Always open to hearing about new projects and collaborations. Feel free to contact me at any stage to share your script, and vision.
Email: albertobalazsfilm@gmail.com
Connect on Instagram: albertobalazs_dop
Phone: +44 075 3000 6877
International Passports:
UK SETTLED STATUS (ILR)
EUROPEAN PASSPORT (Spanish)
LATINAMERICAN MERCOSUR (Argentinian Passport)
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician.
I am Alberto Balázs, an Argentinian and Spanish Cinematographer who now lives and works between London and Lisbon.
My work has been screened internationally at IFFR, Sundance, Venice Biennale, Ficunam, Fribourg, ICA in London, Bafici, HKIFF, Busan, AFI FEST, Taipei Golden Horse, Seminci, SVA as well as museums, galleries, and universities.
I am interested in projects that focus on the human condition and environmental and social issues. I work at the intersections of fiction, documentary, and hybrid forms, introducing an narrative while naturalistic approach to lighting. I tend to get really close to the early stages of the script with international directors that are searching for their own language and vision of cinema. I operate the camera and I am also a trained colorist.
I created the studio Filmsonart for the documentation of contemporary artists works.
Now/Future:
I am currently working on the development of our second feature film “Alumbre” that will be shoot in Galicia, Spain, produced by Zeitun Films, and will be presented at Cinemart 2024.
Works:
In 2012 I was selected as UK Cinematographer for the Berlinale Talents with the ethnographic-fiction “The Inner Valley” shot in S16mm in Argentina, exhibited ar BAFICI and IFFR, among others.
In 2020 our Feature Film "PIEDRA SOLA" had its World premiere at the IFFR for the Tiger Competition. The film directed by Alejandro T Tarraf in Argentina had the Support of the National Institute of Cinema in Argentina INCAA, and the Doha Film Institute.
In 2020 I was also Awarded the Professional Achievement Award for the film Piedra Sola, at Zerkalo Film Festival, and In 2021 I was Awarded Best Cinematography for the same film by the Argentinian Association of Cinematographers ADF.
In 2021 we presented the film Mulaqat (Sandstorm) directed by Seemab Gul at the Venice Biennale, later in 2022 the film was part of the Official Competition at the Sundance International Film Festival and became part of the The New Yorker Magazine film catalogue. The same year the film received numerous awards including Best Cinematography at Vaughan Film Festival.
Education:
After studying Music in Buenos Aires I did MA in Cinematography by ESCAC in Barcelona, and a BA in Sound and Visual Communication.
I have attended Workshops and Masterclasses with Christopher Doyle, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Ellen Kuras, Walter Murch, Salomé Lamas, Stephen Daldry, Janus Kaminski, Tom Stern, William Klein, Roger Deakins, Pietro Scalia, Andrzej Wajda, Stephen Frears, Paolo Roversi, Edu Grau, Manoel de Oliveira, Jacques Aumont, Gustavo Santaolalla, Xavi Gimenez, and Pierre Lhomme.