Sara Mishara (born July 8, 1976) is an American-Canadian cinematographer."Sara Mishara au RVQC: complice de la lumière". Le Devoir, February 26, 2019. She has been a three-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Cinematography at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her work on the film The Great Darkened Days (La grande noirceur),"Cinq prix Écrans canadiens à La grande noirceur". La Presse, March 31, 2019. at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres),"Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022. and at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for Viking.Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
She was also a dual nominee in 2019 for Allure,"Sara Mishara's cinematography is so arresting that she's competing against herself at the CSAs". CBC Arts, March 26, 2019. and was previously nominated in the same category at the 28th Genie Awards for Everything Is Fine (Tout est parfait)"Génie 2009 : ça intéresse-t-i quelqu’un ?". Voir, April 3, 2009. and at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira)."2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated". Global News, January 19, 2016.
She won the Prix Iris for Best Cinematography at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards for Drunken Birds,François Lévesque, "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, June 5, 2022. and received four previous Prix Jutra nominations for Best Cinematography for her work on Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil),"Sara Mishara : l'éclat de la nouvelle vague". La Presse, April 5, 2008. The Legacy (La Donation),"Jutra : liste des finalistes". La Presse, February 16, 2010. All That You Possess (Tout ce que tu possèdes)"Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News, March 17, 2013. and You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)."Dolan contre Dolan à la 17e Soirée des Jutra". Ici Radio-Canada, January 26, 2015.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied film at Concordia University and the Prague Film School. She was a cowriter with Ivan Grbovic of the films Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) and Drunken Birds, with the duo receiving a Jutra nomination for Best Screenplay for Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, and winning for Drunken Birds at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022.
Alongside Nicolas Bolduc, Erik Ljung, Tobie Marier Robitaille, Van Royko, Alexia Toman and André Turpin, she won a Gémeaux Award for Best Photography in a Documentary or Public Affairs program in 2024 for Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic : ceci n’est pas un accident).Élise Jetté, "Le Bye Bye 2023 remporte 6 trophées au Gala de l’industrie des prix Gémeaux 2024". Ici Radio-Canada, September 14, 2024.
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