Eduardo Martins Serra (born 2 October 1943) is a Portuguese

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who has spent most of his career working in European film productions, mostly in French, Portuguese and British films, with frequent collaborations with directors

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and

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. Serra is best known for his work on the final two Harry Potter films, ''

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'' and ''

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'' . From 1960 to 1963, Serra studied engineering at Lisbon's

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, but he had to leave the country after his involvement in students' protests against Salazar's dictatorship. He settled in France, where he was accepted to Vaugirard film school in Paris; he graduated in 1966. In 1970 he got his second degree from the

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, in Art History and Archeology. Serra has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for

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. His first nomination was for his work on '' The Wings of the Dove'' (1997), for which he also won a BAFTA. He received his second

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and BAFTA nominations for '' Girl with a Pearl Earring''. In 2004, Serra received the ''Ordem do Infante D. Henrique'', a civilian award presented for services to Portuguese culture, from President

Jorge Sampaio Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (; 18 September 1939 – 10 September 2021) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th president of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. A member of the Socialist Party, a party which he led between 1989 an ...

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1943 births Living people Best Cinematography BAFTA Award winners European Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners People from Lisbon Portuguese cinematographers University of Paris alumni {{Cinematographer-stub