Marc Koninckx
Nacimiento : , Bruxelles, Belgium
Historia
Marc Koninckx is a Belgian cinematographer, member of the A.F.C. (French Society of Cinematographers), member of the S.B.C. (Society of Belgian Cinematographers).
Koninckx was born in Brussels. After having studied cinema at the R.I.T.C.S. (Brussels), he graduated in 1983. He began his life's work as an assistant, then quickly emerged as a camera & steadicam operator. He collaborated with Louis Malle on Au revoir les enfants, Lewis Teague on The Jewel of the Nile, Cyril Collard sur Les Nuits Fauves, Bertrand Blier on Merci la vie, Roman Polansky on Frantic, Patrice Chéreau on Queen Margot, Claude Berri on Lucie Aubrac.
In 1993, he became 2nd unit director of photography for such films as Stealing Beauty directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, A Far Off Place directed by Mikael Salomon, French Kiss directed by Lawrence Kasdan and The Ninth Gate directed by Roman Polansky
Since 1998 Marc Koninckx moved up to 1st unit DOP. In 2008, with the film Johnny Mad Dog, Prize of Hope at Cannes Film Festival, he participated successfully to make photographic aesthetics an element of the filming process.
The film «The day god walked away» shot in Rwanda, won the Kutxa Prize for the best first film at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 2009. In 2012, Marc was nominated for the Best Light – Prix Lumière CST for «Rebellion» a film by Matthieu Kasovitz. «Zabana» shot in Algeria was a Foreign Film Nominee for the Academy Awards 2012.
Koninckx's work in Tamil film Maryan, released in 2013, earned him critical accolades for capturing contrasting backdrops such as the deserts in Africa and underwater sea in South India. He was nominated for best cinematographer – Vijay Awards.
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1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.
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Victoire, the first female lasw student admitted to the Sorbonne, is accused of murder. Helped by her professor, she's in a race against time to prove her innocence.
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París, 1895. Madeleinie Gassart, una madre trabajadora de una fábrica de seda, está orgullosa de su hijo, Victor, que trabaja en el Palacio del Elíseo, como asesor gubernamental. Ambos son testigos de un asesinato, pero sabe que su hijo se comporta de una manera extraña, ocultando algo. Cree que su hijo participa en un complot. Ella se enfrenta a una elección imposible: defender al gobierno o los lazos de la sangre.
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The musical drama is a sequel to the 2008 blockbuster 'Rock On' that tells the story of four friends and their passion for music. This time around, the film centers around the regional conflict prevailing in the North Eastern states of India.
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The film is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life. The film revolves around a story of human survival adapted from a newspaper article of a real-life crisis event, when three oil workers from India were kidnapped and taken hostage in Sudan.
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Relata los acontecimientos vividos en 1988 en la isla de Ouvéa, en el archipiélago de la Lealtad en Nueva Caledonia, colonia francesa, cuando 30 policías franceses fueron secuestrados en la Cueva Gossanah por independentistas kanakas. Francia envió 300 militares en helicóperos para intentar restablecer el orden. Dos hombres de mundos distintos se enfrentaron cara a cara, Philippe Legorjus (Matthew Kassovitz), capitán del GIGN y encargado de la negociación, y Alphonse Dianou, jefe de los rebeldes melanesios
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35-year-old Jean still lives with his mother in a small village in Corsica and works as a cook in the family's restaurant. His future, to his great despair, is all mapped out: he'll take over the restaurant. But one day Nora, a young and forceful woman, is thrown into the sea from a racing yacht. She washes up on the beach at Jean's feet - adventure has at last knocked at his door.
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Film offers a new take on the Rwandan genocide, through the first person experience of one woman as the horror descends.
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On the day that his son fails his baccalaureate, Michel loses his job. He has been employed at the same factory for twenty years and now he has no job, no qualifications, no prospects. Michel soon realises that the only way he is going to get another job is by first passing his baccalaureate. So, he goes back to school, with his friend Gérard, who is in the same position. Naturally, Michel’s son is not at all pleased to find himself in the same class as his dad...
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Mehdi is an algérien writer that fundamentalist violence has transformed into a potential target. How to live with fear when everything is fear. But also life. Facing Mehdi is Ania, an algerian-born Frenchwoman, the woman next door. She often appears at her window on the court. A disturbing vis-à-vis. Ania will unceasingly try to convert this man to the culture of life, to burning passion. By bringing him tea regularly, risking to often find the door closed...
