Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer. Growing up in Westerlo outside Antwerp, he studied film at the LUCA School of Arts,[1] before he relocated to the United Kingdom at the age of 21.[2] He made his feature film cinematography debut with Hard Candy (2005) directed by David Slade, with whom Willems would also collaborate with again on 30 Days of Night (2007).[3] Willems would reunite with music video director Francis Lawrence on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), serving as cinematographer on following installments of the franchise for Lawrence as well as the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018),[4] the fantasy adventure Slumberland (2022),[5] and three episodes of the Apple TV+ series See (2019–2022).[6]

For his work on the horror film His House (2020), Willems received a nomination for the British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Director Notes
2005 Hard Candy David Slade
London Hunter Richards
2007 Rocket Science Jeffrey Blitz
30 Days of Night David Slade
2009 Confessions of a Shopaholic P. J. Hogan
2011 Limitless Neil Burger
2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Francis Lawrence
2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
2018 Red Sparrow
Nightmare Cinema David Slade Segment: "This Way to Egress"
2020 His House Remi Weekes Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography
2021 Finch Miguel Sapochnik
2022 Slumberland Francis Lawrence
2023 The Hunger Games:
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

References

  1. ↑ "Jo Willems about Red Sparrow". Belgian Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jo Willems ASC, SBC". My Management. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jo Willems, ASC, SBC Curates ASC's Instagram". American Society of Cinematographers. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Blair, Ian. "Dystopian Views". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jo Willems on creating the dream world of Slumberland". Belgian Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Chow, Riley (28 April 2020). "See cinematographer Jo Willems reveals how he lit the show without lights". Gold Derby. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Ritman, Alex (9 December 2020). "British Independent Film Awards: Saint Maud, His House, Rocks Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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