| Nina Kellgren | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1948-08-26) 26 August 1948 (age 76) Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
| Years active | 198?–present |
| Organisation | British Society of Cinematographers |
| Father | Jonas Kellgren |
Nina Kellgren (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. Kellgren, the second woman to join the British Society of Cinematographers, was honoured with the John Alcott Memorial Award at the 2021 BSC Awards.
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 for Diane Tammes.
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 |
References
- 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.
- "Nina Kellgren BSC Honoured At The 2021 BSC Awards". IMAGO. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Nina Kellgren". Calling the Shots. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "BSC Members: Nina Kellgren". British Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- Valentini, Valentina. "Eyes Wide Open: Nina Kellgren BSC". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "2001 Cymru Camera: Drama". BAFTA. Retrieved 29 June 2022.