CINEFILER

Jo Willems

Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer. Growing up in Westerlo outside Antwerp, he studied film at the LUCA School of Arts, before he relocated to the United Kingdom at the age of 21. He made his feature film cinematography debut with Hard Candy (2005) directed by David Slade, with whom Willems would also collaborate with again on 30 Days of Night (2007). Willems would reunite with music video director Francis Lawrence on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), serving as cinematographer on following installments of the franchise for Lawrence as well as the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018), the fantasy adventure Slumberland (2022), and three episodes of the Apple TV+ series See (2019–2022). For his work on the horror film His House (2020), Willems received a nomination for the British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography.
Known For
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
(2023)
Director of Photography
Red Sparrow
(2018)
Director of Photography
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
(2014)
Director of Photography
Finch
(2021)
Director of Photography
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
(2015)
Director of Photography
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
Director of Photography
London
(2005)
Director of Photography
Limitless
(2011)
Director of Photography
Slumberland
(2022)
Director of Photography
Hard Candy
(2005)
Director of Photography
30 Days of Night
(2007)
Director of Photography
Confessions of a Shopaholic
(2009)
Director of Photography
Nightmare Cinema
(2018)
Director of Photography
His House
(2020)
Director of Photography
Rocket Science
(2007)
Director of Photography
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