Kate McCullough is an Irish cinematographer. She is best known for working on The Quiet Girl[1] for which she received the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer.[2]

Early life

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Kate McCullough spent her childhood on a dairy and onion farm in Meath, Ireland. She first became interested in film when she was home sick from school and her mother rented a movie to entertain her. [3]

Education

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Kate McCullough went to Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology. Post-graduation, she attended Lodz Film School in Poland, for which she learned how to speak Polish. [4]

Nominations

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  • Oscar nominee Best International Feature Film 2022
  • BAFTA Nominee Film not in the English Language 2022
  • ASC Spotlight Award Nominee 2023
  • Girls on Film Nominee Best Cinematographer 2022
  • Best Cinematography Nominee, Irish Film TV Awards 2020
  • Emmy Nominee Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design 2018
  • Best Cinematography Nominee, Irish Film TV Awards 2014

Awards

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  • European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2022
  • Best Cinematorgraphy award at Sundance 2010
  • Donal Gilligan Award Best Cinematography Galway Film Fesitval, Ireland 2011
  • Donal Gilligan Award Best Cinematography Galway Film Fesitval, Ireland 2016
  • Súil Eile Award, Best Cinematography Irish Film Festival, London, UK 2017
  • Emmy Winner Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary 2018
  • Golden Frog for Best Cinematography Docudrama Energa Camerimage International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Torun, Poland 2018
  • Best Cinematography Irish Film +TV Awards 2021

References

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  1. ^ Clarke, Donald (2022-05-13), "An Cailín Ciúin review: Delicately beautiful Irish film lives up to its billing", The Irish Times, retrieved 2024-03-09
  2. ^ "Interview: Kate McCullough ISC".
  3. ^ Moynihan, Maria (2022-03-01), "An cinematographer ciúin: meet Kate McCullough: From farm to film, An Cailín Ciúin cinematographer Kate McCullough talks about carving her own path in the industry, shooting stories that matter; and that Oscar nomination.", Irish Farmers Journal, retrieved 2024-04-22
  4. ^ Moynihan, Maria (2022-03-01), "An cinematographer ciúin: meet Kate McCullough: From farm to film, An Cailín Ciúin cinematographer Kate McCullough talks about carving her own path in the industry, shooting stories that matter; and that Oscar nomination.", Irish Farmers Journal, retrieved 2024-04-22
  5. ^ McCullough, Kate, Kate McCullough Bio And Awards, retrieved 2023-03-24
  6. ^ McCullough, Kate, Kate McCullough Bio And Awards, retrieved 2023-03-24
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