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Powys County Times
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Powys Oscar winner has 'fond memories' of Coleg Cambria
A Powys Oscar winner has thanked the help he had from his former college. The acclaimed cinematographer Lol Crawley who won an Oscar for his work in the epic The Brutalist has thanked the lecturers and colleagues who played a part in his success. Earlier this year he received an Academy Award for epic period drama The Brutalist, having earlier picked up a BAFTA and accolades from the British Society of Cinematographers for his work on the film. Having been raised in Powys, Lol went on to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Audio Visual Studies at NEWI Cartrefle in Wrexham – now Coleg Cambria. 'I had just the one year studying in Wrexham and it was a long time ago, but I have many fond memories,' said Lol. 'I did the foundation course and then worked that summer as a camera assistant on a movie called The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain in Wales before moving on to Northumbria University and later making short films. 'However, my first feature as a cinematographer was Ballast in 2008, for which I won an award at The Sundance Film Festival. After that I was on my way.' 'It would be lovely to return home one day and do something in North and Mid-Wales, it's a beautiful part of the world and to film there would be fantastic.' The Brutalist which sees a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor and architect escape post-war Europe to the United States, where he struggles to achieve the American Dream until a wealthy client changes his life. The film was his third outing with director Brady Corbet – and there are plans for a fourth collaboration in the future. Lol was praised for shooting the piece on VistaVision - the first English-language feature to do so since the early sixties - and is thrilled the approach was so well received by the Academy. 'It's been great, the whole build-up began last year, and I am so happy and grateful to receive these awards, it's been quite remarkable,' he said. 'There has been a lot of buzz but funnily enough the next two movies to be released that I shot were completed before the Oscars, so they may not be what people expect after winning the award. 'But I am reading great scripts with great filmmakers, and I will be doing Brady's next film so it's a very exciting time, he's as ambitious as ever so I'm looking forward to that.' This was not Lol's first involvement with an award-winning movie and is 'staking his claim at being one of the best in the world'. Among the film and television titles he has worked on are Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Four Lions, White Noise, Black Mirror, Vox Lux, The Childhood of a Leader, One Night in Turin, and Shadow Kingdom: The Early Songs of Bob Dylan. 'In a sense it's probably an easier world now, as when I started it was very expensive and there was no real digital filmmaking, the technology has become more accessible and less elitist,' he said. 'I guess if they were going to take anything away from this it would be just to go out there and do it, to believe in themselves and crack on and work hard. 'It's not easy but if you don't get off the starting blocks because you believe it can't happen then you've failed at the first hurdle.'
BBC News
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Oscar winner Lol Crawley inspires pupils at former school
Imagine starting your school day interviewing an Oscar winner live from Los Angeles?Pupils at Ysgol Llanfyllin, Powys, welcomed Lol Crawley - who won an Oscar for his work on the film The Brutalist - to a school assembly on Monday Oscar success for best cinematography followed a BAFTA win in the same Crawley is a former pupil of the school, and said he was looking forward to speaking with the students. Children from Year Six up to the sixth form prepared questions about Mr Crawley's career, his links with the school, and his reaction to winning the said they were nervous, including 15-year-old said: "I thought it was a bit nerve-wracking to be honest as I'd watched his movies over the weekend and I was anticipating what shall I say, what shall I ask? Because I had so many questions."Freyja ended up asking him what the hardest scene he had to shoot was."So many of the movies I saw he was zooming out, and he said the hardest thing was actually zooming, so that was really interesting," she added."Once he answered the question, I was like 'oh, I can breathe now'." Nat, 14, had an unusual connection to Mr Crawley, as his uncle had played in the band "The Pepper Pots" alongside him."If I'm honest I was scared out of my mind," he said. "You get to interview someone who is famous, you're obviously going to get nervous."With the questions in full flow, Mr Crawley said: "Let me introduce you to my new friends", before bringing his Oscar and BAFTA awards from offscreen to show the school, who were watching the event in their classrooms. Chloe, 14, said she had been inspired by the success of the Oscar winner, who got his first taste of life through a lens in Llanfyllin."It was really inspiring to see someone from our school who has turned into this amazing famous person who has won an Oscar, and the fact that he took photography for A-Levels and I'm thinking of doing that, he's really inspiring to me really." Mr Crawley told the students that Wales played a vital part in shaping him."Wales, I think as a place really informed who I am today – I still love Wales very much," he said. "It's very hard to explain and put a finger on, but something about the essence of Wales or everything that place gave me, fed into how I respond to the world as a cinematographer."With a mix of questions about his career, the session ended on a more personal note when 11-year-old Brayden asked Mr Crawley who the first person he called after winning his said his the end of the assembly, head teacher Dewi Owen said that later in the year, some students will be visiting Los Angeles on a school trip, and a school bell will be carried from Llanfyllin to LA and presented to Mr Crawley said he would be "honoured" to receive the bell and would "ring it with pride" in the Hollywood hills.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Top Awards at the 97th Oscars Go to Productions Shot on Film, Including ANORA, THE BRUTALIST, I'M STILL HERE and I'M NOT A ROBOT