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The film is about a dreamy girl who belongs to a middle class family. She is dominated by her father who is characterized by severe authority, goodness and tenderness, by conservatism and liberalism. The family lives in a heterogeneous quarter with contradictions among its inhabitants.
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Sobre una plataforma marina perdida en la niebla, el malvado Krank envejece prematuramente, pues carece de una cualidad esencial: la facultad de soñar. Por esta razón, rapta a los niños de la ciudad para robarles sus sueños. Sus compañeros de infortunio son: Irvin, un cerebro que flota dentro de un acuario, la señorita Bismuth y una banda de clónicos. Al otro lado de la niebla, en la ciudad portuaria, se encuentra One, una fuerza de la naturaleza ingenua, pero extraordinariamente valiente, que busca a su hermano pequeño desaparecido.
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Sobre una plataforma marina perdida en la niebla, el malvado Krank envejece prematuramente, pues carece de una cualidad esencial: la facultad de soñar. Por esta razón, rapta a los niños de la ciudad para robarles sus sueños. Sus compañeros de infortunio son: Irvin, un cerebro que flota dentro de un acuario, la señorita Bismuth y una banda de clónicos. Al otro lado de la niebla, en la ciudad portuaria, se encuentra One, una fuerza de la naturaleza ingenua, pero extraordinariamente valiente, que busca a su hermano pequeño desaparecido.
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En 1645, D'Artagnan envia a su hija Eloïse a un convento, donde presencia el asesinato de la madre superiora. Sospechando que este crimen está relacionado con un complot contra el Delfín (el heredero del trono francés), va a París y convence a su padre de que la Corona de Francia está en peligro. Con la ayuda de sus viejos y ya achacosos amigos (Athos, Porthos y Aramis), D'Artagnan pondrá al descubierto el complot del duque de Crassac. (FILMAFFINITY)
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París, Reino de Francia, 18 de agosto de 1572. Con el propósito de evitar el estallido de una guerra religiosa, la princesa católica Margarita de Valois, hermana del débil rey Carlos IX, se casa con el rey hugonote Enrique III de Navarra.
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Short film on Raoul Servais' Servaisgrafie process/invention.
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Alrededor del Pont Neuf, pese a su nombre, el puente más antiguo de París, se formula una fascinante historia de amor entre dos vagabundos. Él es Alex, un frustrado artista de circo por su adición al alcohol, ella Michele, una pintora que va perdiendo el sentido de la realidad tras una relación emocional rota y una enfermedad degenerativa que la va dejando ciega, El sentido de la dependencia entre uno y otro se va estrechado hasta el punto de que la relación que les une se toma en un círculo vicioso y agobiante difícil de solucionar, como escenario un París como nunca se había visto antes en el cine.
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Au revoir les enfants cuenta una historia desgarradora de amistad y pérdida devastadora de dos niños que viven en la Francia ocupada por los nazis. En un internado católico provincial, los jóvenes precoces disfrutan de una verdadera camaradería, hasta que se revela un secreto. Basada en eventos de la propia infancia del escritor y director Malle, la película es una historia sutil, observada con precisión, de coraje, cobardía y trágico despertar.
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Europa Occidental, principios del siglo XVI. Una banda de mercenarios que se dedica al pillaje y está encabezada por el soldado Martin, pretende robar a Arnolfini, su anterior señor feudal. Para ello Martin forma un ejército con el dinero conseguido del robo de reliquias. Después de secuestrar a la hijastra de Arnolfini, la princesa Agnes, la salva de ser violada y ésta le promete amor eterno.
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A building contractor and his spouse are driven apart by financial worries. Tony is an energetic personality well on in his 30s, presuming upon having everything under control. He's married to Nora, and they have two kids. Tony frequents tough assertiveness training sessions, owing to which he boosts up his self-confidence and considers himself to be the never-failing businessman and the perfect husband. As a result of his excessive investments and his haughty attitude, his company gets under a heavy cloud. When bankruptcy has become inevitable, his problems also affect family life. He starts taking his problems out on his wife who seems to be able to cope with the new situation more easily. She makes him see how vulnerable he really is.
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When Anna, a twenty-eight-year-old photographer, is put in charge of a report on the restoration works at The Ostend Museum of Modern Art, she discovers by chance five paintings signed Constant Permeke, whose power and mystery move and fascinate her.She decides to embark on a quest to find out about who Permeke actually was, the places where he lived, how he worked, what experiences he went through.
