Paolo Carnera

Paolo Carnera
Born (1957-04-02) 2 April 1957 (age 67)
Venice, Veneto, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationCinematographer

Paolo Carnera (born 2 April 1957) is an Italian film cinematographer.

Born in Venice, Carnera attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome between 1980 and 1982, studying under Carlo Di Palma.[1] Between the eighties and the nineties he worked in many low-budget first and second works, including the debut of several former classmates at the Centro Sperimentale, notably Francesca Archibugi, for whom he cared the photography of some shorts and later of her second and third feature films.[1] He also worked with Paolo Virzì for his first two films.[1]

In 2012 Carnera was nominated to David di Donatello for best cinematography and to Nastro d'Argento in the same category for the crime-drama film ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards.[2][3]

2020's Bad Tales won Carnera the Nastro d'Argento for Best Cinematography.[4]

Carnera worked as the Director of Photography for Ramin Bahrani's 2021 adaptation of The White Tiger[5][6] describing that he sought out the pastel pink, blues and greens “colours you can find anywhere in India, especially on neon-lit shops.”[6]

  1. ^ a b c Stefano Masi. Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia, Vol. II. Le Mani, 2007. pp. 150–151. ISBN 88-8012-387-4.
  2. ^ Alberto del Giudice (13 April 2012). "David di Donatello 2012, Giordana, Moretti e Sorrentino i favoriti". GQ. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Nastri d'Argento 2012, è testa a testa tra Giordana e Ozpetek". La Repubblica. June 4, 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Intervista al direttore della fotografia Paolo Carnera: "Non costruisco le immagini, le rubo alla realtà"". cinematographe.it. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ "The White Tiger | BFI". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  6. ^ a b "Paolo Carnera AIC / The White Tiger". British Cinematographer. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2022-02-27.