2025 Oscar winners for Best Picture (Anora), Best International Feature Film (I'm Still Here), Best Live Action Short (I'm Not a Robot) and Best Cinematography (Lol Crawley for The Brutalist) were all captured on KODAK film. LOS ANGELES, March 05, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 97th Academy Awards, hosted on March 2 in Los Angeles, was a great night for the film medium. Ten of the awards for the twenty-three categories presented during the broadcast went to productions captured on film. Sean Baker's Anora, the historic and biggest winner of the night garnering Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Actress in a Leading Role by Mikey Madison, was shot on 35mm by cinematographer Drew Daniels. Brady Corbet's, The Brutalist, which won three Oscars including Best Cinematography by Lol Crawley, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Adrien Brody) and Best Original Score (Daniel Blumberg) was shot on multiple film formats including 35mm VistaVision, 35mm and 16mm. I'm Still Here, winner of the Best International Feature Film, helmed by director Walter Salles and lensed by Cinematographer Adrian Teijido, was captured on 35mm and S8mm film. And finally, the filmmakers recognized for the Best Live Action Short, I'm Not a Robot, also chose 35mm film as their capture medium. "It is no coincidence that shot-on-film productions are at the forefront of awards season each year," said Vanessa Bendetti, Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company and Head of Motion Picture. "The filmmakers who choose film are especially discerning, creative and daring. Kodak is thrilled for Sean Baker and the filmmakers behind Anora, The Brutalist, I'm Still Here and I'm Not a Robot. Each of these films were produced for less than ten million dollars, which is testimony that shooting on film can be realized at any budget level. Productions that shoot film stand out and benefit from the unmatched visuals of film, and the discipline and excellence in filmmaking the medium commands." 2025 Oscar nominees Nosferatu, Maria, Sing Sing and A Different Man were also shot on KODAK film. Read more about the 2025 Oscar Nominees and Winners at and the 7th annual KODAK FILM AWARDS, held on February 27 in Hollywood honoring Ed Lachman, Gia Coppola, Lol Crawley, Greg Kwedar, and Ramez Silyan at About Kodak Kodak (NYSE: KODK) is a leading global manufacturer focused on commercial print and advanced materials, film & chemicals. With 79,000 worldwide patents earned over 130 years of R&D, we believe in the power of technology and science to enhance what the world sees and creates. Our innovative, award-winning products, combined with our customer-first approach, make us the partner of choice for commercial printers worldwide. Kodak is committed to environmental stewardship, including industry leadership in developing sustainable solutions for print. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at © Kodak, 2025. Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. View source version on Contacts Rachel Aberly | raberly@ (310) 795-0143 Sign in to access your portfolio
BBC News
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Oscars 2025 winners: Two Welsh nominees take home awards
Two out of three Welsh Oscar nominees have taken home awards in the 2025 Academy Awards. Cinematographer Lol Crawley, who grew up in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys, won best cinematography for The Brutalist at the 97th edition of the special effects artist Rhys Salcombe, from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, was part of a team that won the best visual effects Oscar for work on Dune: Part his acceptance speech, Crawley thanked "all my friends back in Wales" and said he had huge affection for the country. Crawley told BBC News Breakfast it was "extraordinary" and "overwhelming" to hear his name read out when the winner was what it meant for Wales, he said he was "very, very proud". "It doesn't seem that long since I was there, to be honest, and I have a huge affection for that country," he finished audio visual studies at college in Wrexham, followed by media production at university, before moving to Los Angeles in 2019. Crawley, who was born in Shrewsbury and grew up in Powys, loved watching films with his about the film's much-discussed 15-minute intermission, he said he recalled going to the nearest cinema as a child on the Welsh-English border to see BMX Bandits which had an intermission, allowing him to buy an ice Brutalist, which was nominated for 10 Oscars and won three, tells the story of Hungarian immigrant and Holocaust survivor László Tóth, who is trying to rebuild his life in post-war America through his work as an Matthews, son of business magnate and Celtic Manor Resort owner Sir Terry Matthews, was among four producers of The Brutalist who missed out on the best picture film Anora won five awards including best picture and best actress.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Maria's' Edward Lachman Wins Top Honors at American Society of Cinematographers Awards
