Dirk Nel Director of Photography
Credits include:
GRACE Director: Henrik Georgsson Mystery Crime Drama Producer: Kiaran Murray-Smith Featuring: John Simm, Richie Campbell, Rakie Ayola Production Co: Second Act Productions / ITV
REDEMPTION Director: John Hayes Mystery Crime Drama Series Producer: John Wallace Featuring: Paula Malcomson, Abby Fitz, Thaddea Graham Production Co: Tall Story Pictures / Metropolitan Films Virgin Media One / ITV
WHITSTABLE PEARL Director: David Caffrey Darkly Comic Crime Drama Series Producer: Guy Hescott Featuring: Kerry Godliman, Howard Charles, Frances Barber Production Co: Buccaneer Media / Acorn TV
LIFE Directors: Iain Forsyth, Kate Hewitt, Jane Pollard Drama Producer: Kate Crowther Featuring: Alison Steadman, Adrian Lester, Victoria Hamilton Production Co: Drama Republic / BBC One
MARCELLA Director: Ashley Pearce Crime Noir Thriller Producer: Elliott Swift Featuring: Anna Friel, Aaron McCusker, Hugo Speer Production Co: Buccaneer Media / Netflix / ITV
ACKLEY BRIDGE Director: Rachna Suri Drama Producer: Jo Johnson Featuring: Jo Joyner, Liz White, Paul Nicholls Production Co: The Forge / Channel 4
VERA: COLD RIVER Director: Carolina Giammetta Crime Drama Producer: Will Nicholson Featuring: Brenda Blethyn, Paul Kaye, Kenny Doughty Production Co: ITV
BLACK EARTH RISING Director: Hugo Blick Thriller Drama Series Producer: Abi Bach Eps 1, 6, 8 Featuring: John Goodman, Michaela Coel, Harriet Walter Production Co: Drama Republic / BBC Two
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MAIGRET IN MONTMARTRE Director: Thaddeus O’Sullivan Period Crime Mystery adaptation of Georges Simenon novel Producers: Jeremy Gwilt, Suzanne McAuley Featuring: Rowan Atkinson, Lucy Cohu, Douglas Hodge Production Co: ITV
NIGHT AT THE CROSSROADS Director: Sarah Harding Period Crime Mystery adaptation of Georges Simenon novel Producers: Jeremy Gwilt, Suzanne McAuley Featuring: Rowan Atkinson, Tom Wlaschiha, Mia Jexen Production Co: ITV
INNOCENT Director: Richard Clark Thriller Producer: Jeremy Gwilt Featuring: Hannah Britland, Nigel Lindsay, Lee Ingleby Production Co: TX TV / ITV Encore
PARANOID Directors Mark Tonderai, Kenny Glenaan Detective Crime Drama Series Producer: Tom Sherry Featuring: Indira Varma, Robert Glennister, Dino Fetscher Production Co: Red Production Company / ITV
A PLEA FOR GRIMSBY Director: Preston Thomas Short Family Drama Producers: Mark Hopkins, Will Poulter Featuring: Will Poulter, Kaya Scodelario, Vicky McClure Production Co: Kleos Productions
BIFF Award for Best Cinematography
KIDS IN LOVE Director: Chris Foggin Coming of Age Drama Producer: Mark Hopkins Exec Producers: Ben Latham-Jones, Barnaby Thompson Featuring: Will Poulter, Cara Delevingne, Jamie Blackley Production Co: Ealing Studios Entertainment
MAIGRET’S DEAD MAN Director: Jon East Period Crime Mystery adaptation of Georges Simenon novel Producer: Jeremy Gwilt Featuring: Rowan Atkinson, Lucy Cohu, Ian Puleston-Davies Production Co: ITV
MAIGRET SETS A TRAP Director: Ashley Pearce Period Crime Mystery adaptation of Georges Simenon novel Producer: Jeremy Gwilt Featuring: Rowan Atkinson, David Dawson, Fiona Shaw Production Co: ITV
MAPP AND LUCIA Director: Diarmuid Lawrence Period Comedy Drama Producer: Susie Liggat Featuring: Miranda Richardson, Anna Chancellor, Mark Gatiss Production Co: BBC One
COMMON Director: David Blair Landmark Drama by Jimmy McGovern Producer: Colin McKeown Featuring: Jodhi May, Nico Mirallegro, Robert Pugh Production Co: LA Productions / BBC One
BAFTA Award Nomination for Best Single Drama
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AMERICA: THE STORY OF US Directors: Jenny Ash, Marion Milne CIVIL WAR Producers: Jenny Ash, Hugh Ballantyne, Dan Clifton Liz Fay, Ben Fox, Vlokkie Gordon, David Wicht Featuring: Michael Douglas, Brian Williams DIVISION Producer: Jenny Ash Featuring: Michael Douglas, John Lasseter Production Co: Nutopia / History Channel
EMMY Nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
FOSTER Director: Jonathan Newman Comedy Drama Producers: Deepak Nayar Featuring: Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffud, Hayley Mills Production Co: Kintop Pictures / Reliance
SWINGING WITH THE FINKELS Director: Jonathan Newman Romantic Comedy Producer: Deepak Nayar Featuring: Martin Freeman, Mandy Moore, Melissa George Production Co: Kintop Pictures / Reliance
BEING CONSIDERED Director: Jonathan Newman Comedy Drama Producers: Jonathan Newman, H. Michael Heuser Featuring: James Dreyfus, David Tennant Production Co: Serendipity Productions
CHILDREN OF BESLAN Directors/Producers: Ewa Ewart, Leslie Woodhead The youngest hostage survivors tell their story Production Co: HBO / BBC One
RTS Award for Best Single Documentary EMMY Nomination for Outstanding Cinematography Nonfiction Programming EMMY Nomination for Best Documentary BAFTA Nomination for Best Documentary
DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD Production Co: Lion Television / History Channel / BBC Two About the events leading up to...... Producer: David Bartlett THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING Director: Claire Potter TERROR ATTACK MADE IN AMERICA Director: Dan Clifton ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOUR Director: Dan Clifton KILLER'S PARADISE Director: Giselle Portenier Investigates the reasons behind the murders of Exec Producers: Silva Basmajian, Karen O'Connor thousands of women in Guatemala.
Rory Peck Award for Cinematography
THE LAST ROAR OF THE TIAGA Director: Sasha Snow Explores why there is such an increase Producer: Roger James of tiger attacks on humans. Production Co: Sasha Snow Film Production Scandinature Films
BANFF Television Festival - Grand Prize for Best Film Graz International Film Festival – Alpine Gold Camera Award Trento Film Festival - Grand Prize Award Cineco Film Festival - Grand Prize Award Seoul Green Film Festival - Grand Prize Award Torello Film Festival - Grand Prize Award
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Commercial credits include:
TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY
SKY 'Sky Go Paul Berczeller Brothers and Sisters INNOCENT SMOOTHIES 'The Big Knit' Craig Young Feel Films PAN BAHAR Sunhil Sippy Beaucoup Films
Additional information:
Nationality: South African / British Citizen
Languages Afrikaans
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkhino faso Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Countries worked in: Japan, Malaysia, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Muscat, Namibia, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Syria, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Tuvalu, UAE, UK, USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe.