Claire Mathon (born 1975) is a French cinematographer. Her work includes The Queen of Hearts, Going South, and Stranger by the Lake. Mathon photographed Portrait of a Lady on Fire, for which she received a César Award for Best Cinematography.
Career She studied film at the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière and graduated in 1998. Since then, she has worked on several short films, documentaries and feature films. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for the film Stranger by the Lake.
In 2019, Mathon won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for her work on the films Atlantics and Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Mathon also won the Lumière Award for Best Cinematography and the César Award for Best Cinematography for Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Filmography
Feature films Year Title Notes2006HorezonPardonnez-moi2009The Queen of HeartsLa Vie au ranchGoing South2010Angel & TonyIch bin eine Terroristin2011Iris in Bloom2012Three Worlds2013Stranger by the LakeNominated — César Award for Best CinematographyThe Ugly One2014The Last Hammer BlowNominated — Lumière Award for Best Cinematography2015Mon roiNominated — Lumière Award for Best CinematographyTwo FriendsNominated — Lumière Award for Best CinematographyThe Sweet Escape2016Staying Vertical2017A Violent Life2018Raoul Taburin2019AtlantiqueLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Portrait of a Lady on FireBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography César Award for Best Cinematography Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated — Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Nominated — Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated — Lumière Award for Best Cinematography Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated — Phoenix Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Nominated — Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography2021Petite MamanSpencer2022Saint OmerNominated — Lumière Award for Best Cinematography2024 MisericordiaNominated — Lumière Award for Best Cinematography Nominated — César Award for Best Cinematography 2025 In the Land of Arto
Short films Year Title Notes2000Christmas Eve 2001Le Chemin de traverseL'Impatience2002La Fourmi amoureuseSans regrets2003LeilaLa Femme qui a vu l'ours2004Ça fait mal à mon coeurL'Étrangère2005Moloch, les chairs vivesSaisonLe Petit chevalier2006Cauchemar du perdeur de clésComment on freine dans une descente ?2007EntracteTel père telle fille2008Taxi walaLes Hommes sans gravitéLa Résidence Ylang YlangBaïnes2009French CourvoisierL'Échappée belle2011La PiqûreL'ImprésarioExercice de fascination au milieu de la fouleDocumentary short2012ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP(Q)RSTUVWXYz2014T.W.EPoisson2015Standing Men2017Médée
Documentary films Year Title Notes2010Le Chemin noirSheoeyin Kenna2012On remuait les lèvres mais on ne disait rien2013La Ligne de partage des eaux2015The Foreign Son2016Makhdoumin2017Also Known as JihadiLust for Sight2018Nul homme n'est une île
Television Year Title Notes2009Lulô KandaTV short documentaryAction = militantes2018Ondes de choc Miniseries
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