Brian Richard Tufano (1 December 1939 – 12 January 2023) was an English

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, best known for his work on the films of

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and

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. Tufano was admitted to the

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and won the 2001

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Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television.

Life and career

Tufano began his career at the BBC as a projectionist, working his way up to become a cameraman with the BBC film department in 1963. During his time at the BBC, Tufano worked with directors including

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and

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. In 1992 he was assigned to the series '' Mr. Wroe's Virgins'' and worked with director

. Tufano went freelance in the mid-1970s - his first feature was the 1978 film '' The Sailor's Return'' with director

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. During the 1980s, Tufano spent time working in the United States, including additional cinematography for

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on ''

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''. Boyle worked with Tufano on his feature debut, ''

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'', and continued to work with Tufano on the 1996 films ''

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'' and the 1997 film '' A Life Less Ordinary''. Boyle and Tufano also worked together on the 2008 short film ''

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''. Tufano worked with director

on his first feature film, '' Jump Boy'', in 1999, and they went on to work together on the 2006 feature film ''

Kidulthood ''Kidulthood'' (stylised known as ''KiDULTHOOD'') is a 2006 British teen crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda from a screenplay by Noel Clarke. It stars Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madeleine Fairley, ...

''. Tufano also shot the 2008 sequel ''

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'', which was directed by

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. Huda and Tufano worked together on the 2011 feature, '' Everywhere and Nowhere''. From 2003 to 2016, Tufano was Head of Cinematography at the

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. Before his death, he was a Teaching Fellow at the school. Tufano died on 12 January 2023, at the age of 83.

Awards and nominations

For his work on '' Late Night Shopping'', Tufano was nominated for the ''Technical Achievement Award'' at the

Evening Standard British Film Awards The Evening Standard British Film Awards were established in 1973 by London's '' Evening Standard'' newspaper. The Standard Awards is the only ceremony "dedicated to British and Irish talent", judged by a panel of "top UK critics". Each ceremony ...

. Tufano won the ''Special Jury Prize'' at the

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British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports, and promotes British independent cinema and film-making talent in the United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early Nov ...

. Tufano received the ''BSC ARRI John Alcott Memorial Award'' in 2015, and went on to receive the ''British Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award'' in 2020.

BAFTA Awards

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tufano, Brian 1939 births 2023 deaths BAFTA winners (people) British cinematographers English people of Italian descent People from Shepherd's Bush