Edward Lachman has taken top honors at the 39th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for his work on 'Maria.' In a competitive year, the ASC nominated seven cinematographers in the feature film category. The last time the field expanded beyond five was in 2014. The other nominees are Lol Crawley for 'The Brutalist,' Phedon Papamichael for 'A Complete Unknown,' Stéphane Fontaine for 'Conclave,' Greig Fraser for 'Dune: Part 2,' Jarin Blaschke for 'Nosferatu,' and Alice Brooks for 'Wicked.' More from Variety 'Wicked,' 'The Brutalist' Among American Society of Cinematographers Noms Cinematographers Discuss AI Legal and Creative Issues at Camerimage: 'Don't Be Fearful of Technology' 'Oppenheimer,' 'Maestro,' 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Among Nominees for American Society of Cinematographers Awards In its 38-year history, only 18 have gone on to win the Oscar. Last year, Hoyte Van Hoytema won the ASC for 'Oppenheimer' and went on to win the Oscar. In TV, winners included Robert Elswit for 'Ripley.' Elswit won the Creative Art Emmy last year. Speaking with Variety for Inside the Frame, Elswit spoke about shooting the black and white limited series. He said, 'Lighting was important. It needed to reflect who Tom was and the world he lived in which was very contrasted. The black-and-white aesthetic would give the audience a sense of anxiety, tension and mystery. Richard Rutkowski won in the half-hour category for 'Sugar,' and in the episode of a One-Hour regular series, Sam Mccurdy, took home he award for 'Shogun – Crimson Sky.' Kathleen Kennedy, producer of films such as 'Back to the Future,' 'Jurassic Park' and 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' was presented with the Board of Governors Award. Kennedy honored the cinematographers in the room saying, 'As you honor me, I really want to honor you for creating magic new movies. One of the most critical choices for a producer is assembling the right team and the talent that brings the script to life.' She added, 'It's not about the bloody technology, it's about the person behind it.' Kennedy also announced there were 46 new female members who had joined the ASC. The Lifetime Achievement award was presented to cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak ('Speed,' 'Falling Down'). The ASC Awards ceremony handed out its awards on Sunday night at The Beverly Hilton. Full list of winners below. Theatrical Feature Film (Sponsored by Keslow Camera) Jarin Blaschke for 'Nosferatu' (Focus Features) Alice Brooks, ASC for 'Wicked' (Universal Pictures) Lol Crawley, BSC for 'The Brutalist' (A24) Stéphane Fontaine, AFC for 'Conclave' (Focus Features) Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for 'Dune: Part Two' (Warner Bros. Pictures) Edward Lachman, ASC for 'Maria' (Netflix) Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC, GCA for 'A Complete Unknown' (Searchlight Pictures) Episode of a Half Hour Series (Sponsored by Nanlux) Adam Bricker, ASC for 'Hacks' – Episode 'Just for Laughs' (Max) Carl Herse for 'The Franchise'- Episode 'Sc 31A: Tecto Meets Eye' (HBO) Richard Rutkowski, ASC for 'Sugar' – Episode 'Starry-Eyed' (Apple TV+) Seamus Tierney for 'Emily in Paris' – Episode 'Masquerade' (Netflix) Kyle Wullschleger for 'Only Murders in the Building'- Episode 'Once Upon a Time in the West' (Hulu) Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Sponsored by ARRI) Adam Arkapaw, ACS for 'Masters of the Air' – Episode 'Part Three' (Apple TV+) Michael Berlucchi for 'Interior Chinatown' – Episode 'Generic Asian Man' (Hulu) Robert Elswit, ASC for 'Ripley' – Episode 'Lucio' (Netflix) Jonathan Freeman, ASC for 'The Penguin' – Episode 'Homecoming' (HBO) Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC & Bruno Delbonnel, AFC, ASC for 'Disclaimer' – 'Episode I' (Apple TV+) Zoë White, ACS for 'Hold Your Breath' (Hulu) Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series (Sponsored by Panavision) Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, BSC for 'The Crown' – Episode 'Sleep, Dearie Sleep' (Netflix) Catherine Goldschmidt, BSC for 'House of the Dragon' – Episode 'The Queen Who Ever Was' (HBO) Baz Irvine, BSC, ISC for 'Silo' – Episode 'The Engineer' (Apple TV+) Alejandro Martinez, AMC for 'House of Dragon' – Episode 'Rhaenyra the Cruel' (HBO) Sam Mccurdy, ASC, BSC for 'Shōgun' – Episode 'Crimson Sky' (FX) Christopher Ross, BSC for 'Shōgun' – Episode 'Anjin' (FX) Spotlight Award (Sponsored by Panavision) Michal Dymek for 'The Girl with the Needle' (MUBI) Jomo Fray for 'Nickel Boys' (Amazon MGM Studios) Klaus Kneist and Renata Mwende for 'Nawi' (MUBI and Baobab Pictures) Documentary Award (Sponsored by Canon) Michael Crommett for 'Photographer: Dan Winters Life is Once. Forever.' (National Geographic) Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw for 'Gaucho Gaucho' (Jolt) Andrey Stefanov for 'Porcelain War' (Picturehouse) ASC Music Video Award (Sponsored by RED Digital Cinema) Pepe Avila del Pino, AMC for '313' (Performed by Residente, Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Penelope Cruz) Scott Cunningham, ASC for 'Rebound' (Performed by Jennifer Lopez) Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC for 'Fortnight' (Performed by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone) Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Grammy Predictions, From Beyoncé to Kendrick Lamar: Who Will Win? Who Should Win? What's Coming to Netflix in February 2025
