dod Mantle BSC ASC DFF. His first documentary, Red Sands won Film of the Festival at Raindance. In 2010, he began collaborating with BAFTA- nominated director Simon Ellison; their first fiction collaboration, Jam Today , won Best British Film at Encounters and the Ron Holloway Award at Tirana. David has won a Grand Prix and multiple Gold, Silver and Glass Lions at Cannes. He has been talent spotted in BAFTA’s Academy magazine and nominated for a Channel 4 Talent Award. David Procter
Diana Olifirova
An award-winning cinematographer based in London, Diana specialises in narrative, commercials and music videos. Her recent short film All of Me received the Best Emerging Cinematographer Award from the British Society of Cinematographers. She completed an MA at the UK’s National Film and Television School in 2015. Her work has been screened at festivals worldwide including Edinburgh International Film Festival, BFI Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Underwire Film Festival and Lift-Off Season Awards 2017. As a member of the Ukrainian Society of Cinematography, she brings a unique viewpoint to her work. Fascinated by light, people, art, movement and life, Diana tells stories using composition that evokes emotion and connects the audience to the story.
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