Manuel Dacosse

Manuel Dacosse
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Uccle, Belgium
Occupations
  • Cinematographer
  • camera operator
Years active2001–present
Websitemanudacosse.com

Manuel "Manu" Dacosse is a Belgian cinematographer. He is known for his work with directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani on the films Amer (2009), The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears (2013), and Let the Corpses Tan (2017), the last two of which earned him the Magritte Award for Best Cinematography.[1]

He collaborated with director François Ozon on L'Amant double (2017) and By the Grace of God (2019); the latter received five nominations at the 25th Lumières Awards, including Best Cinematography for Dacosse.[2] His film credits also include Torpedo (2012), Mobile Home (2012), Tasher Desh (2012), Alleluia (2014), The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015), Evolution (2015), Axolotl Overkill (2017), Adoration (2019), and The Silencing (2020).[3]

  1. ^ Richford, Rhonda (2 February 2019). "Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (3 December 2019). "Les Misérables leads nominations in France's Lumière awards". Screen International. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Manuel Dacosse: Filmographie". Cinergie (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.