Jean-Marie Dreujou
Jean-Marie Dreujou graduated from École Supérieure Libre d’Études Cinématographiques (ESEC) in Paris in 1979. He shoots feature films as well as commercials – he has worked for such brands as Axe, Mercedes, Toyota, Fiat, Milka, and Nestle. His filmography includes music videos directed by, among others, Arielle Dombasle and Laurent Boutonnat. His most recent films are: Notre Dame in fire (2022) Kaamelott, First Installment (2021), Delicious (2020), De Gaulle (2020), L’esprit de famille (2019), Our Patriots (2017), Cezanne and I (2016) and Wolf Totem (2015), which is also his second Chinese movie experience – he shot Dai Sijie’s Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress in 2002. He is a frequent collaborator with the esteemed French director Jean-Jacques Annaud. Together they have made five features films as well as one TV miniseries. They are laureates of CAMERIMAGE, winning the Cinematographer - Director Duo Award in 2018.
Selected awards and nominations:
2015: Golden Frog Nomination at the CAMERIMAGE Main Competition for Wolf Totem
2015: Golden Lotus Award in Best Cinematography category for Wolf Totem
2005: César Nomination in Best Cinematography category for Two Brothers
2000: César Nomination in best cinematography for Girl on the bridge
1998: César Nomination in best cinematography for Unpredictable Nature of the river