Nina Kellgren
Born (1948-08-26) 26 August 1948
Manchester, England
Alma materSlade School of Fine Art
Years active198?–present
OrganisationBritish Society of Cinematographers
Parent

Nina Kellgren BSC (born 26 August 1948) is a British cinematographer. Her work on Solomon & Gaenor (1999) made her the first British woman cinematographer to shoot an Academy Award-nominated film and the second woman in the International Feature Film category. The second woman to join the British Society of Cinematographers,[1] Kellgren was honoured with the John Alcott Memorial Award at the 2021 BSC Awards.[2][3][4]

Early life

Kellgren was born in Manchester to Jonas Kellgren, a British physician of Swedish and Russian descent, and Thelma Reynolds, an American nurse of English descent from Amesbury, Massachusetts. She has three sisters as well as a half-sister from her father's previous marriage. Kellgren holds a Bachelor and a Master of Fine Arts from University College London's Slade School of Fine Art, having completed her studies in 1972. She got her first job as a camera assistant to Diane Tammes.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Director Notes
1989 Looking for Langston Isaac Julien
I'm British But... Gurinder Chadha Television film
1991 Young Soul Rebels Isaac Julien
1995 Y Mapiwr Endaf Emlyn
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask Isaac Julien Docudrama
1997 Cold Enough for Snow Piers Haggard Television film
Beyond Fear Jenny Wilkes Television film
1999 Solomon & Gaenor Paul Morrison
2003 Wondrous Oblivion Paul Morrison
The Private Life of Samuel Pepys Oliver Parker Television film
2006 Deep Water Jerry Rothwell and Louise Osmond Documentary
2008 Derek Isaac Julien Documentary

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
1995 RTS Awards Best Camera Y Mapiwr Nominated
1997 BAFTA Cymru Best Cinematography – Drama Won
2001 Solomon & Gaenor Won [6]

References

  1. ↑ Davies, Indi (8 March 2018). "Why visibility and representation matter: Vanessa Whyte on co-founding a platform for female cinematographers". Creative Lives – In Progress. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nina Kellgren BSC Honoured At The 2021 BSC Awards". IMAGO. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nina Kellgren". Calling the Shots. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "BSC Members: Nina Kellgren". British Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Valentini, Valentina. "Eyes Wide Open: Nina Kellgren BSC". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "2001 Cymru Camera: Drama". BAFTA. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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